History Trivia / BlackPanther2018

* FakeNationality: Of course, since Wakanda ''is'' a fictional country to begin with, this trope is a necessity. However, most of the Wakandans will be played by African-''American'' actors (namely Chadwick Boseman, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Michael B. Jordan, Winston Duke, and Danai Gurira). The exceptions to this are Florence Kasuma and Lupita Nyongo, who are African (Ugandan and Mexican-Kenyan, respectively). Another exception is Daniel Kaluuya, who is Black British. On the other hand, you have British actors Creator/MartinFreeman and possibly Creator/AndySerkis[[note]]who is of Iraqi Armenian ancestry[[/note]] playing an [[FakeAmerican American]] and [[UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica Afrikaner]], respectively.

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/MichaelBJordan will be playing his first villain role.

* AllStarCast: With Creator/ChadwickBoseman as the lead, you have Creator/LupitaNyongo, Creator/ForestWhitaker, Creator/AngelaBassett, Creator/MichaelBJordan, Creator/MartinFreeman, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Creator/FlorenceKasumba, Daniel Kaluuya, Sterling K. Brown, and possibly Creator/AndySerkis and Creator/SebastianStan.

* AllStarCast: With Creator/ChadwickBoseman as the lead, you have Creator/LupitaNyongo, Creator/ForestWhitaker, Creator/AngelaBassett, Creator/MichaelBJordan, Creator/MartinFreeman, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Florence Kasumba, Daniel Kaluuya, Sterling K. Brown, and possibly Creator/AndySerkis and Creator/SebastianStan.

* AllStarCast: With Creator/ChadwickBoseman as the lead, you have Creator/LupitaNyongo, Creator/ForestWhitaker, Creator/AngelaBassett, Creator/MichaelBJordan, Creator/MartinFreeman, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Florence Kasumba, Daniel Kaluuya, Sterling K. Brown, and possibly Creator/AndySerkis.

* AllStarCast: With Creator/ChadwickBoseman as the lead, you have Creator/LupitaNyongo, Creator/ForestWhitaker, Creator/AngelaBassett, Creator/MichaelBJordan, Creator/MartinFreeman, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Florence Kasumba, Daniel Kaluuya, and possibly Creator/AndySerkis.

* AllStarCast: With Creator/ChadwickBoseman as the lead, you have Creator/LupitaNyongo, Creator/ForestWhitaker, Creator/AngelaBassett, Creator/MichaelBJordan, Creator/MartinFreeman, Creator/DanaiGurira, Winston Duke, Florence Kasumba, Creator/DanielKaluuya, and possibly Creator/AndySerkis.

* ProductionPosse: Creator/MichaelBJordan, who starred in Coogler's previous [[Film/FruitvaleStation two]] [[Film/{{Creed}} films]] has a supporting role here.

* PlayingAgainstType: Michael B. Jordan will be playing his first villain role.

** Ava [=DuVernay=] and F. Gary Gray were approached to direct the film. The former turned it down because she wasn't comfortable with not having total creative control (much like what drove Joss Whedon away from further involvement with the MCU after ''Age of Ultron''). The latter turned it down in order to do the 8th ''Fast and Furious'' film.

* AllStarCast: With Creator/ChadwickBoseman as the lead, you have Creator/LupitaNyongo, Creator/ForestWhitaker, Creator/AngelaBassett, Creator/MichaelBJordan, Creator/MartinFreeman, and possibly Creator/AndySerkis.

* PlayingAgainstType: Michael B. Jordan will be playing his first villain roles.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ava [=DuVernay=] and F. Gary Gray were approached to direct the film. The former turned it down because she wasn't comfortable with not having total creative control (much like what drove Joss Whedon away from further involvement with the MCU after ''Age of Ultron''). The latter turned it down in order to do the 8th ''Fast and Furious'' film.

* PlayingAgainstType: Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong'o will be playing their first villain roles.

* PlayingAgainstType: Michael B. Jordan will reportedly be playing his first villain role.

* MeaningfulReleaseDate: The film is scheduled to premier on [[DumpMonths February]] 16th in 2018, this can seem very odd seeing as no other MCU movie has ever released so early in the new year (most wait until at least until mid- to late-spring to take advantage of early summer movie sales, though ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' established that a February release can work if there's enough support for it) until you realize that in the United States, February is Black History Month.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ava [=DuVernay=] and F. Gary Gray were approached to direct the film. The former turned it down because she wasn't comfortable with not having total creative control (much like what drove Joss Whedon away from further involvement with the MCU after ''Age of Ultron''). The latter turned it down in order to do the 8th Fast and Furious film.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ava [=DuVernay=] and F. Gary Grey were approached to direct the film. The former turned it down because she wasn't comfortable with not having total creative control (much like what drove Joss Whedon away from further involvement with the MCU after ''Age of Ultron''). The latter turned it down in order to do the 8th Fast and Furious film.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ava [=DuVernay=] and F. Gary Grey were approached to direct the film. The former turned it down because she wasn't comfortable with not having total creative control (much like what drove Joss Whedon away from further involvement with the MCU after ''Age of Ultron''). The latter turned it down in order to do Furious 8

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ava [=DuVernay=] and F. Gary Grey were approached to direct the film. The former turned it down because she wasn't comfortable with not having total creative control (much like what drove Joss Whedon away from further involvement with the MCU after ''Age of Ultron'').

* MeaningfulReleaseDate: The film is scheduled to premier on February 16th in 2018, this can seem very odd seeing as no other MCU movie has ever released so early in the new year (most wait until at least until mid- to late-spring to take advantage of early summer movie sales, though ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' established that a February release can work if there's enough support for it) until you realize that in the United States, February is Black History Month.

* MeaningfulReleaseDate: The film is scheduled to premier on February 16th in 2018, this can seem very odd seeing as no other MCU movie has ever released so early in the new year (most wait until at least until mid- to late-spring to take advantage of early summer movie sales) until you realize that in the United States, February is Black History Month.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ava [=DuVernay=] and F. Gary Grey were approached to direct the film. The former turned it down because she wasn't comfortable with not having total creative control (much like what drove Joss Whedon away from further involvement with the MCU after ''Age of Ultron'').

* MeaningfulReleaseDate: The film is scheduled to premier on February 16th in 2018, this can seem very odd seeing as no other MCU movie has ever released so early in the new year (most wait at least until mid- to late-spring to take advantage of early summer movie sales) until you realize that in the United States, February is Black History Month.

* DevelopmentHell: Plans for a Black Panther movie stretch as far back as 1992, but various problems, including those with potential scripts, corporate troubles, and casting conflicts, kept the idea from getting off the ground until 2014, over two decades after the original concept was pitched.