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 brown skin who's viewed differently by the world. In terms of his culture, we're thinking about where we are locating Wakanda within the continent, and what the people and history of that region are like. It's a process of investigation to help inform the story at this point. But we are going to be engaged with consultants who are experts on the continent and on African history and politics.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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 …
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…
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 …
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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