Cybill Shepherd turned down the chance to appear in Nickelodeon (1976) in order to accept the role of Betsy.
Black Panther - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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T'Chaka and T'Challa are speaking in Xhosa, which is the South African dialect that was used for Wakandan. Celebrated South African actor John Kani, who portrays King T'Chaka, used his native accent when he appeared in Captain America: Civil War, and Chadwick Boseman picked it up from him as well.
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The movie has achieved multiple records since achieving the billion-dollar mark. The first of 2018 in terms of the first non-sequel, non-prequel, non-remake and non-spin-off live-action film since Avatar (2009). It's also the first one including animated features since Zootopia (2016) (also released by Disney) to do so. And the first non-sequel superhero movie since The Avengers (2012).
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While scouting in South Africa, the filmmakers came across a rhinoceros named M-20 at a game reserve. They were so impressed by him, they named W'Kabi's rhino in the film after him and gave him an equally impressive horn. They later learned that M-20's horn had to be cut off to protect him from poachers-but his horn lives on in the film.
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The Wakanda amphitheater was built on a backlot in Atlanta. It was about 120 feet wide and 40 feet tall, with 150,000 gallons of water running through it and a system of tunnels in the back that allowed over 100 extras to access the various elevations. Inspiration for the amphitheater comes from Oribi Gorge, a canyon in southern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with beautiful colors and layered rocks.
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With the film premiering in February 2018, this is the earliest release ever for a Marvel Cinematic Universe film.
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(122:18:00) Here T'Challa sees his cousin, Erik Killmonger, in this kid played by ALEX HIBBERT from the film Moonlight.
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Erik is an ancient Norse name which can mean either "eternal ruler" or "honorable king". Ironic as Erik Killmonger/N'Jadaka rules Wakanda very briefly and ruthlessly.
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Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett previously starred together in Black Nativity (2013) and worked together as director-actress in Waiting to Exhale (1995) 23 years prior
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M'Baku is known in the comics as the Man-Ape. The filmmakers decided to leave that title out of the film to avoid it being used as a derogatory insult, and also because his character in the film is more heroic than his comic-book version.
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The filmmakers designed the mask that Killmonger is "feeling" with a combination of different African animals: the antelope antlers, a simian face and the mane of a lion. It symbolizes the idea that Killmonger himself is an amalgam of different things. It also resembles a mask Killmonger wore in the comics.
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This was the first live-action film to be shown in Saudi Arabia in 35 years. The first film was The Emoji Movie (2017), at a film festival in Jeddah.
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When T'Challa wakes from the Ancestral Plane after seeing his father for the first time since his death, there is an EXTENDED SCENE with him and Zuri reflecting on the memory of King T'Chaka.
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Was number one at the U.S. box office for five consecutive weeks until the debut of Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) dethroned it.
Black Panther - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Black Panther - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Black Panther - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Black Panther - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Black Panther - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Black Panther - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Black Panther - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Black Panther - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Black Panther - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Black Panther - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Black Panther - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Black Panther - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Black Panther - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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