![]() ![]() Now Marvel will be hoping to leave behind a similar cultural footprint with its first Asian superhero film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten rings. "Black Panther was huge because there have been stereotypes in Hollywood that black films couldn't sell internationally", says Dr Nancy Wang Yuen, sociologist and author of Reel Inequality: Hollywood actors and racism. ![]() For many young children and adults, it was the first time they felt truly represented on screen. ![]() There was a clear point made of casting actors of African heritage such as Zimbabwean-American Danai Gurira and Kenyan-Mexican Lupita Nyong'o. Here was a global blockbuster that celebrated the intricacies of a traditional African culture (albeit an imaginary one) from the characters' names to their outfits and rituals. – The Aladdin controversy Disney can't escape But its impact was about more than money and awards – with a predominantly black cast and crew, led by star Chadwick Boseman and director Ryan Coogler, it sent a message to Hollywood that there was a huge thirst for black stories that was still not being properly catered for. When, in 2018, Black Panther hit cinemas, it grossed $1bn worldwide and brought Marvel Studios its first ever Oscars. ![]()
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