PLAY MOVIES JORDAN A COMPLEX VILLAIN

Panther star Michael B Jordan believes the new Marvel movie has the potential to change the film industry.

The comic book film is the first release from the studio to have a predominantly black cast, and critics are hailing it as Marvel’s “most woke” movie.

“Hopefully with this film coming out, being able to inspire the next generation, being able to send a message to the film industry, to the television industry, to the world that this cast is more than capable of making a successful movie, and to be a part of that film, it means a lot,” Jordan said. In Black Panther, Jordan plays villain Erik Killmonger, who challenges Chadwick Boseman’s character T’Challa ( the Black Panther) to the throne of the fictional African nation of Wakanda.

The self- sufficient country is more technologically advanced than anywhere else in the world, thanks to the abundance of a powerful resource known as vibranium. Killmonger is angered at how Wakanda has turned its back on AfricanAmericans. He is a complex and sympathetic villain, and his inclusion in the film highlights broader issues regarding racism and the mistreatment of African- Americans. Jordan understands how important Black Panther could be. “It’s changing ... the outside perception of what African is, of what Africa is, AfricanAmerican culture and issues ... When you watch this film you might walk away with something you never thought you were going to take away from the film. And I think that’s truly the power of cinema.”