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The latest news on American superhero film Black Panther, including showbiz news and updates.
Lupita Nyong’o just took to Instagram to air her feelings about her split from Selema Masekela. Photo: @lupitanyongo/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Black Panther star Lupita Nyong’o’s shock break-up agony on Instagram

The 12 Years a Slave actress just posted a heartfelt yet cryptic message about her split from TV host boyfriend Selema Masekela on Instagram – here’s what we know so far

Malaysia

‘Shocking’: Malaysia defends use of puppies as live bait to trap panthers

TV shows and streaming video

The Oscar-winning Disney team Black Panther director and Oprah work with

Animals

Black panther cub, trafficked in Ukraine, finds refuge in France

Kiara was just a few weeks old when she was abandoned by the ‘private individual’ who illegally owned her. The IFAW helped get Kiara out of Ukraine and into a zoo in Poland before she was moved to a zoo in France.

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Black panther Kiara, a survivor of the trafficking of exotic pets in Ukraine, arrives at a shelter for wild animals at the zoo in Saint-Martin-la-Plaine near Lyon, France on Thursday. Photo: AFP
American cinema

New iron woman: Dominique Thorne on her Marvel character Riri Williams

Thorne appears as Riri Williams in Marvel film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Marvel/Disney series Ironheart, where she creates her own armoured suit.

American cinema

Review | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Marvel mourns Boseman in emotional sequel

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever mourns Chadwick Boseman with an emotional sequel starring Letitia Wright and Angela Bassett that’s filled with themes of grief and moving forward.

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American cinema

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever cast – who’s who in Marvel’s newest film

Who are the performers faced with the impossible challenge of leading Black Panther: Wakanda Forever after Chadwick Boseman’s death? We introduce the new and returning stars of Marvel’s latest film.

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Lupita Nyong’O as Nakia in a still from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Photo: Marvel Studios
Halloween

18 of the Kardashian-Jenners’ best Halloween looks, from GoT to Toy Story

From Kendall’s adorable turn as Jessie from Disney’s Toy Story, to the time she and Cara Delevingne were Mario Bros and Kim was Red Riding Hood, this family sure knows how to do Halloween

Fame and celebrity

Inside Rihanna’s billion-dollar comeback: from new music to the Super Bowl

Rihanna’s new single is a tribute to the late actor Chadwick Boseman and is being released just in time for her big Super Bowl halftime comeback show next year – so what else is in the pipeline?

American cinema

The 13 best new Hollywood movies in cinemas this autumn

Sequels to Avatar, Black Panther and The Father, Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson in superhero film Black Adam, the Halloween story finally ends – there’s a lot to look forward to in cinemas this autumn.

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Dwayne Johnson in a still from Black Adam. Photo: Warner Bros Pictures
Fame and celebrity

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler mistakenly handcuffed as bank robber

Police were alerted after the filmmaker tried to withdraw over US$10,000 and handed the teller a note asking for the transaction to be handled discreetly.

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Director Ryan Coogler attends Variety’s Creative Impact Awards and 10 Directors to Watch Brunch during the 30th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival in California in January 2019. Photo: TNS
Fame and celebrity

Has Akon City been cancelled? One year later, a lonely stone stands

After Smack That singer laid the first stone of his US$6 billion futuristic utopia, there’s still no sign of the proposed luxury flats, casino, hospitals or schools – and locals are getting sceptical

Hong Kong national security law

Elite officers called to defuse confrontation at Hong Kong women’s prison

A group of 18 inmates grew angry after frontline staff punished six others over contraband items at the Lo Wu Correctional Institution.

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Cinema

‘A lot of work to be done’ in Hollywood, and Michael B. Jordan is ready

Without Remorse star Michael B Jordan reflects on his challenge to the film industry to hire more black people, what drew him to appear in the Tom Clancy adaptation, and how the past year has changed his priorities.

Without Remorse star Michael B Jordan says he jumped at the chance to appear in the Tom Clancy novel adaptation, and talks about how the past year has changed his priorities. Photo: Amazon Studios/TNS
Marvel

Why Black Panther stars in Marvel and Audemars Piguet’s watch collab

Superfans, assemble: Black Panther leads the way in this special collaboration between Marvel and the Swiss luxury timepiece brand – with only 250 of the superhero watches ever to be made

François-Henry Bennahmias, CEO of Audemars Piguet, talks about the creation of the Royal Oak Concept “Black Panther” Flying Tourbillon. Photo: Audemars Piguet
Netflix

Why is Regé-Jean Page leaving Bridgerton (and a hole in our lives)?

So the debonair and sexy Duke of Hastings has parted ways with Bridgerton forever – but why the sudden departure? Could he be the next Black Panther or James Bond?

American cinema

There’s only one Black Panther: Disney won’t recast Boseman role

Hollywood studio pays tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman by announcing the title role in Black Panther won’t be recast for sequel. Disney also announces 10 Star Wars and 10 Marvel series for streaming, and Fantastic Four revival.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Exclusive | ‘Black Panthers’ upgrade weapons to guard against Hong Kong prison riots

Elite unit goes hi-tech with rapid-fire riot gun and expanding shields now among arsenal, while prison chief says they are preparing for worst trouble possible as radicals swell city’s inmate population.

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The upgraded tactical shotgun can fire beanbag rounds or rubber bullets. It has triple the loading capacity of the traditional model. Photo: Nora Tam
Fame and celebrity

Letters | How Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman inspired me

Wellness

Death of ‘Black Panther’ star spotlights early cancer danger

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.

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Obituaries

Stars mourn as Black Panther’s Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer

The actor’s ‘Wakanda Forever’ salute reverberated around the world after the release of Black Panther in 2018.

A still from the Black Panther film. Photo: Handout
American cinema

Review | 21 Bridges: Black Panther star in run-of-the-mill cop thriller

There’s nothing new or engrossing about this uninspiring cops and robbers thriller where Boseman looks like he is half asleep in the lead role. It’s the sort of film you’ve seen a thousand times before, and done with much more style.

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Chadwick Boseman in a still from 21 Bridges. Photo courtesy of STXfilms
France

Black panther found roaming the rooftops of French town captured

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.

Music

Black Panther composer Ludwig Göransson on Hollywood

Rimowa and Bang & Olufsen team up with the Swedish conductor, who tells STYLE about his inspiration for the Marvel movie

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Academy Awards

7 destinations to go to relive 2019’s Oscar-nominated films

If you feel like visiting locations shown in hit films ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ and ‘A Star is Born’, this is how …

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Actor Chadwick Boseman (centre) as T’Challa, the king of the fictitious African nation of Wakanda, who becomes superhero Black Panther, in a scene from the film, ‘Black Panther’. Photo: Disney/TNS
American cinema

Michael B. Jordan says he went to therapy after making Black Panther

Actor tells Oprah Winfrey he didn’t have ‘an escape plan’ after portraying Erik Killmonger and the ‘pain and rage’ the character – villain of the black superhero film – represents, so he saw a therapist to ‘unpack and talk’.

Why Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan needed therapy after playing Killmonger
Cinema

Oscars boost for superhero movie Black Panther

Groundbreaking superhero blockbuster ‘Black Panther’ won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards – a major boost to its campaign for Oscars glory next month.

Fame and celebrity

Why ‘Black Panther’ could be a surprise best picture Oscar winner

The box-office smash, featuring a largely all-African-American cast, is the first superhero film to be nominated for such an award at next month’s ceremony

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