https://www.scmp.com/rss/517800/feed The latest news on American superhero film Black Panther, including showbiz news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Black Panther actress Lupita Nyong’o is the latest celebrity to go through a break-up this year. She announced her split from boyfriend Selema Masekela on Instagram on Thursday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lupita Nyong'o (@lupitanyongo) Her lengthy and heartfelt caption hinted that the year-long relationship may have ended due to infidelity on Masekela’s side. “At this moment, it is necessary for me to share a personal truth and publicly... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3238625/lupita-nyongos-cryptic-break-announcement-black-panther-star-just-split-selema-masekela-saying?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3238625/lupita-nyongos-cryptic-break-announcement-black-panther-star-just-split-selema-masekela-saying?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Oct 2023 10:00:28 +0000 Malaysia’s Wildlife Department defended its use of puppies as live bait to capture black panthers spotted at a Malaysian village after animal rights groups protested the method and appealed to the government to use other means. The department resorted to using puppies after earlier attempts to lure the panthers with a goat failed. It’s standard procedure to use live animals, Wildlife Department Director General Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim said in remarks published on Tuesday, noting that the puppies... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3237579/malaysias-wildlife-department-defends-its-shocking-use-puppies-live-bait-trap-black-panthers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3237579/malaysias-wildlife-department-defends-its-shocking-use-puppies-live-bait-trap-black-panthers?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:32:30 +0000 When Oscar winner Mahershala Ali and his producing partners made the rounds last year, pitching an adaptation of Jean Hanff Korelitz’s bestselling novel The Plot, it sparked a bidding war. The buzzy thriller about a failed author who engages in an “act of literary theft”, forever changing his life, is primed for success. In addition to executive producing, Ali is starring in the series. Two years earlier, another Korelitz novel was adapted into the acclaimed HBO series, The Undoing. “The... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3208660/its-super-special-and-we-wanted-oscar-winning-disney-unit-black-panther-director-and-oprah-work?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3208660/its-super-special-and-we-wanted-oscar-winning-disney-unit-black-panther-director-and-oprah-work?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Feb 2023 20:15:12 +0000 Kiara, a six-month-old black panther born in war-torn Ukraine and victim of exotic animal trafficking, has found a new home at a wildlife refuge in France. The panther with striking green eyes and shining black fur “escaped a tragic path in life,” veterinary surgeon Jean-Christophe Gerard told Agence France-Presse. She was just a few weeks old when the “private individual” who illegally owned her fled under bombing and abandoned the panther cub, Gerard said. Soon after, the Wild Animal Rescue... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3204997/black-panther-cub-victim-exotic-animal-trafficking-ukraine-finds-refuge-france?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3204997/black-panther-cub-victim-exotic-animal-trafficking-ukraine-finds-refuge-france?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Dec 2022 18:27:55 +0000 It would be difficult to top Dominique Thorne’s November. She wrapped filming on her new Disney+ series Ironheart, makes her Marvel superhero debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and has just turned 25. The rising star delivers the biggest breakout in an iron suit since Robert Downey Jnr’s Tony Stark, as Riri Williams in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, in which the inventive 19-year-old gear head and MIT student battles in her own armoured creation alongside Wakandan heroes such as Shuri... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3199539/five-things-know-about-new-marvel-superhero-riri-williams-and-dominique-thorne-who-plays-her-black?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3199539/five-things-know-about-new-marvel-superhero-riri-williams-and-dominique-thorne-who-plays-her-black?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Nov 2022 03:15:11 +0000 4/5 stars Black Panther: Wakanda Forever opens with real purpose and wastes no time in addressing the film’s burning issue. Ryan Coogler’s follow-up to his 2018 Marvel groundbreaker Black Panther arrives two years after the death of its lead actor, Chadwick Boseman. His performance as King T’Challa, also known as the heroic Black Panther, was deemed too iconic for him to be replaced by another actor, and so Coogler’s sequel begins with the news that T’Challa is dying of an undisclosed... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3198843/black-panther-wakanda-forever-movie-review-marvel-mourns-its-groundbreaking-star-emotional-sequel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3198843/black-panther-wakanda-forever-movie-review-marvel-mourns-its-groundbreaking-star-emotional-sequel?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:00:19 +0000 When Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer in August 2020, the news blindsided Marvel fans around the world. No community was hit harder than the tight-knit group who worked alongside him in creating one of the most popular and influential superhero films of all time. Two years later, Marvel head Kevin Feige, director Ryan Coogler and the rest of the cast and crew have the daunting task of revisiting the world of Wakanda and continuing the story without their iconic leading... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3198749/black-panther-wakanda-forever-cast-whos-who-marvel-film-letitia-wright-and-lupita-nyongo-new-actors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3198749/black-panther-wakanda-forever-cast-whos-who-marvel-film-letitia-wright-and-lupita-nyongo-new-actors?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Nov 2022 03:17:07 +0000 The Kardashian-Jenner family are known for the effort they put into their show-stopping Halloween looks. Over the years, members of the famous clan have dressed up as everything from film characters to famous celebrity couples. Here are 18 of the Kardashian-Jenner’s best Halloween costumes so far. 1. Kim Kardashian as Little Red Riding Hood Kim gave this classic costume a sexy modern twist back in 2010 when she attended Heidi Klum’s Halloween party, who is herself famous for wearing intricate... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3198024/18-kardashian-jenners-best-halloween-costumes-kendalls-toy-story-look-and-khloe-and-tristans-x-men?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3198024/18-kardashian-jenners-best-halloween-costumes-kendalls-toy-story-look-and-khloe-and-tristans-x-men?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:05:07 +0000 When Rihanna makes a comeback, she does not skimp on the work. The “Umbrella” hitmaker, who welcomed her first child earlier this year with embattled rapper A$AP Rocky, not only teased fans with new music this week, she’s also curated a star-studded line-up for her Savage x Fenty Vol. 4 fashion show, which will stream live on Prime Video on November 9. Here’s what you need to know about Riri’s big return ... Her star-studded fashion show The Savage x Fenty Vol. 4 Fashion Show has an all star... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3197476/inside-rihannas-billion-dollar-comeback-new-song-lift-me-black-panther-wakanda-forever-and-savage-x?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3197476/inside-rihannas-billion-dollar-comeback-new-song-lift-me-black-panther-wakanda-forever-and-savage-x?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:15:12 +0000 As the heat of summer begins to dissipate, a raft of films that will entice audiences out of the sun and into the dark are set to launch. Amid the regular array of superhero blockbusters, spine-chilling Halloween horrors, and sickly sweet romantic comedies, this year’s heavyweight awards contenders are starting to appear and vie for attention and acclaim. We have picked the biggest and best new Hollywood films arriving in Hong Kong cinemas between now and mid-December (opening dates are for Hong... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3191484/13-best-new-hollywood-movies-autumn-avatar-and-black?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3191484/13-best-new-hollywood-movies-autumn-avatar-and-black?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Sep 2022 11:15:11 +0000 Ryan Coogler, director of Hollywood blockbusters Black Panther and Creed, was erroneously handcuffed after an Atlanta bank teller grew concerned of a potential robbery, police said. The incident occurred on January 18 when Coogler asked to withdraw money from Bank of America by handing a note to an unidentified teller, requesting that the transaction be handled discreetly, according to an Atlanta Police Department report obtained by the New York Daily News. The withdrawal request was for more... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3169895/black-panther-director-ryan-coogler-mistakenly?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3169895/black-panther-director-ryan-coogler-mistakenly?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Mar 2022 21:50:42 +0000 A year after singer Akon laid the first stone of the US$6 billion futuristic city he vowed to build for his native Senegal, the site remains grassland. The stone itself sits at the bottom of a dirt track in a field; a small placard advertising the megaproject has fallen off it. 3 things only Michael Jackson could have invented Construction of “Akon City,” a project due to feature ultra-modern twisting skyscrapers, was already meant to have begun near the Atlantic Ocean village of Mbodiene. But... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3147495/akon-city-one-year-later-what-happened-marvels-black-panther?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3147495/akon-city-one-year-later-what-happened-marvels-black-panther?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Sep 2021 23:00:20 +0000 An elite squad of correctional officers was called to a women’s prison in northern Hong Kong on Thursday to defuse a confrontation between guards and 18 inmates angry over punishment meted out to others for possessing contraband items. The Correctional Services Department said the 18 inmates had threatened to escalate the situation at the Lo Wu Correctional Institution in the New Territories in the afternoon after learning about the disciplinary action taken earlier against six others. A source... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3147375/black-panther-correctional-officers-called-defuse?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3147375/black-panther-correctional-officers-called-defuse?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:23:18 +0000 Michael B Jordan’s power on screen has taken many forms. His heavyweight force in Creed. His capacity to inspire change as Bryan Stevenson in Just Mercy. His raw fury in Black Panther . But Jordan’s potency reaches new, muscular heights in Without Remorse, a Tom Clancy adaptation that recasts Jordan as a globe-trotting action star. The film is an updated origin story of Navy Seal John Clark, Clancy’s best-known character apart from Jack Ryan. Jordan is hoping it spawns a franchise. The project... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3132368/black-panthers-michael-b-jordan-new-film-without-remorse?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3132368/black-panthers-michael-b-jordan-new-film-without-remorse?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 May 2021 16:15:10 +0000 When François-Henry Bennahmias, CEO of Audemars Piguet, teased the brand’s upcoming collaboration with Marvel at a digital press conference on March 18, nothing about the watches was revealed. Bennahmias said he spent more than a decade trying to realise this partnership without any success – until friend and actor Don Cheadle, who plays War Machine in The Avengers films, made a phone call to Marvel on his behalf.  But Bennahmias did share a few details that may have been clues to what the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3128956/black-panther-stars-marvel-and-audemars-piguets-limited?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3128956/black-panther-stars-marvel-and-audemars-piguets-limited?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Apr 2021 22:00:16 +0000 Fans of Netflix’s hit period piece Bridgerton were shocked by the news that the show’s romantic lead and breakout star, Regé-Jean Page, would not appear in season two. The British actor – who played the dashing and commitment-wary Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings – was crucial to the success of Bridgerton, which quickly took off with viewers hooked on this story of romance told through a contemporary lens. Even the unflappable Kim Kardashian was stunned by the announcement of Page’s... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3128941/why-rege-jean-page-leaving-netflixs-bridgerton-fans-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3128941/why-rege-jean-page-leaving-netflixs-bridgerton-fans-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Apr 2021 21:00:22 +0000 There will be only one T’Challa: Disney paid tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman on Thursday by announcing that his pioneering role in Black Panther will not be recast in the sequel, as the company set out details of its upcoming Marvel superhero films and series. Boseman died in August after a four-year battle with colon cancer, having never publicly discussed his condition, throwing the follow-up to one of the record-breaking Marvel films’ most acclaimed movies into doubt. “His portrayal of... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3113502/chadwick-boseman-black-panther-will-stand-all-time-disney?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3113502/chadwick-boseman-black-panther-will-stand-all-time-disney?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Dec 2020 04:09:16 +0000 Hong Kong’s elite “Black Panther” prison unit has armed itself with some of the newest riot weapons on the market to guard against a possible threat posed by radicals swelling the ranks of the city’s inmates. In an exclusive interview with the Post, the Commissioner of Correctional Services Woo Ying-ming unveiled the latest tactical gear and said he was preparing for “the worst possible riots”. Among the weapons now at the unit’s disposal is a rapid-fire riot gun that allows officers to shoot... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3104979/black-panthers-get-weapons-upgrade-hong-kong-prison?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3104979/black-panthers-get-weapons-upgrade-hong-kong-prison?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Oct 2020 13:00:10 +0000 I am writing in response to “Stars mourn as Black Panther’s Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43” (August 30). I was taken aback and grieved by the news. The death of this actor is another blow in these months where we have seen political chaos, health crises and economic stagnation. The news caused me to reflect on the ephemerality of life itself. The presence of death all around us these days has motivated me to treasure my loved ones. When I was younger, I was obsessed with the Marvel... https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3101153/how-black-panther-actor-chadwick-boseman-inspired-me?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3101153/how-black-panther-actor-chadwick-boseman-inspired-me?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Sep 2020 16:20:12 +0000 Actor Chadwick Boseman’s death from colon cancer at the age of 43 has highlighted the growing rate of this disease among younger adults, who are often diagnosed at later stages. According to Kimmie Ng, director of Dana-Farber’s Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center in Boston, it shows how important it is for more research into what is driving the rise, as well as greater awareness and screening. “We are losing way too many young lives to this disease without a clear understanding of what the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3099438/death-black-panther-star-chadwick-boseman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3099438/death-black-panther-star-chadwick-boseman?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Aug 2020 05:29:40 +0000 American actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown with searing intensity before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43. Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with his wife and family by his side, his publicist Nicki Fioravante said. Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago, his family said in a statement. View this post on... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3099385/stars-mourn-black-panthers-chadwick-boseman-dies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3099385/stars-mourn-black-panthers-chadwick-boseman-dies?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Aug 2020 05:33:43 +0000 2/5 stars There are waves of excitement in 21 Bridges, but not enough of them. There’s a plot, but not enough of one. And there are fine performances too, but – again – not enough of them. Brian Kirk’s cop thriller, set across one night in New York, is the sort of film you’ve seen a thousand times before, and done with much more pizazz. Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman plays Andre Davis, an NYPD detective who specialises in taking down cop killers. His father – as we see in the preamble – was... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3038201/21-bridges-film-review-black-panther-star-chadwick-boseman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3038201/21-bridges-film-review-black-panther-star-chadwick-boseman?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:00:11 +0000 A black panther found roaming the rooftops near the northern French city of Lille like a stray cat on Wednesday evening was captured after being cornered inside a home, local authorities said. The regional fire department tweeted pictures of the big cat, one of which showed it peering in the top-floor window of a three-storey red-brick building. Another showed it staring out over the city, ears pricked, like one of the stone gargoyles that jut out over the facade of Notre-Dame cathedral in... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3028158/black-panther-found-roaming-rooftops-town-france-captured?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3028158/black-panther-found-roaming-rooftops-town-france-captured?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:06:03 +0000 As part of the Rimowa x Bang & Olufsen collaboration, Los Angeles-based music producer Ludwig Göransson, best known for his work on Black Panther, the 2018 superhero blockbuster movie produced by Marvel Studios for which he won a Grammy and an Oscar, talks about cultural immersion through travel and his experience scoring soundtracks in Hollywood while working with some of the top talent in the world. You are originally from Sweden, but you’re based in LA. Is there anything about the city that... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/3006581/oscar-winning-black-panther-composer-ludwig-goransson?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/3006581/oscar-winning-black-panther-composer-ludwig-goransson?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Apr 2019 06:00:12 +0000 This year’s 91st Academy Awards was the glitziest night of the year again as films that piqued interest from viewers all over the world were recognised at the Oscars ceremony in Hollywood. Among the big winners were Roma and Bohemian Rhapsody, with many of this year’s nominated films featuring diverse locations on our travel bucket list. Check out our favourite locations from among this year’s Oscar nominees. Why ‘Black Panther’ could be a surprise best picture Oscar winner 1. ‘Roma’ What:  ... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/travel-food/article/2188504/roma-black-panther-7-destinations-go-relive-2019s-oscar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/travel-food/article/2188504/roma-black-panther-7-destinations-go-relive-2019s-oscar?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Mar 2019 07:00:21 +0000 It wasn’t easy being Killmonger. And now Michael B. Jordan has opened up about the toll playing the villain in Black Panther took on his mental health. Green Book: cast, director on how Golden Globe winner was made Jordan, 31, revealed he sought professional help after filming wrapped. “I went to therapy, I started talking to people, starting unpacking a little bit,” he said. Jordan discussed his process for getting into character on Tuesday in conversation with Oprah Winfrey at the taping of... https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2185170/why-black-panther-star-michael-b-jordan-needed-therapy-after-playing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2185170/why-black-panther-star-michael-b-jordan-needed-therapy-after-playing?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Feb 2019 10:00:59 +0000 Superhero movie Black Panther, a film heralded for its predominantly black cast and vibrant celebration of African culture, won the top award from Hollywood’s Screen Actors Guild on Sunday, boosting its chances in this year’s Oscars race. Black Panther was named best movie ensemble in a surprise win over favourite A Star is Born, the Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga musical revival. The awards from SAG-AFTRA, Hollywood’s largest actors union, are closely watched because actors form the largest... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2183878/black-panther-scores-big-win-screen-actors-guild?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2183878/black-panther-scores-big-win-screen-actors-guild?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jan 2019 04:06:14 +0000 This year’s Oscar nominations are out and the predictions are pouring in. Among the most notable releases of the past year, Marvel Studio’s superhero film Black Panther stands out with seven nominations for best picture, original score, original song, production design, sound mixing, costume design and sound editing. Do Marvel's superheroes get older? 'The Avengers' join the #10YearChallenge, and this is how they look Black Panther, starring Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o and Michael B. Jordan, which... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2183335/why-black-panther-could-be-dark-horse-best-picture-oscar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2183335/why-black-panther-could-be-dark-horse-best-picture-oscar?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jan 2019 01:02:00 +0000 2018 saw the biggest year for the North American box office. It's expected to hit US$11.8 billion by year's end, surpassing 2016's then-record take of US$11.38 billion. Between massive blockbusters like Avengers: Infinity War and surprise hits like A Quiet Place, 2018 proved that audiences still get excited to go to the movies. And it's not over yet, as Aquaman is currently surging at the box office and could enter the top 10 highest-grossing domestic movies of the year any day now. From Black... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2179809/2018s-10-highest-grossing-films-us-black-panther-grinch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2179809/2018s-10-highest-grossing-films-us-black-panther-grinch?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Dec 2018 19:35:22 +0000 Crazy Rich Asians may have tanked at the Chinese box office, but that doesn’t mean Hollywood is giving up on Asia. In fact, Marvel Studios is fast-tracking the development of a new movie featuring Chinese superhero Shang-Chi, Deadline Hollywood has reported. The studio has hired Chinese-American screenwriter Dave Callaham to write the screenplay, and is looking for Asian and Asian-American directors to helm the film.   Why Shang-Chi? And why now? Two very different films likely lie behind the... https://www.scmp.com/arts/marvel-fast-tracks-development-asian-superhero-movie-shang-chi/article/2176298?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/arts/marvel-fast-tracks-development-asian-superhero-movie-shang-chi/article/2176298?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Dec 2018 10:00:45 +0000 Two months ago, basketball superstar LeBron James joined the Los Angeles Lakers. Now, he’s taking on Hollywood in a big way. The long-awaited sequel to Space Jam – the 1996 live-action-animated film starring NBA legends Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing – is finally moving forward. Black Panther opens as most successful film with primarily non-white cast James’ production company, SpringHill Entertainment, on Wednesday tweeted an image of a locker room featuring the... https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2165011/lebron-teams-black-panther-director-space-jam-2-long-rumoured-sequel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2165011/lebron-teams-black-panther-director-space-jam-2-long-rumoured-sequel?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Sep 2018 07:19:29 +0000 The Hollywood movie Crazy Rich Asians has become a whirlwind, sweeping across America and spreading to the rest of the world, with Hong Kong also caught up in it. The movie, which just led the North American box office for a third straight weekend, has received not only some great word of mouth praise from movie-goers but also criticism about over-generalising the Singaporean identity as being Chinese while neglecting its multicultural dimension. Over the past few years, we have grown used to... https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/2162495/first-black-panther-now-crazy-rich-asians-how-hollywood-minority?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/2162495/first-black-panther-now-crazy-rich-asians-how-hollywood-minority?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Sep 2018 09:03:55 +0000 Serena Williams considers the black bodysuit she wore at the French Open much more than a fashion statement. There’s a practical reason for the full-length legs on the skintight outfit: the aim is to protect her because of past bouts with blood clots. There also is a message she wanted to send about self-worth and feeling powerful as she returned to grand slam action with a first-round victory at Roland Garros, about nine months after giving birth to a daughter. “It feels like this suit... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2148405/wakanda-forever-serena-williams-feels-superhero-black-panther-inspired?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2148405/wakanda-forever-serena-williams-feels-superhero-black-panther-inspired?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 May 2018 03:29:25 +0000 Apart from acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is not well known in the US, and its use is generally limited to the country’s Chinese communities. But as “Chinese Medicine in America: Converging Ideas, People and Practices”, a new exhibition at New York’s Museum of Chinese in America (MoCA) shows, it has a history in the country that dates back to the 18th century. TCM came to the New World with Chinese immigrants who started arriving in the Americas during the 19th century, and it... https://www.scmp.com/culture/arts-entertainment/article/2148322/tcm-and-black-panthers-chinese-medicine-and-its-american?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/arts-entertainment/article/2148322/tcm-and-black-panthers-chinese-medicine-and-its-american?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 May 2018 12:00:30 +0000 Just months ago, the technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda was a well-kept secret. But the release of Black Panther in February changed that on-screen and off. #WakandaForever became a hashtag call to arms for fans of the culturally transformative film led by black superhero T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) – and the movie earned US$1.3 billion (and counting) at the worldwide box office. Black Panther film review: Chadwick Boseman rules in Marvel’s most culturally resonant outing to... https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2143533/avengers-infinity-war-black-panther-stars-dropping-friends-foes-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2143533/avengers-infinity-war-black-panther-stars-dropping-friends-foes-and?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Apr 2018 23:02:39 +0000 The lights dimmed and the crowd of men and women erupted into applause and hoots as Saudi Arabia’s first movie theatre drew the curtain on its first screening. The film was Hollywood blockbuster Black Panther. Though it was a private, invitation-only screening on Wednesday evening, for many Saudis it marked one of the clearest moments of change to sweep the country in decades. It’s seen as part of a new era in which women will soon be allowed to drive and people in the kingdom will be able to go... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/2142424/first-saudi-cinema-opens-popcorn-cheers-and-hollywood?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/2142424/first-saudi-cinema-opens-popcorn-cheers-and-hollywood?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Apr 2018 06:53:24 +0000 Want to go to Wakanda? The blockbuster success of Marvel’s Black Panther superhero film has created a new, compelling vision of Africa as a continent of smart, technologically savvy people with cool clothes living in a futuristic city amid stunning landscapes. Black Panther has fifth highest debut ever at North American cinemas, and it’s a blockbuster in the true sense of the word The hidden, hi-tech kingdom is fictional, of course. However, the film successfully weaves together many different... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2138593/black-panther-film-fans-can-follow-these-trails-wakanda?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2138593/black-panther-film-fans-can-follow-these-trails-wakanda?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Mar 2018 08:00:45 +0000 “My voice is all gone,” said Letitia Wright. “I sound like a hoarse-y man.” While the sentiment was a bit of an exaggeration, Wright was beginning to go hoarse after a week of nonstop press for Marvel’s highly anticipated Black Panther. In the film (now playing in theatres), Wright shines as Shuri, King T’Challa’s 16-year-old sister and the princess of the fictional African country of Wakanda. (With a short, asymmetrical haircut and delicate features, the 24-year-old convincingly passes for a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2134286/who-letitia-wright-black-panther-breakout-star-just?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2134286/who-letitia-wright-black-panther-breakout-star-just?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Feb 2018 09:05:18 +0000 Marvel’s Black Panther opened as the most successful movie with a primarily non-white cast of all time, industry data showed yesterday, raising hopes for a new era of storytelling by filmmakers and actors of colour. The 18th release in the Marvel Cinematic Universe opened atop the North American box office with a stratospheric US$242.2 million take over the four-day President’s Day weekend, said box office monitor Exhibitor Relations. Black Panther soundtrack carries on tradition of black movie... https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2134113/black-panther-opens-most-successful-film-primarily-non-white-cast?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2134113/black-panther-opens-most-successful-film-primarily-non-white-cast?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Feb 2018 11:02:55 +0000 There’s a scene in Black Panther – the Marvel Comics adaptation that looks set to smash box-office records – in which a bad guy busy raining fire from the passenger seat of a getaway car commands his driver to turn on some music. “It’s not a funeral,” the bad guy sneers, and suddenly we’re being pummelled by Opps, a throbbing, darkly futuristic hip-hop tune by a trio of rappers led by Kendrick Lamar, who put together the movie’s all-star soundtrack and appears on each of its 14 songs. With Black... https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2133952/black-panther-soundtrack-carries-tradition-black-movie-music-stretches?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2133952/black-panther-soundtrack-carries-tradition-black-movie-music-stretches?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Feb 2018 12:01:20 +0000 A wave of feverish anticipation, fawning critical acclaim and groundbreaking cultural meaning pushed Black Panther to a record-setting US$192 million debut in United States and Canada cinemas, firmly establishing the superhero sensation as a box-office landmark. Black Panther film review: Chadwick Boseman rules in Marvel’s most culturally resonant outing to date The Marvel film from the Walt Disney Co. blew past expectations to become the fifth-highest-grossing debut ever, not adjusting for... https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2133785/black-panther-has-fifth-highest-debut-ever-north-american-cinemas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2133785/black-panther-has-fifth-highest-debut-ever-north-american-cinemas?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Feb 2018 05:13:00 +0000 Click on film titles to read SCMP.com reviews 1. A Fantastic Woman A transgender waitress (played by trans actress Daniela Vega) must tackle grief and prejudice when her older boyfriend dies suddenly – such as his family barring her from his funeral – in this heart-rending film from Chile, a favourite to take home this year’s best-foreign-language film Oscar. (Opens on February 15) 2. Black Panther The Marvel Cinematic Universe receives a jolt of cultural relevance with its first stand-alone... https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2133351/top-five-films-watch-hong-kong-week-february-15-21-black-panther?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2133351/top-five-films-watch-hong-kong-week-february-15-21-black-panther?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Feb 2018 23:01:29 +0000 Afrofuturism is now at New York Fashion Week. Marvel Studios, makers of the hit new superhero film, Black Panther, starring Chadwick Boseman, sponsored a small Black Panther-inspired presentation, “Welcome to Wakanda”, on Monday. The event featured designs by LaQuan Smith, Chromat, Wale Oyejide of the brand Ikire Jones, Fear of God and others, including the jewellery of Douriean Fletcher in a capsule collection. Fletcher, based in Los Angeles, said she was hired by the film’s costume designer,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2133320/marvels-superhero-black-panther-invades-new-york?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2133320/marvels-superhero-black-panther-invades-new-york?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Feb 2018 06:05:06 +0000 For Ryan Coogler, the essence of Black Panther came down to one question: what does it mean to be African? The filmmaker behind both Creed and Fruitvale Station had been given the gargantuan task of shepherding the Marvel superhero to the big screen, with a budget five times bigger than he’d ever had, Hollywood’s most powerful studio behind him and the freedom to make Black Panther as personal as he wanted. Black Panther film review: Chadwick Boseman rules in Marvel’s most culturally resonant... https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2132584/black-panther-director-and-cast-how-it-could-change-superhero-films?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2132584/black-panther-director-and-cast-how-it-could-change-superhero-films?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Feb 2018 01:03:53 +0000 Click on film titles to read SCMP.com reviews 1. The Shape of Water Having won the best feature film award from the Directors Guild of America earlier this week, the Mexican fantasy film maestro Guillermo del Toro has now become a firm favourite for the best director Oscar for his engrossing fairy-tale romance, which is also leading the Oscar race with 13 nominations. (Now showing) 2. Black Panther A superhero film as grounded in pop culture as it is in racial history and African folklore,... https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2132408/top-five-films-watch-hong-kong-week-february-8-14-black-panther?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2132408/top-five-films-watch-hong-kong-week-february-8-14-black-panther?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Feb 2018 23:01:58 +0000 3.5/5 stars Another month, another Marvel movie – but Ryan Coogler’s rousing Black Panther arrives with history on its side as it fleshes out the character of Prince T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), cinema’s first black superhero of African origin, before his participation in the upcoming mega-movie Avengers: Infinity War. Co-written by Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, the story picks up where the events of 2016’s Captain America: Civil War left off. In that film, T’Challa’s father was killed in a... https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2132394/black-panther-film-review-chadwick-boseman-rules-marvels-most?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2132394/black-panther-film-review-chadwick-boseman-rules-marvels-most?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Feb 2018 06:21:25 +0000 Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman revealed yesterday that doubters had tried to convince him not to give the superhero an African accent – and how proud he was to prove them wrong. The 41-year-old American stars in the titular role in the 18th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – the first black superhero to get his own stand-alone movie. “There was a time when  people would ask me questions about whether an audience could sit through a movie with a lead character that spoke with that... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2131366/chadwick-boseman-why-black-panther-needed-african-accent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2131366/chadwick-boseman-why-black-panther-needed-african-accent?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jan 2018 07:34:36 +0000 Avengers: Infinity War is near and movie-goers are eager for the battle to begin. The long-hyped coming together of all the Marvel superhero forces (in American cinemas on May 4) tops ticketing website Fandango.com’s list of 2018’s most anticipated movies. It’s followed by Black Panther and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. The ticket site surveyed more than 8,000 visitors who described themselves as frequent movie-goers. “People have been waiting for the entire Marvel Universe to appear... https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2126089/avengers-black-panther-are-fans-most-anticipated-2018-films-fandango?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2126089/avengers-black-panther-are-fans-most-anticipated-2018-films-fandango?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Dec 2017 04:01:59 +0000 Some comic-book characters have enough (fictional) money to make the billionaires of the real world feel inadequate. As Spider-Man: Homecoming opens today in cinemas in Hong Kong, we take a look at how far down Spider-Man ranks on the rich list of superheroes and villains in the world of comic books and film. 1. Black Panther, T’Challa You might have seen this character in Captain America: Civil War last year. Black Panther, a.k.a T’Challa, is said to be worth over US$500 billion, and is the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2101493/where-does-spider-man-rank-marvels-rich-list?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2101493/where-does-spider-man-rank-marvels-rich-list?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Jul 2017 04:30:15 +0000 Chadwick Boseman joins the Marvel universe as Black Panther in Captain America: Civil War , but this isn’t his first time playing a superhero. His breakthrough role was as Jackie Robinson in the 2013 biopic, 42. The following year, he became James Brown in Get On Up. So stepping into a third super-powered part as Black Panther is nothing really new for the 39-year-old actor. “Yeah, I would say that,” said Boseman with an easy laugh that belies the sincerity and conviction with which he... https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/1942565/physical-part-what-makes-it-fun-chadwick-boseman-playing-black?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/1942565/physical-part-what-makes-it-fun-chadwick-boseman-playing-black?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 May 2016 02:30:30 +0000