Black Panther Producer Says Film Bypasses Traditional Origin Stories

Black Panther is underway, and Marvel fans are beyond excited to see the King of Wakanda in his own solo film. However, if you're expecting a traditional Black Panther origin story, it's time to rethink things.

While speaking with Complex about the film, producer Nate Moore revealed what kind of movie Black Panther is actually going to be.

"What's great is that people have already met Chadwick [Boseman] in Civil War, so now we get to jump in feet first without having to tell a more traditional origin story. We meet him as his world is changing. Black Panther takes place right after the events of Civil War, so T'Challa's father has just been killed, he has returned home to Wakanda, and T'Challa has to navigate potentially becoming the new ruler of this nation. He never intended to become the king for years because he figured his dad would be around for a long time. T'Chaka's death is, in a lot of ways, the catalyst for everything that's happening in Black Panther."

So, it won't be a true origin story like that of Iron Man or Captain America, but it will tell the beginnings of Black Panther's current state.

T'Challa has never been king before, and that's a responsibility he will have to face head-on.

Black Panther arrives in theaters on February 16, 2018.

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After the events of Marvel's Captain America: Civil War, King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakanadan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.

The film stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira , Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis. Additional cast members include Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Florence Kasumba, Sterling K. Brown, and John Kani.

Ryan Coogler directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Joe Robert Cole.