Letitia Wright - who played Shuri in 'Black Panther' - has revealed that she improvised one of the best lines in the Marvel film ... But, as it transpired, her performance still had strong echoes of how the character was portrayed in the Marvelcomic books ... "I actually, without even knowing it, was playing Shuri from the comic book in my audition....
The 24-year-old actress starred as Shuri in the widely acclaimed Marvel movie, and Letitia has revealed she took it upon herself to create one of the film's most memorable moments ... But, as it transpired, her performance still had strong echoes of how the character was portrayed in the Marvelcomic books ... the comics' just go off what the script said....
Ryan Coogler's Black Panther has turned into a critical sensation and box office hit for Marvel Studios ... Even with Wakanda's outlandish set pieces, Black Panther also features some notably street-level scenes in Oakland, California that feel more in-line with Coogler's previous work on films like FruitvaleStation and Creed than the borderline mystical world of T'Challa from MarvelComics....
Surprisingly, it’s also a Marvel movie ... “We’re vegetarian.” ‘Black Panther’ comic before ‘Party” ... Ryan Coogler, the first black director to helm a Marvel movie, doesn’t steer away from the party in “Black Panther.” Instead, he embraces it ... MarvelComics creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby gave birth to the Black Panther character in July 1966....
"I screamed out, 'oh my God, that's Chad!'" Smith said ... 'We're dressing to impress' ... theater ... "But if you look at the story of his character, as an African prince of a very advanced, sophisticated country, surrounded by a lot of women warriors and protectors, I see echoes of Chad's sensibilities. Even though this is a very popular Marvelcomic, I still see that responsiblity of the arts to a larger context of our society." ... ....
Amazon's Alexa-powered Echo speaker is the best smart entertainment gadget in India right now.KVN Rohit/IBTimes India ... Amazon Echo is really easy to set up ... Whenever I enter my room and randomly start asking Alexa to tell me the news for the day, ask about the weather or to get scores of the Indian cricket match, I just can't help but feel like I am Tony Stark aka Ironman (of MarvelComics fame) talking to his AI-assistant Jarvis....
As BB-8 rolled out for its big-screen debut in 2015's "Star Wars. EpisodeVII - The Force Awakens," an audience of Sphero employees inside Century Theatre in Boulder immediately noticed the same thing ... Another way ... Most are based on Disney brands of Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar ... The company took a different approach to giving life to the Marvelcomic book character. It's more like an AmazonEcho personal assistant, with an attitude ... ....
The new droid sounded different from the toy robot the Boulder company had designed, developed and started selling in stores a few months earlier. “We were so familiar with the robot at that time ... Most are based on Disney brands of Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar ... The company took a different approach to giving life to the Marvelcomic book character. It’s more like an AmazonEcho personal assistant, with an attitude ... ....
Though these characters seemed largely inspired by Western models such as Spiderman (MarvelComics) or Batman (DC Comics), they occupied a definitively Indian space; from language to cities to the problems they solved ... Raj Comics) ... His company works across platforms (digital, paper, animation) and is most popular, for bringing to life the superboy Chakra, a character created for India by MarvelComics’ editor-in-chief, Lee, in 2011....
In a way, this echoes the progress of Marvel itself, once the weirdo alternative brand, now, as part of the Disney empire alongside all that is "Star......
In a way this echoes the progress of Marvel itself, once the weirdo alternative brand, now, as part of the Disney empire alongside all that is "Star Wars," ruling the world's screens, big and little....
Millarworld is a respected indie comics publisher founded by Mark Millar — a former writer for both Marvel and DC comics, whose work also provided the basis for “Logan” and “The Avengers” — nearly 15 years ago ... Netflix's deal echoesDisney's $4 billion acquisition of comics giant Marvel in 2009, which launched a cinematic universe that sparked superhero mania at the box office, grossing more than $10 billion....
Amid the R-rated anecdotes, there were echoes of Larry Marder's prescient quote when he first heard the seven illustrators were abandoning MarvelComics to strike out on their own. ... Twenty-five years later, Marvel has recovered nicely, if only with cinema box-office receipts; ImageComics is headquartered at Montgomery Park in Portland; and Emerald City Comicon draws 90,000 to the Washington State Convention Center....