Black Panther: Wakanda Forever with Ryan Coogler and Tyler Perry (Ep. 389)

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Directors Guild of America

Tv & Film

4.6 • 848 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Director Ryan Coogler discusses his new film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, with fellow director Tyler Perry in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, Coogler talks about how he approached the tribute to actor Chadwick Boseman after his passing, writing and directing from his worst fears, and staying tapped into his inner child when faced with challenging directing decisions on the film. The sequel to 2018’s megahit Black Panther finds the people of Wakanda grieving the untimely death of King T’Challa and facing off against intervening world powers. However, when an advanced hidden nation threatens to destroy them, someone else must pick up the clawed gauntlet. Please note: spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2023/January2023/BlackPantherWF_QnA_1122.aspx

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0:00.0	Look, man, grief is lonely.
0:01.6	Like, it can feel, it could feel very lonely.
0:03.3	It can feel like it's only happening to you, but it's not.
0:05.8	And so if the film can help in any way communally to people who are dealing with that emotion,
0:13.4	I hope that the film is like an exciting movie, but also like a warm hug to people that's going through that.
0:34.1	Yeah. but also like a warm hug to people that's going through that. Hello and welcome back to the Directors Cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.
0:40.1	In this episode, a new hero rises while a country mourns the loss of its protector,
0:46.2	and director Ryan Coogler's new installment in the Marvel franchise, Black Panther, Wakanda Forever.
0:52.5	The sequel to 2018's mega-hit Black Panther finds the people of Wakanda grieving the untimely
0:59.0	death of King Tachala and facing off against intervening world powers.
1:04.4	However, when an advanced hidden nation threatens to destroy them, someone else must pick up
1:10.0	the clawed gauntlet.
1:12.2	In addition to Black Panther and Black Panther Wakanda Forever, Kugler's other
1:16.9	directorial credits include the feature films, Creed, and Fruitvale Station.
1:22.4	He received a DGA student film award in 2010 for his short film, FIG.
1:28.6	Following a screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles,
1:33.0	Coogler spoke with director Tyler Perry about filming Black Panther Wakanda Forever.
1:38.6	Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.
1:46.1	I want to get right into this, man, because we don't have much time because I know you're
1:49.0	running around like a madman, but this, I just want to say, as the tribute that was paid
1:54.3	to Chadwick in it, we all wondered how this was going to be handled.
1:58.9	And I thought it was handled with such class, such grace, such perfection, man.
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