It looks like Black Panther is trying to get into the Oscar race!
The Los Angeles Times reports (via a studio spokesperson) that Marvel is going full steam ahead with previous plans to campaign hard for Black Panther. The reason for this unyielding determination, of course, is because Black Panther not only dominated the box office and earned critical acclaim but also aimed for a cultural shift. To that end, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, who spoke out early in favor of the film?s Oscar potential, told the LA Times that the film is still deserving of the ultimate recognition:
?I would like to see the hard work and the effort and the vision and the belief of the talented filmmaker Ryan Coogler, who sat across the table from us a few years ago and said, ?I have been wrestling with questions about my past and my heritage and I think I really want to tell a story within this movie.? And that he did it so unbelievably well and with so much impact .. seeing that potentially being recognized is what excites me the most.?