So because of Black Panthers success studios are plotting to appeal to black audiences

[The Message]

to me, Get Out was the tipping point

BP opened the flood gates

cant just be black actors tho. gotta be writers, producers, costume designers, casting, exec producers, etc

but if we had the distribution...thats the checkmate.

holla at the breh byron allen. he got the keys

 

[humminbird]

getting my scripts ready

 

[Easy-E]

They gotta give black producers actors and writers the green light.

The only way it will work.

But, it will fail because they still will have to cater to white (wider) audiences

One concede even the biggest supporter of Black Panther has to have; it's great and a success that they made the movie, but, there's no other way it could've been made without all black actors, black writers and a director

Not to say they don't deserve it, but, Marvel smart enough not to try to defend having a white guy director and write this--horrible PR

Success is when black people can play the background of power and get chances to fail

If this movie is regular successful every Hollywood execs is like It's just because it was Black history month, it's the only black superhero movie--a niche, etc.

Time will tell, but, I'm tired of waiting for advancement only to be hoodwinked

 

[satam55]

Told people this would happen before the movie even came out.

Fred.

Hollywood has been doing this with both TV & film the last few years or so. I don't know why this is news.

 

[Cladyclad]

We say this after every black successful movie

 

[Secure Da Bag]

Now we're a big draw huh??? I remember a certain super director's comments on exodus on he can't cast a certain people because they don't push movies overseas...

George Lucas said something similar about Red Tails. Basically, studios weren't trying to fund it because black movies don't draw enough audience to make a big budget black movie worthwhile.

I guess those studios know better now

 

[Wild self]

When black owned studios come out with their own distribution with QUALITY films, then we will see.

 

[ORDER_66]

When black owned studios come out with their own distribution with QUALITY films, then we will see.

Yep... Distribution is the final step... shyt even digital distribution on a grand scale is a win...

 

[MikelArteta]

Gonna see that black spiderman soon enough

 

[Primetime]

Echoing what others said, it does come down to distribution. Honestly, it's several things.I posted it in the black panther box office watch thread that Black Panther broke box office records in Africa... but the problem was (and has been) that the West Afrika region (Nigeria, Ghana, etc) only has like 32 theaters... period.

Basically those regions struggle with distribution bc of various reasons likely going back to not having as strong an infrastructure to support those types of luxuries. So it's multifaceted. Blacks in the diaspora have to do what they can to build their own studios and distribution companies, and afrikans naturally have to handle their business in improving the state of their countries.[easier said than done for both of course].

Basically black americans have the experience and creativity in mainstream entertainment while black afrikans have the vast numbers of willing bodies if theaters/avenues were available like that, so both sides have work to do in getting to that ideal state where that future partnership could reap instant billions for movies like a black panther or actual black owned studio productions.

 

[Easy-E]

Now we're a big draw huh??? I remember a certain super director's comments on exodus on he can't cast a certain people because they don't push movies overseas...

Ridley Scott on 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' Whitewashing Controversy

Also:
But NOW black stories with black casts on a grand scale can be a box office draw and success...

+rep

Yep, and I almost forgot them Sony emails where they said Denzel wasn't shyt overseas

Or how Idris can't be Black Bond because it would flopped

 

[Norrin Radd]

Hollywood bout to greenlight a whole bunch of Almost Christmas-like movies and then wonder why they don't pop like BP did

 

[Renegade47]

 

[Uitomy]

If we could have more cool black action and sci-if movies

Oh and especially more black slice of life movies that’d be great

 

[AquaCityBoy]

But The Coli told me that Black Panther wouldn't lead to any more black movies