Black Panther is a movie directed by Ryan Coogler in 2018 and based on the characters from the comic book of the same name by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first published in 1977. The movie features Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, and others.
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“The movie is better than the comic book”
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Storyline
Thousands of years ago, five African tribes war over a meteorite containing the metal vibranium. He and Okoye, the leader of the Dora Milaje regiment, extract T’Challa’s ex-lover Nakia from an undercover assignment so she can attend his coronation ceremony with his mother Ramonda and younger sister Shuri.
Movie vs Book
Year
2018
Minutes
134
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
Black Panther
Director: Ryan Coogler
Country: USA
Year: 2018
Length: 2h14m
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Year
1977
Pages
17
Book Rate
7.74
S: Goodreads
Comic Book
Black Panther
Author: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
Country: USA
First published in: 1977
Length: 17 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Black Panther
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Movie by Ryan Coogler
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“When I see a 700-page novel, my first thought is, 'Ooh, how could you cut this down to size and make a movie out of it?'”
BRIAN HELGELAND (Screenwriter)
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