Black Panther is a historic opportunity to be a part of something important and special, particularly at a time when African Americans are affirming their identities while dealing with vilification and dehumanization. The image of a black hero on this scale is just really exciting.
There is a huge fan base for the Black Panther comic and for Marvel as a whole. And I think there is great anticipation across the board for the movi… - Joe Robert Cole
There is a huge fan base for the Black Panther comic and for Marvel as a whole. And I think there is great anticipation across the board for the movi…
- Joe Robert Cole
I write characters focusing on them as human beings, and then you wrap them within a culture. So I think I can connect with him as a person with brow… - Joe Robert Cole
I write characters focusing on them as human beings, and then you wrap them within a culture. So I think I can connect with him as a person with brow…
Well, TV does a better job. In film, the justification has been that movies focused on stories or featuring people of color don't make money. - Joe Robert Cole
Well, TV does a better job. In film, the justification has been that movies focused on stories or featuring people of color don't make money.
Having gone through the [Marvel] writer program, I knew Black Panther was in the pipeline and I knew they were big fans of my writing. But I had to c… - Joe Robert Cole
Having gone through the [Marvel] writer program, I knew Black Panther was in the pipeline and I knew they were big fans of my writing. But I had to c…
Being able to interact with [studio president] Kevin Feige and have him know who I am and know me as a person, and be able to then sit down and have … - Joe Robert Cole
Being able to interact with [studio president] Kevin Feige and have him know who I am and know me as a person, and be able to then sit down and have …
When you start talking about movies of that size, they're trying to sell globally to foreign markets. So there is an economic question that can't be … - Joe Robert Cole
When you start talking about movies of that size, they're trying to sell globally to foreign markets. So there is an economic question that can't be …
had two smaller scripts that I had written with full black casts. And people loved the scripts, but nobody would fund them. Those roles and stories a… - Joe Robert Cole
had two smaller scripts that I had written with full black casts. And people loved the scripts, but nobody would fund them. Those roles and stories a…
I figured out I wanted to tell stories in college. I'm an only child who moved around a lot growing up, and I really feel like it prepared me to be a… - Joe Robert Cole
I figured out I wanted to tell stories in college. I'm an only child who moved around a lot growing up, and I really feel like it prepared me to be a…
This problem [of historical opportunities] compounds itself by limiting the number of people in the pipeline to attain the experience to do larger mo… - Joe Robert Cole
This problem [of historical opportunities] compounds itself by limiting the number of people in the pipeline to attain the experience to do larger mo…
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