Tag: Black Panther

Eerie footage shows ‘ghost of the forest’ entering residence

“Look who is silently entering into a home,” reads the social-media description of the video, captured in rural southern India.

A motion-sensor camera in southern India has captured rare nighttime footage of a fabled black panther lurking on the patio of a residence at night.

“Look who is silently entering into a home near Coonoor, Nilgiris,” Kishore Chandran described Thursday via X.

Coonoor is known for its sprawling tea plantations in the Nilgiri Hills.

The term black panther typically refers to a melanistic (all-black) leopard. The animal in the footage appears to be crossing in front of the home’s main door.

Susanta Nanda of the Indian Forest Service shared Chandran’s post under the heading, “Ghost of the forest comes looking…”

In 2022, BBC Earth elaborated on the stealthy creatures: “Black panthers (Panthera pardus) are sometimes referred to as ‘the ghost of the forest’ because their dark fur allows for stealthy attacks in the dead of night.”

(Panthera pardus is the scientific name for a leopard.)

Chandran’s post inspired plenty of commentary.

One of the more popular comments:

“Enthusiasts spend a lifetime combing jungles to get a glimpse of the Black Panther! And here he is… roaming casually at this guy’s house… insane!”

Another observation: “At night, this would look more dangerous than a tiger.”

There were also references to the fictional “Jungle Book” character Bagheera, friend and protector of the ‘man-cub’ Mowgli.

The black panther in Chandran’s post appears to be traveling solo, looking out primarily for No. 1.

Oscars 2023: How many Oscars have Marvel movies won?

The MCU doesn’t have the greatest history when it comes to the Oscars

Over the last decade and a half or so, Marvel has evolved from a company that produces comic books and storylines to an absolute cinematic powerhouse. It’s the most popular movie franchise in the world at this point, with four of the top 10 highest-grossing movies of all time.

So it’d be reasonable for someone to think that, with Marvel being this enormous, the franchise would have to have at least a handful of academy awards from the Oscars at this point.

However, that actually isn’t the case. The MCU hasn’t won many Oscars awards at all. In fact, the only wins the MCU does have from the Academy have come in the last few years and none of them have to do with on-screen performances.

In total, the MCU has been nominated for academy awards 26 different times, including 5 for this upcoming Oscars.

However, the franchise only has a total of three wins from those nominations, all coming from 2018’s Black Panther. The movie took home awards for best production design, best costume design and best original score at the 2019 Oscars.

Things could change this year. Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther 2 has Angela Bassett up for Best Supporting Actress after her performance as Ramonda in the film. Her dazzling performance is the MCU’s best hope for an on-screen Academy Award.

We’ll see how things go, though.

Lupita Nyong’o prepared for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever with this intense underwater workout

If you need a great aquatic workout, look no further.

Editor’s note: There are ZERO SPOILERS in this post.

Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o found an intense way to prepare for her return to the Black Panther series.

With Black Panther: Wakanda Forever playing in theaters, movie fans are beginning to get a glimpse of how filmmaker Ryan Coogler and company helped bring some of the film’s underwater scenes to life.

In the sequel, the antagonistic Namor (Tenoch Huerta Mejía) rules over his sea-hidden kingdom of Talokan. To help bring the sequences in Talokan to life, Coogler’s crew had to figure out the best way to stage the fictional universe in the water.

Movie magic can cover some of it up, but the realistic nature of Takokan’s imagining came down in part to the actors learning to play their characters while fully submerged and swimming.

Nyong’o, who plays Wakandan spy Naika in the series, shared her underwater workout routine on her TikTok page.

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Swimming down to Talokan was not as easy as it looked! 🏊🏿‍♀️🌊🏝 Safely supervised by @XPT Life and #MarkRobertsFitness 🏋🏿‍♀️ #wakandaforever #blackpanther #talokan #underwater #fittok #behindthescenes

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“I felt like a crawfish,” Nyong’o joked in the post.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be one of two major Hollywood films this year to use extensive underwater production.

Avatar: The Way of Water, set for release next month, is poised to set a new benchmark for underwater production, on top of the clear advancements it’ll make in the 3-D space.

Since both productions are housed at Disney, it’s very likely the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever crew shared their insights into the rigors of underwater production, and vice versa.

At the very least, these casts probably learned some great aquatic workout routines to take with them after filming ends.

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Why Marvel (and Black Panther 2) fans should tune into Howard vs. Alabama State

ESPN’s broadcast of the season-opening HBCU football game will feature special previews of an upcoming Marvel film.

The first Saturday of college football is just hours away and while there aren’t many traditionally high-profile games on the schedule in what’s being deemed “Week 0”, ESPN’s primetime game on Saturday night will be appointment viewing for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Disney-owned ESPN is using this year’s MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff game between Howard and Alabama State to promote its upcoming Marvel blockbuster Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, creating some cool opportunities to showcase both the film and HBCU football on a huge stage.

In addition to promising preview clips of the film, ESPN will also be incorporating elements of the film into both the broadcast and the in-stadium experience at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta, including free posters for the first 15,000 fans at the stadium.

Come for our first new look at the film since that incredible trailer, stay for the uniquely wonderful tradition that is HBCU football.

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The 8 Marvel characters who could be the next Black Panther in Wakanda Forever, ranked

We don’t know who the next Black Panther will be, but we’ve got some ideas

Who is going to be the next Black Panther? That’s the question everyone has been asking since we learned about Chadwick Boseman’s tragic passing nearly two years ago.

After people mourned his death and reflected on the masterpieces he gave us, folks tried to figure out what was next. Specifically pertaining his central role as King T’Challa in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, people wanted to know if it could even be continued? Especially with the sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever on the horizon.

There were suggestions that they could hire someone else to play his role, but a recast was shut down by director Ryan Coogler himself.

So that left us back at square one. And, really, we’re still there despite being just a few months away from the sequel hitting theaters. We do know, from the trailer, that there will be a new Black Panther.

But who will it be? We can only speculate. So that’s exactly what we’ll do here.

Here are eight potential Marvel characters who could be the new Black Panther, all ranked in order from “well, this doesn’t really make that much sense” to “Yeah, this feels right.”

Enjoy.

Cam Newton pays homage to Chadwick Boseman

Cam Newton paid tribute to late actor Chadwick Boseman through his cleats.

Cam Newton is one of — if not the — most stylish player in the NFL. The Patriots’ QB has a passion for fashion and it carries over to the field.

Check out the tribute he paid Sunday when the Pats played host to the Las Vegas Raiders in Foxboro. Newton wore cleats honoring the memory of late actor Chadwick Boseman.

The cleats featured a nod to his own superhero persona, as well, with himself in a Superman outfit on his left cleat.

Boseman, who starred as King T’Challa in “Black Panther” and died on Aug. 28 after a long battle with colon cancer.

12 Seattle Seahawks reimagined as Avengers characters

Which Seattle Seahawk is your favorite superhero? Here’s a look at 12 Seattle Seahawks reimagined as Avengers characters.

In America, the National Football League is king when it comes to entertainment. It seems the only property which can even come close to competing are the routinely successful and popular Marvel superhero movies.

To many fans, their favorite NFL stars are practically like superheroes to them in a sense. We at SeahawksWire thought with the Seahawks back in action it would be interesting to meld reality with fiction for some kickoff fun.
Without further ado, here are 12 Seattle Seahawks re-imaged as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes . . . the Avengers!

LeBron James discusses 2020, loss of Chadwick Boseman and Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James discussed the year of loss that 2020 has been in light of losing two members of the community.

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Last night was an opportunity for the Los Angeles Lakers to exhale after closing out the Portland Trail Blazers with a Game 5 victory to advance to the second round of the playoffs. But it also gave the players, particularly the Los Angeles Lakers an opportunity to grieve yet another untimely loss. The passing of Chadwick Boseman on Friday, as well as the tragic death of Kobe Bryant earlier in the year, were weighing on LeBron James after the game.

James honored Boseman by doing the ‘Wakanda Forever’ salute from the Black Panther movie and he was asked about the gesture, which led to LeBron lamenting the terrible year that it’s been in 2020.

The Lakers have a couple of days now to rest as they will await the winner of the Thunder-Rockets series, which currently stands at 3-2 Rockets. But it’s become clear that the Lakers also need some time to help get right mentally, as they are approaching nearly two full months in the bubble.

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LeBron James reacts to death of Chadwick Boseman: ‘The hell with 2020’

LeBron James was one of many to react with sadness after the shocking passing of Chadwick Boseman.

LeBron James was one of many across the world who mourned the loss of Chadwick Boseman, who passed away on Friday after a four year battle with colon cancer, which was only known to the public after his passing. Boseman’s family announced that he died on Friday night, sending shockwaves throughout the world.

Boseman, of course, is best known for the role of King T’Challa, in the Black Panther. LeBron had shared moments with Boseman before and shared one of those with his followers on social media, before damning the year that has gone on, with losses on stacking on top of losses in 2020.

The loss of Boseman was a shock to many, especially across the NBA and the Black community. The Black Panther was a cultural phenomenon, even one that James referenced after a great dunk in 2018. Boseman had many iconic roles as Black men in history, including Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall and James Brown. Boseman was 43.

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