Black Panther style: Why Lupita Nyong'o wears green

as mentioned in Jane's (Paula Patton) one-shouldered floaty number in Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol may have looked delicate, but it had to do some serious acrobatics in a chase scene: "They had to make a special ball gown for that scene with a little bit of Velcro in the back," Patton told Vanity Fair. "We're on our way to our next mission, and I'm in this huge green ball gown, and we have to get to our next place where I have to do a lot of physical activity. I'll tell you, changing in a car while it's speeding through the streets of Mumbai is quite a challenge."

Inventor, Warrior, Spy: The Badass Women of Black Panther

As part of their Movie HQ page for Black Panther, Toys R Us has posted a bunch of character bios, including those for three of the wonderful women of Wakanda. The bios for Nakia, Okoye, and Shuri give each woman a full, realized character with motivations of her own, outside of T'Challa. However, if Marvel's previous treatment of women is any indicator, they'll likely still be confined to supporting roles. (We got an Ant-Man movie before we got a Black Widow movie, folks.) Here's hoping Kevin Feige will go ahead and greenlight that all-female Marvel movie already.

The Most Important Debate in Black Panther Is, Unsurprisingly, Between Two Women

As it stated in Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowMarvelThe plot of Black Panther is driven by a fight between two perspectives on the history and future of Wakanda, writ large on T'Challa and Killmonger. But these characters, unlike Nakia and Okoye, cannot clearly navigate their way through a political debate because of their personal stakes and past trauma. Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowMATT KENNEDY/MARVELIt's a debate that, arguably, wages in all corners of our society. Okoye and Nakia not only provide a model for political discourse and disagreement, but also a model for cinematic representation. These women are crucial to the structure of the film and to how the film's central ideas play out.

New Black Panther Preview Shows Off Vicious Casino Fight

This clip debuts just hours after the first reactions surfaced for Black Panther, following the world premiere screening last night in Los Angeles. Still, given the recent box office projections for Black Panther, more Panther movies may already be a foregone conclusion. We reported last week that Black Panther is eyeing between a $100 million and $120 million box office debut, when it hits theaters on February 16. Given how many Marvel movies tend to out-gross their projections, and the enormous buzz Black Panther has leading into its February 16 release, anything is possible. Take a look at this new Black Panther clip below, courtesy of Marvel YouTube.