Panther

Marvel’s Black Panther proved the mass appeal of Afrofuturism storytelling when the world of Wakanda was unveiled on the big screen in its 2018 release. Now, the upcoming Disney+ series Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire builds on that bedrock, and is certain to be popular both with fans of the MCU and animation enthusiasts.   Like Star Wars: Visions, Kizazi Moto is an anthology series, with each episode created in a distinctly different style of animation – there is a mix of 2D and 3D, with some taking influence from…

When Samuel L. Jackson joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it wasn’t a universe at all. It was just the 2008 film Iron Man... but Marvel Studios was clearly feeling ambitious. Itsigned Jackson to a nine-movie deal even before its first movie had come out, and now, 15 years later, the actor has starred in far more than nine films since. But surprisingly, it turns out, Jackson wishes he’d had even more.The Woman Who Would Be PhotonThis info comes from a previously mentioned Rolling Stone article, where the actor also…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever star Tenoch Huerta has denied a sexual assault allegation made against him.The Mexican actor, 42, played the villainous Namor in Marvel’s 2022 sequel.On Saturday (10 June), musician and activist María Elena Ríos called Huerta a “sexual predator” on social media and later accused him of sexual assault.“It’s very difficult to talk about the emotional abuse…

Tenoch Huerta, who plays a leading villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has denied allegations of sexual assault made against him on social media by the musician and activist María Elena Ríos.In a statement sent to Variety and published on his Instagram, the Mexican actor, best known as the Indigenous superhero/rival Namor in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, called Río’s claims “false and unsubstantiated”, saying “I cannot let it go unchallenged any longer.”“About a year ago, I dated Elena for several months,” Huerta…

via Marvel Studios It’s ironic that after all of the backlash in the buildup to release concerning her alleged stance on vaccinations, Letitia Wright emerged from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as one of the most widely-praised aspects of the Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel. There was skepticism that she’d be able to step into the daunting shoes of the late Chadwick Boseman by inheriting the titular mantle, but a ferociously committed performance ended up winning over many of the doubters. In fact, fans are…

Musician María Elena Ríos has accused “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” star Tenoch Huerta of sexual assault.In a series of tweets, the saxophonist and activist called the Marvel actor a “sexual predator” while accusing him of sexually assaulting her. The Times has reached out to Ríos for more details on the allegations. Representatives for Huerta and Disney, which distributed “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” did not respond Sunday to The Times’ requests for comment.Ríos leveled the allegations this week after an…

Image via New Line Cinema & Marvel Studios Magic The Gathering recently revealed the featured art for Aragorn in its upcoming The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth set, which caused a huge divide on social media. Now, angry The Lord of the Rings fans is using this opportunity to bring out a popular Marvel character as an argument as to why this Aragorn shouldn’t have a darker complexion. The argument “we may as well make Black Panther white” was used to condemn Wizards of the Coasts’ decision for…

Eddie Murphy is in talks to take the role of The Pink Panther’s Inspector Clouseau, a comic figure made immensely popular by Peter Sellers in the 1960s and 70s.According to the Hollywood Reporter, Murphy is set to be cast in a new Pink Panther film directed by Sonic the Hedgehog’s Jeff Fowler. The film is described as a “live-action/CG hybrid … buddy cop movie”, with Murphy’s Clouseau teaming up with the cartoon Pink Panther that became popular as a result of a long-running series of film shorts and TV shows, after it was…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeEddie Murphy is reportedly in talks play the role of Inspector Clouseau in MGM’s upcoming Pink Panther reboot.The film will be directed by Jeff Fowler, while Chris Bremner will write the screenplay for the movie, which will be produced by Dan Lin, Julie Andrews, Larry Mirisch, and Jonathan Eirich.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project “would be a live-action/CG hybrid and…

Photo via Michael Kovac / Getty Images The Pink Panther is set to return, and this time we have another comedy legend on the cards to take on franchise. Eddie Murphy is apparently in talks to take on the famed bumbling French Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The film is still in deep development according to inside sources, but Murphy’s name has already risen to the top, per The Hollywood Reporter. The role has been played by four actors already and is most closely associated with actor Peter Sellers (Lolita, Dr.…