'Black Panther' Movie Actors: Film Changed How People See Africa
2022-11-12
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1The main actors of the new Black Panther movie, called Wakanda Forever, gathered recently in London.
2They were celebrating the opening of the follow-up to the 2018 film.
3The first movie was the top film of that year in the U.S. and Canada and the second-biggest in the world. It sold $1.3 billion in tickets.
4The movie was the first superhero film to have a mostly Black cast.
5One of the main actors is Lupita Nyong'o of Kenya. She plays Nakia.
6She said the movie from four years ago permitted people to feel good about "indigenous cultures" because of the way it showed African life.
7"We are celebrating our culture, we are celebrating where we are from in a way that is extremely inclusive," she said.
8Florence Kasumba was born in Uganda but now lives in Germany.
9She is also one of the main actors in Wakanda Forever.
10As a girl, she said, she would have liked to see movies like Black Panther, "because there are not so many role models."
11Kasumba has acted in other superhero movies including Wonder Woman and Captain America.
12Ayodeji Aiyesimoju is a professor who studies television and film at Joseph Ayo Babalola University in Nigeria.
13He said the first Black Panther movie changed the way some people thought about Africa.
14"It opened conversations for questions.
15People were genuinely interested in knowing about the continent," he said.
16He said the next step is for movie studios in Hollywood and Britain to do more work with Black actors and African moviemakers.
17Some critics, however, said the movie was just a way for large movie companies to make money by showing a fictional African way of life.
18Disney produced the movie and it is based on characters created by Marvel.
19One actor said Africa had an important part in the movie. Danai Gurira played the character Okoye.
20Her family is from Zimbabwe but she was born in the U.S.
21"You have to understand that it was Africa that impacted Black Panther," she said.
22"The role I play was all about looking at what Africa was and bringing (that) into the world."
23I'm Dan Friedell.
1The main actors of the new Black Panther movie, called Wakanda Forever, gathered recently in London. 2They were celebrating the opening of the follow-up to the 2018 film. 3The first movie was the top film of that year in the U.S. and Canada and the second-biggest in the world. It sold $1.3 billion in tickets. 4The movie was the first superhero film to have a mostly Black cast. 5One of the main actors is Lupita Nyong'o of Kenya. She plays Nakia. 6She said the movie from four years ago permitted people to feel good about "indigenous cultures" because of the way it showed African life. 7"We are celebrating our culture, we are celebrating where we are from in a way that is extremely inclusive," she said. 8Florence Kasumba was born in Uganda but now lives in Germany. She is also one of the main actors in Wakanda Forever. 9As a girl, she said, she would have liked to see movies like Black Panther, "because there are not so many role models." 10Kasumba has acted in other superhero movies including Wonder Woman and Captain America. 11Ayodeji Aiyesimoju is a professor who studies television and film at Joseph Ayo Babalola University in Nigeria. He said the first Black Panther movie changed the way some people thought about Africa. 12"It opened conversations for questions. People were genuinely interested in knowing about the continent," he said. 13He said the next step is for movie studios in Hollywood and Britain to do more work with Black actors and African moviemakers. 14Some critics, however, said the movie was just a way for large movie companies to make money by showing a fictional African way of life. Disney produced the movie and it is based on characters created by Marvel. 15One actor said Africa had an important part in the movie. Danai Gurira played the character Okoye. Her family is from Zimbabwe but she was born in the U.S. 16"You have to understand that it was Africa that impacted Black Panther," she said. "The role I play was all about looking at what Africa was and bringing (that) into the world." 17I'm Dan Friedell. 18Dan Friedell adapted this story for VOA Learning English based on a report by Reuters. 19__________________________________________________________________ 20Words in This Story 21superhero -n. an imaginary person in a book, movie or television show who has amazing powers like the ability to fly 22cast -n. the actors in a play, TV show or movie 23indigenous -n. native to a place 24inclusive -adj. including everyone or many different kinds of people 25role model -n. someone who another person thinks highly of and tries to be like 26genuine -adj. real, true, not false 27fiction -n. written stories about people and events that are not real 28character -n. a person in a story, book, play or movie 29impact -n. an influence or something that affects something else 30________________________________________________________________ 31We want to hear from you. Do you think you will see the new Black Panther film? 32We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 33Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.