It’s been a while since we’ve seen a black super hero movie one the big screen, and after Black Panther’s cinematic debut in Captain America: Civil War, fans can’t get enough of him.
The character, a Wakandan King who played by Chadwick Boseman is reportedly the richest superhero in the marvel universe (move over Tony Stark) due to the hordes of valuable vibranium on his homeland, and is also the protector of the African nation fighting crime as the super badass Black Panther, which stole the show in Civil War.
Marvel have previously announced a standalone movie for the Wakanda King and it’s director Ryan Coogler (Creed), which was met with lots of praise. But two pieces of casting information hit this week that has people going nuts: both Lupita Nyong’o and Michael B. Jordan are reportedly set to star in the film alongside Boseman. After the news broke, #BlackPantherSoLit skyrocketed to the top of the trending list and fans couldn’t hold back their excitement.
Oh, by the way, the film doesn’t come out until 2018. The hype is real.
#BlackPantherSOLIT we're all going to be in the movie theater like pic.twitter.com/WXXUzQAdx1
— Black Girl Nerds (@BlackGirlNerds) May 14, 2016
#BlackPantherSoLIT me getting my tickets, going into the movie theater pic.twitter.com/I6VG1vZ1Or
— BLACK POWER (@b4squiat) May 14, 2016
When haters try to jump in and ruin #BlackPantherSoLIT pic.twitter.com/C3YkhkXYtd
— Misty Knight's Afro (@Steph_I_Will) May 14, 2016
#BlackPantherSoLIT is trending pic.twitter.com/XZXXrWNi8t
— Jack Napier (@sweetbbabyjesus) May 14, 2016
#BlackPantherSoLIT how we strolling into the movie come 2018 pic.twitter.com/v2JvhKmcuZ
— Thelonious Legend (@TheLegendBooks) May 14, 2016
When Hollywood says black films don't do well but #BlackPantherSoLIT is trending TWO YEARS in advance pic.twitter.com/O7prwMu5Zv
— Ashley Payne (@luvthispayne) May 14, 2016
Graduation day in Wakanda #BlackPantherSoLIT https://t.co/0xNglKQ0Pi
— Jackson M'vunganyi (@UpfrontAfrica) May 14, 2016
How we bout to roll up to the theatre… #BlackPantherSOLIT pic.twitter.com/YUX7lPY8Nf
— God's GIF… (@VerCeddy) May 14, 2016
When you put out the most epic movie of 2016 but a minor character steals the show #BlackPantherSoLIT pic.twitter.com/yfo2DFQsqJ
— Azealia's Mortician (@dirtyprettyart) May 14, 2016
Me and my crew rolling up to the movie theater #BlackPantherSoLIT pic.twitter.com/rJky8QjAwe
— The NYC Film Chick (@TheNYCFilmChick) May 14, 2016