Friday, March 29, 2024

Marvel Studios Has a ‘Pretty Solid Direction’ for ‘Black Panther’ Sequel

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*As part of EW’s double-issue dedicated to “Avengers: Infinity War,” Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige dished about the future of “Black Panther,” “Captain Marvel,” “X-Men” — and beyond.

Since its February 16 release, “Black Panther” has already grossed over $1 billion worldwide, and a 2019 Oscar campaign is already underway.

During his conversation about the film, Feige also touches on diversity… to heroes reaching the end, and where the Marvel Cinematic Universe needs to go in the next 10 years. 

Below are excerpts from the interview, which you can read in full here

OTHER NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED: ‘Black Panther’ Sequel Confirmed by Marvel Studios Head: ‘We Have Ideas and a Pretty Solid Direction’

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: After Black Panther’s runaway success, you have to be feeling good about having so much Wakanda in Infinity War
KEVIN FEIGE: That’s the grand Marvel Studios/MCU tradition of just being all in, right? All in on stuff we believe in, before the audience tells us what they think. You’ve heard us talk ad nauseam about the fact that we were in production on Avengers before either Thor or Captain America was released. Same thing with the whole third act of Infinity War being in Wakanda.

What role does Wakanda play going forward? It seems like kind of a new anchor point for the MCU. Can we expect a lot of the action and future stories to be connected there? 
Anchor point is a good way of [describing] it, particularly as some of our other anchor points, Asgard for instance, are gone.

What can you tell us about plans for a Black Panther sequel?
Nothing specific to reveal, other than to say we absolutely will do that. One of the favorite pastimes at Marvel Studios is sitting around on a Part One and talking and dreaming about what we would do in a Part Two. There have been plenty of those conversations as we were putting together the first Black Panther. We have ideas and a pretty solid direction on where we want to head with the second one.

You have Brie Larson as Captain Marvel, the first female title character in a Marvel Studios film, with Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck co-directing. Obviously, Ryan Coogler directing Black Panther was a landmark for representation. Will you get more women and people of color behind the camera as well as in front of the camera?
Yes. I think we’re seeing it shift from a very purposeful initiative to just a fact of life, to just a way of doing business. Then there are people we hired that we’re not ready to announce in all different capacities, particularly behind the camera. As Panther has so loudly declared, [representation] can only help you, can only help you tell unique stories, can only help you do things in a new, and unique, and fresh, and exciting way. If you do that, audiences will notice it, and appreciate it, and support it.

Usually, we get three stand-alone movies for a single hero, then some team-ups. But is there potential in Black Panther beyond that? I see people saying, “I want a Dora Milaje movie. I would like a Shuri movie.” Do you see more potential there, or do you think you’ll stick with that kind of three-act structure that you’ve followed in the past?
I think there’s lots of potential. It’s a balance between leaving people wanting more and then giving them too much, but I would watch a movie about any of those characters you just named. I think Shuri’s astounding, and you’ll see much more of her in our universe. Okoye, I think I’d watch three action films just Okoye. I’m not saying we’re doing that, but I’m saying that we’re intrigued by them. Frankly, as I’ve said before, finishing these first 22 movies is really all we’re thinking about at this point.

To read more on “Avengers: Infinity War,” pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands now. You can buy all 15 covers here, purchase the four most popular covers here, or see and purchase individual covers here.

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