Black Panther is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the

same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures, it is the eighteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by
Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole, and stars Chadwick Boseman
as T'Challa / Black Panther, alongside Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin
Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and
Andy Serkis. In Black Panther, T'Challa returns home as king of Wakanda but finds his sovereignty
challenged by a long-time adversary, in a conflict with global consequences.

Wesley Snipes expressed interest in working on a Black Panther film in 1992, but the project did
not come to fruition. In September 2005, Marvel Studios announced a Black Panther film as one
of ten based on Marvel characters and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Mark Bailey was hired
to write a script in January 2011. Black Panther was announced in October 2014, and Boseman
made his first appearance as the character in Captain America: Civil War (2016). By 2016, Cole
and Coogler had joined; additional cast joined in May, making Black Panther the first Marvel film
with a predominantly black cast. Principal photography took place from January to April 2017, at
EUE/Screen Gems Studios in the Atlanta metropolitan area, and Busan, South Korea.

Black Panther premiered in Los Angeles on January 29, 2018, and was released theatrically in the
United States on February 16, 2018, in 2D, 3D, IMAX and other premium large formats. The film
received praise for its visuals, screenplay, characters, direction, performances, costume design,
soundtrack, and action sequences. Critics considered it as one of the best films set in the MCU
and noted its cultural significance. It has grossed over $748 million worldwide, making it the
highest-grossing film of 2018. Its four-day opening weekend gross of $242.2 million in the United
States was the second-highest of all-time and its three-day gross of $202 million was the fifth
highest of all time, as well as the biggest debut by an African American director.