Putting aside the embarrassing cover that has Black
Panther going Meow, the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly is full to the
brim with information regarding the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe, Captain America: Civil War.
Among the many things covered in the issue, one thing
is made perfectly clear, Black Panther's (Chadwick Boseman) allegiance is not set
in stone, meaning he could for instance side with Iron Man on one occasion and then
shift to Captain America's team even though he's not a fan of Bucky (Sebastian
Stan).
"He’s definitely not the life of the party in
this instance. I think this is something true of the comic book character and the
movie. You never quite know where he stands. There’s always a bit of concealing
and mystery. So I think mysterious is more his boat. Not to say there’s not
charm and he can’t be a ladies’ man and all that. It’s more like if there is
humor, it’s more like James Bond."
As he learned, the trigger for
Civil War is the Sokovia Accords, which is the political reaction the
collateral damage left
in the wake of very Avengers battle
thus far. The accord states that those with "enhanced abilities" must
be kept in check and only used once authorization has been granted, but how
does Black Panther figure into all this. He is a hero yes, but he also is the prince
of a nation.
"There definitely is a sort of tradition that
he’s torn between, in terms of how things were done in the past and how things
need to happen now in this new world," Boseman says. "I think there’s
perhaps a bit of a maverick there, and then there’s also a need to live up to
traditions and his father’s legacy. And not even his father’s legacy, but the
entire nation of Wakanda. I think those are the things you will see."
But Black Panther isn't the
only superhero who carries a country on his shoulders. Captain America, though
to a much lesser degree, also bears his. I mean it's on his name and costume.
So while they may find themselves on opposite sides of the battlefield, there
is something that unites them.
"I love our scenes together because I do think
they feel a sense of responsibility. I think they’re both very selfless people.
They want the right thing, no one’s irrational, no one has an inflated ego."
(That’s got to be a dig at Iron Man, by the way.) "They’re family-first
people," Evans says. "I think outside of the suits we’d be friends,
Steve and T’Challa."
Introducing Black Panther in Civil War came out of the
necessity of needing someone who had an agenda different from that of Iron Man
and Captain America, revealed of Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige.
"We kept talking about ‘Somebody like Black
Panther …’ After the third or fourth time that came up in a development
meeting, someone said, ‘Can’t we just do the Black
Panther?’ And we all looked at each other and said, ‘Yeah, I guess we could,’"
Feige says. "We introduce him here, give him an arc, and make him a full
character. We don’t just give him a cameo, to wave. He has his own conflict and
his own people that he’s looking out for."
Executive producer Nate Moore meanwhile calls T'Challa
"the undecided voter", saying that "he’s someone who hasn’t
necessarily made up his mind about either side and whose agenda isn’t exactly
what Cap’s agenda or what Tony’s agenda is. And I think that brings him into
conflict weirdly with both characters at different times in the film. He is the
prince of an African nation that has so far stayed very much sort of in the
shadows. And eventually the film will draw him and his father out of the
shadows."
Regarding his costume, it is made of a tightly weaved
chain mail made out of vabranium, the same as Cap's shield.
"The vibranium is a metal that is dynamic. It can
change how it’s used. It’s not a liquid, but it has the ability to change shape
and change form and still have its strength. I think there a lot of things
about that in the mythology that I think has a lot of potential in terms of the
storytelling… It’s not just about being durable, it has the ability to absorb
energy. It’s not just like you hit it and it doesn’t take it. It has the
ability to absorb the attack of another person and repel or respond to that
attack. That’s part of the power," says Boseman.
Finally, his fighting style is according to Boseman an
amalgam of moves like "animal forms, but
not just cat. He could be a snake, or various different styles. Obviously
there’s an opportunity to do some capoeira," the Brazilian martial art.
Captain America: Civil War lands in
theaters on May 6, 2016
Source
- EW
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