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Chadwick Boseman, who plays T'Challa, the
titular hero and king of fictional African nation Wakanda, led
his co-stars including Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, Michael
B. Jordan, Danai Gurira and Angela Bassett, on the purple carpet
on Monday.
"Something like Marvel has a way of really affecting popular
culture, and to have that popular culture informed with things
that are of African origin and people knowing they are of
African origin ... is powerful," Nyong'o, who plays warrior
Nakia, told Reuters.
"Hopefully it changes the general idea of what being an African
is. Too often times we see Africa as a place that is wanting and
here it's a place that you want to go," she said.
The Oscar-winning actress matched the purple carpet in an
amethyst-hued Versace gown with gold-detailed shoulders and
belt. Gurira wore a bright pink Viktor & Rolf dress with a
dramatic shoulder ruffle, and Bassett opted for a golden yellow
Naeem Khan fringe jumpsuit.
The men also served up colorful looks. Boseman rocked a gilded
print Emporio Armani suit, actor Donald Glover opted for a
tangerine Dolce & Gabbana suit, and the film's director, Ryan
Coogler, added a printed scarf to his black Ikire Jones suit, a
Philadelphia label that draws from West African influences.
"Black Panther," out in theaters on Feb. 16, earned rave early
reactions from attendees at the premiere, including "Guardians
of the Galaxy" director James Gunn, who praised the film as an
"extraordinary work."
"It's just filled with so much talent, so much beauty, the
aesthetic of it is so pleasing and so black and Afro-centric and
African and modern and worldly and futuristic. You know, it's
got a lot of swag. This movie is on fire," said Bassett, who
plays T'Challa's mother.
(Reporting by Rollo Ross for Reuters TV; Editing by Leslie
Adler)
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