New ‘Black Panther’ Featurette And Concept Art Highlights The Women Of Wakanda
Ahead of the fast-approachingBlack PantherBlu-ray and DVD release, here’s aBlack Pantherfeaturette that highlights the women of Wakanda. Plus: check out someBlack Pantherconcept art.
Everybody lovesBlack Panther, and rightfully so – the film is one of Marvel’s best. Best of all,Black Pantherintroduced audiences to a whole new set of very badass women who steal most of the film away from Black Panther himself. Some of the female members of the cast –Lupita Nyong’o,Danai GuriraandLetitia Wright– recently offered insight into all of this.
“I love the wayBlack Pantherrepresents women,” says Lupita Nyong’o. “Each and every one of us [in the movie] is an individual. We all have our own sense of power and we hold our own space without being pitted against each other. I think that’s a very, very powerful message to send to children – both male and female.”
“I was immediately drawn to the idea of the Dora Milaje [an all-female, special forces security team],” adds Danai Gurira. “I loved the concept of them, but it was incredible to see them come to life [during pre-production]. I started to train with all these astounding women and then we all started to get our heads shaved for the movie. I was the first to have it done, but then all the girls started coming in with no hair. One-by-one, we’d all been balded – but we were united together. That’s when our pride started to grow. We all started to embrace this symbol of power in these women.”
“I think it’s great to see so many strong women inBlack Pantherbecause there’s a lack of them in cinema right now; especially black female characters,” says Letitia Wright. “All these female characters in the movie are really well rounded, too. They are not just written one way. The women have a lot of complexity. It was really refreshing to see and it’s inspiring to be part of it, because it means a lot to me.”
Black PantherdirectorRyan Cooglerweighed-in on the female-driven cast of the film as well:
Here’s a featurette from the upcomingBlack PantherBlu-ray release that focuses on the women of Wakanda.
Black Panther Featurette: Female Warriors
As is often the case with these pre-release clips, you’re only getting half of the featurette here – the Blu-ray release will have a lot more. What we see here is very cool though, as it reveals the intense, extensive training cast members Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira and Letitia Wright underwent. “We’re able to find a beautiful grace in these women, and also a ferocity,” says Danai Gurira.
Black Panther Featurette: Female Leadership
This featurette – which, like the featurette above, is edited done from one longer featurette – is also focused on the female characters in the film. “These female characters are incredibly important to T’Challa and important to the country of Wakanda,” says director Ryan Coogler. There’s also an interview with co-starAngela Bassett, who says that acting in the film allowed her to play out one of her dreams.
Black Panther Concept Art
In addition to the featurettes above, you may also check out someBlack Pantherconcept art below – some of it previously unseen.Black Pantherarrives on digitalMay 8and Blu-ray onMay 15, 2018.
