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Why Black Panther’s African accent was so important to Chadwick Boseman

Black Panther was the first black comic book superhero. Now he’s finally getting his own movie (read our review) after Chadwick Boseman portrayed him in Captain America: Civil War. King T’Challa (Boseman) is from the fictional African country of Wakanda. So when he speaks, Boseman wanted him to have an African accent. “When you’re trained

Black Panther review: Ryan Coogler pounces on the Marvel Cinematic Universe

When directors with distinct sense of humor do Marvel movies, they get more attention for putting their stamp on it. When a director’s specialty is character drama, it may float under the radar. Ryan Coogler gets those moments out of Black Panther, and the rest of the Marvel formula remains intact. Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis)