BLACK PANTHER Producer Says CIVIL WAR Allowed For Them To Tell A More Expansive Story

Marvel's Civil War already introduced us to the Black Panther character, and producer Nate Moore says that will help the story of the film move beyond your typical origin story. Here's what he had to say to Comicbook: 

“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.”

Ultimately, the events of Civil War will begin with T'Challa becoming king of Wakanda, which is a bit of an origin story, but at least we got the central part of his character resolved. Good to know we won't have to sit through a bunch of exposition before jumping into the action! I've never been huge on the Marvel origin stories, so it's good to hear this film will be more than just that, don't you agree?