Interview

Costume Designer

Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter on Stitching Together Her Legendary Career

With more than 70 films to her credit, including Malcolm X (1992), Amistad (1997), Selma (2014), Black Panther (2018), and Dolemite Is My Name (2019), costume designer Ruth E. Carter has created a visual representation of Black history and the Black experience for generations of moviegoers. “Costumes can be another character in the film. For ...

By Loren King  |  October 18, 2023

Interview

Stunt Coordinator/Stunt Person

From “Black Panther” to “Jeopardy,” Stunt Coordinator & Actor Zee James Hits Her Mark

Zee James is an actress, a stuntwoman and stunt coordinator, and a background performer in movies and on television, ranging from Black Panther and Dolemite is My Name to Bosch and Everybody Hates Chris. She has even demonstrated an entire category of Jeopardy! clues about martial arts. James spoke to us about taking advantage of ...

By Nell Minow  |  February 18, 2021
Ryan Coogler to Bring Wakanda-based TV Series to Disney+

Wakanda forever. With WandaVision now halfway through its run as the first-ever Marvel series to bow on Disney+, Disney has now tapped Black Panther co-writer/director Ryan Coogler to start developing a new series for their streamer. Coogler has a new five-year deal with Disney, via his Proximity Media, to develop a Wakanda-based Disney+ series, as well ...

By The Credits  |  February 2, 2021
Watch This Touching Chadwick Boseman Tribute

Last night ABC aired Black Panther ad-free, followed by a touching tribute to its late, great star Chadwick Boseman. It’s still hard—and will continue to be hard—accepting that the gifted, deeply humane actor is gone. ABC released this nearly 5-minute-long tribute to Boseman, specifically about his work in Black Panther, one of the rare films that transcends the ...

By The Credits  |  August 31, 2020
ABC to Air “Black Panther” Ad-Free with Chadwick Boseman Tribute

By now you’ve heard the heartbreaking news that Chadwick Boseman has passed away at 43. The colossally talented star of Black Panther—to name but one of his many roles—died this past Friday night from colon cancer. Boseman was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer in 2016 and, incredibly, performed in a string of films throughout ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  August 30, 2020
The 91st Academy Awards Were Packed with Powerful Moments

Wow, 2018 gave an incredible class of movies. It was a year that moved, inspired, thrilled and challenged us in innovative ways. We have been celebrating these filmmakers each day, but last night’s Oscars ceremony shone a light on the astonishing diversity and power in storytelling over the past year. BlacKkKlansman, The Favourite, A Star ...

By Kelle Long  |  February 25, 2019
Oscars 2019: Four of Our Favorite Sequences

This week we’ve been taking a trip down recent memory lane. We’ve been sharing some of our favorite interviews with Oscar-nominees, which has reminded us of the sequences that made the year a special one in film. You know the way certain sequences walk out of the theater with you? Here are four scenes that ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  February 22, 2019

Interview

Costume Designer

Getting Inspired With Black Panther‘s Oscar-Nominated Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter

*In the run-up to this Sunday’s Oscars telecast, we’re sharing some of our favorite interviews with nominees.  Part of Black Panther costume designer Ruth E. Carter‘s many responsibilities included steeping the characters of the fictional world of Wakanda in a wardrobe that spoke to the real Africa, while retaining the mythic quality that the reclusive, technologically advanced nation required. ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  February 22, 2019

Interview

Composer

Black Panther’s Oscar-Nominated Composer on his Global Collaboration

The minute Ludwig Göransson finished reading an early draft of Black Panther sent to him by director Ryan Coogler, the Swedish-born composer knew exactly what he needed to do. “I called up Ryan and said ‘I have to go to Africa,'” recalls Göransson, who is now reaping the benefits of his due diligence. Additional to ...

By Hugh Hart  |  February 22, 2019
The 5 Luminous Worlds Created by This Year’s Oscar-Nominated Production Designers

The Oscar-nominated films of 2018 took us places painstakingly real and realms that were gloriously dreamy. Thanks to these professional world-builders, we get to experience a Queen’s court and a King’s homeland that we otherwise would never see. From the African inspired design of Black Panther to a spaceship headed for the moon in First ...

By Kelle Long  |  February 20, 2019

Interview

Production Designer

Black Panther‘s Oscar-Nominated Production Designer Hannah Beachler Builds a new Nation

*In the run-up to this Sunday’s Oscars telecast, we’re sharing some of our favorite interviews with nominees.  Everyone on the set of Black Panther had the weight of being a trailblazer. Realizing Wakanda for the screen meant reclaiming a painful history, honoring a rich heritage, and imagining the hope of the future right now. It ...

By Kelle Long  |  February 15, 2019
The Black Panther Cast Talk About the Sequel

Black Panther‘s cast came up big at last night’s SAG Awards. The ensemble took home the top prize for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and after the show, they had plenty to say about their writer/director Ryan Coogler and the upcoming sequel. “Sequels, I think, are one of the hardest films ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  January 28, 2019

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Editor

Oscar Watch: Black Panther Co-Editor Michael Shawver on the key to Cutting Fight Scenes

Editor Michael Shawver goes way back with writer/director Ryan Coogler. In fact, he edited Coogler’s first two films, his 2013 breakout film Fruitvale Station, and his deft resurrection of the Rocky franchise with 2015’s Creed. His work on Creed turned out to be the perfect training for his next Coogler project; the epic, game-changing Black Panther.  Shawver’s gut—and keen eye—led him to ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  January 17, 2019

Interview

Cinematographer

Oscar Watch: Black Panther Cinematographer Rachel Morrison on how to Make an Intimate Epic

When Oscar-nominated cinematographer Rachel Morrison (the first woman ever nominated in the category for her work on Mudbound) started working on Black Panther, she had an uncanny feeling; this massive, ultimately groundbreaking Marvel mega-film felt much more like the indies she’s worked on in the past. Black Panther marked her second collaboration with writer/director Ryan ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  January 9, 2019

Interview

Editor

Oscar Watch: Black Panther‘s Co-Editor on the Key Scene She Influenced

A rich African inspired heritage and fierce women warriors proved this year that fresh perspectives are long overdue on screen. Black Panther came out swinging and took a major swipe at barriers to cinematic representation. The immensely talented team dreamed up a world that was not only thrilling and gorgeous but also put new faces ...

By Kelle Long  |  January 4, 2019
Watch ILM’s Jaw-Dropping VFX Work on Black Panther & Avengers: Infinity War

One of the most astonishing feats of visual effects this year was the creation of the fictional African nation of Wakanda. Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther introduced us to the high-tech, unconquered and secretive country that T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) is sworn to protect. The look and feel of Wakanda was the work of a huge team of people, ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  December 13, 2018
New Black Panther Video Showcases the Film’s Oscar Bonafides

Simply put, there has never been another superhero movie like Black Panther. The cast, the crew, and the world co-writer/director Ryan Coogler helped bring together and build conquered the box office, but more importantly, created a vision of a more inclusive Hollywood that touched tens of millions of people worldwide. To pull off the technical marvel that ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  December 12, 2018
Black Panther, A Quiet Place & More Make Oscars VFX Shortlist

Awards season has officially begun, and it’s already looking quite good for Black Panther. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed their shortlist for the visual effects category today, which includes more or less all the films you’d expect to see, with a few pleasant surprises. A few of these movies you haven’t seen ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  December 5, 2018
Black Panther Makes AFI’s Top Movies of 2018 List

That drumbeat you’re hearing is coming from Wakanda, and it’s signaling that Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther is a serious contender for an Oscar nomination for best picture. The prestigious American Film Institute has released the honorees for this year’s AFI Awards, and Black Panther is on their list for best films, the first in what we’re guessing will be ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  December 5, 2018
Behold David Ehrlich’s Epic Supercut of 2018’s Best Films

David Ehrlich has done it again. The maestro of the supercut is back with his always deeply satisfying year-end montage, connecting 25 of his year favorite films in one nearly 14-minute long video. Ehrlich’s supercuts are expertly edited, feature great music (a healthy dose A Star is Born‘s breakout star, a little-known musician named Lady Gaga, never ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  December 3, 2018