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Black Panther
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In Black Panther, T'Challa is crowned king of Wakanda following his father's death, but his sovereignty is challenged by an adversary who plans to abandon the country's isolationist policies and begin a global revolution.
Directed by: Ryan Coogler
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Andy Serkis
Produced by: Kevin Feige
Written by: Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole
Based on: Black Panther by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Music by: Ludwig Göransson
Cinematography: Rachel Morrison
Edited by: Michael P. Shawver, Debbie Berman
Production company: Marvel Studios
Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
Release date: January 29, 2018 (Dolby Theatre), February 16, 2018 (United States)
Running time: 134 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Cast
Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa / Black Panther: the king of the African nation of Wakanda who gains enhanced strength by ingesting the heart-shaped herb.
Michael B. Jordan as N'Jadaka / Erik "Killmonger" Stevens: an U.S. black-ops soldier who seeks to overthrow his cousin T'Challa, with his own opinion on how Wakanda should be ruled.
Lupita Nyong'o as Nakia: T'Challa's former lover and a War Dog, an undercover spy for Wakanda, from the River Tribe.
Danai Gurira as Okoye: an "extremely proud" Wakandan traditionalist from the Border Tribe who is the head of the Dora Milaje, Wakanda's all-female special forces and T'Challa's bodyguards.
Martin Freeman as Everett K. Ross: a member of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Daniel Kaluuya as W'Kabi: a confidant to T'Challa and his best friend who is the head of security for the Border Tribe, serving as the first line of defense for Wakanda.
Letitia Wright as Shuri: T'Challa's 16-year-old sister who designs new technology for the country.
Winston Duke as M'Baku: a powerful, ruthless warrior who is the leader of Wakanda's mountain tribe, the Jabari, who protest T'Challa being the new king.
Angela Bassett as Ramonda: T'Challa and Shuri's mother, the Queen Mother of Wakanda.
Forest Whitaker as Zuri: an elder statesman of Wakanda and the keeper of the heart-shaped herb.
Andy Serkis as Ulysses Klaue: a South African black-market arms dealer, smuggler and gangster, who is allied with Killmonger.