Read the Full StoryGroundbreaking superhero epic Black Panther put the African experience at the forefront of a mainstream Marvel film, reaching a worldwide audience and scoring a phenomenal $1.3 billion at the box office, while Ralph Breaks the Internet showcases the ways we’ve been affected by living our lives online.
Bringing Black Panther to as many people as possible was of course vital, and part of the film’s long reach, director Ryan Coogler told Deadline’s Mike Fleming, came from its universal themes.
“We talked about wanting to make a universal film,” he said, “a film that was was specific to the African experience, to the black experience, that could also be universally felt by an audience member of any heritage.”
