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02-24-2018, 03:53 AM
'Black Panther' proved there's a demand for more diverse superhero movies. Will Hollywood deliver?
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Black Panther isn't the first black superhero movie ever made, or even the first black Marvel superhero movie ever made. But it does feel like the start of a new chapter.
SEE ALSO: 'Black Panther' is a huge victory for representation in film (https://mashable.com/2018/02/21/black-panther-representation/)
Even as superhero movies have become ever more ubiquitous over the past decade, they've remained stubbornly white, with characters of color largely relegated to supporting roles. The joke is that there are currently more superhero franchises built around white guys named Chris (https://mashable.com/2017/05/08/chris-rankings-hollywood/) than there are ones about, well, literally anyone who isn't a white guy.
Black Panther has the potential to change that – maybe already has started to change that, in boardroom conversations we're not privy to.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/23/diverse-superhero-movies-future-black-panther/)
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Black Panther isn't the first black superhero movie ever made, or even the first black Marvel superhero movie ever made. But it does feel like the start of a new chapter.
SEE ALSO: 'Black Panther' is a huge victory for representation in film (https://mashable.com/2018/02/21/black-panther-representation/)
Even as superhero movies have become ever more ubiquitous over the past decade, they've remained stubbornly white, with characters of color largely relegated to supporting roles. The joke is that there are currently more superhero franchises built around white guys named Chris (https://mashable.com/2017/05/08/chris-rankings-hollywood/) than there are ones about, well, literally anyone who isn't a white guy.
Black Panther has the potential to change that – maybe already has started to change that, in boardroom conversations we're not privy to.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/23/diverse-superhero-movies-future-black-panther/)
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