Update: January 26, 2017
BLACK PANTHER Begins Production; First Synopsis Revealed; Andy Serkis Confirmed
Press Release: Marvel Studios announced today that production has begun on
Black Panther, starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira (
The Walking Dead), Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, with Academy Award nominee Angela Bassett with Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis (
Avengers: Age of Ultron).
Additional cast members include Letitia Wright (
Urban Hymn), Winston Duke (
Person of Interest,), Florence Kasumba (
Emerald City), Sterling K. Brown (
The People v. O.J. Simpson) and John Kani (
Captain America: Civil War).
Ryan Coogler (
Creed, Fruitvale Station) directs Marvel Studios’
Black Panther from a screenplay he co-wrote with Joe Robert Cole (
The People v. O.J. Simpson). The film, which opens in U.S. theaters on February 16, 2018, will be shot in Atlanta and South Korea.
Black Panther follows T’Challa who, after the events of “Captain America: Civil War,” returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to take his place as King. However, when an old enemy reappears on the radar, T’Challa’s mettle as King and Black Panther is tested when he is drawn into a conflict that puts the entire fate of Wakanda and the world at risk.
Based on the Marvel comic character that first appeared in “Fantastic Four Vol. 1” Issue 52, published in 1966,
Black Panther joins Marvel Studios’ slate of releases in its Phase 3 commitment to introduce film audiences to new heroes and continue the adventures of fan favorites over the course of four years and nine films.
https://news.marvel.com/movies/58647/marvel-studios-begins-production-black-panther-2/