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I was invited by Disney/Marvel to attend the #BlackPantherEvent. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Tomorrow Black Panther in theaters everywhere! I am excited to be able to take my kids to watch a movie that I haven’t been able to stop talking about! Today I am sharing our exclusive interview with Andy Serkis (Ulysses Klaue) and Winston Duke (M’Baku) who may just be your new Marvel favorites!
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I was invited by Disney/Marvel to attend the #BlackPantherEvent. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This month I have been sharing lots of things Black Panther related since the movie in playing in theaters everywhere this Friday! Today I am sharing 5 things that I learned during the Black Panther Press Conference last month that you might want to know before you watch the movie.
The night before the conference was the Black Panther World Premiere that I also attended, so when the main cast of the movie walked on the stage that I just seen hours before, for an interview with Nischelle Turner from Entertainment Tonight that I watch was really exciting!
#1 – Nischelle Turner asked Kevin Feige “Why Chadwick for Black Panther?”. He tells us that they were sitting around a table coming up with the story for Civil War where Nate Moore the executive producer suggested bringing in Black Panther because they were looking for a third party that wouldn’t necessarily side with Captain America or Ironman and almost instantly they all said Chadwick.
#2 – Nischelle Turner tells Letitia Wright who plays Shuri that if could pick a character it would be Shuri. Letitia tells says at first she would want to be Danai, then Okoye. Then she says “What I love about it, as well, with how it was written is that the men are always behind the women, as well. So no one’s like undermined – like, the men are like, you know, ‘You shouldn’t be in technology, and you shouldn’t be in math.’ They’re like, ‘No, go ahead.’ Like, so T’Challa is like, ‘Go ahead, Sis. This is your department. This is your domain. Like – kill it.”
#3 – There is a STRONG presence of women in this movie that is really great! I am so excited to take my daughters to watch this film to see which ones of these ladies in the film is their favorite. Angela Basset tells us “So I was so proud to have my daughter, and my son there last night, because in their faces, and in their spirit – and they were feeling themselves. And they stood taller after last night.”
Photo Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
#4 – Ryan Coogler is the Director behind Marvel’s Black Panther. When asked what he thought after he watched the movie this is what he had to say “Oh, man, I felt – I just felt incredibly blessed, you know, to have had the opportunity to make the film this way, to make the film with this studio, you know, working with Kevin and his team – Victoria Alonso, Louis D’Esposito, and Nate Moore, who Chadwick was just talking about – has been like – which is an incredible opportunity. And it’s not something I ever imagined, you know, would happen. And it’s good to work with some of my, like my – you know, my mentor, and these people who I’ve watched, you know, for my whole life, and some friends that I’ve made through this process. I mean, it was you know, it was incredible, when I had like 50 of my family members there, all from the Bay area; they were like, talking at the screen”.
Photo Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
#5 – There are some really cool Black Panther products your children will love and even some products you will probably want for yourself. Here are just a few of the awesome Black Panther products I seen.
There was some really great questions that were asked at this press conference. Watch the full Black Panther Press Conference below:
I was invited by Disney/Marvel to attend the #BlackPantherEvent. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Last month I had the opportunity to visit Olvera Street, also known as the birthplace of Los Angeles to celebrate the Blu-Ray/DVD release for Pixar’s Coco! This was my first time to Olvera Street where you can find plenty of Mexican culture including music, food and plenty of gift shops with things to bring home. Definitely a place I want to go back to.
When we first arrived on Olvera Street we walked around and enjoyed the music playing, the people dancing, the smell of all the amazing food and we did a little shopping before dinner.
Next we headed over to the the El Paseo Inn to meet Anthony Gonzalez where we were greeted by a Mexican mariachi band.
I enjoyed the mariachi band music playing but was even more excited when Anthony Gonzalez (voice of Miguel on Coco) came into the room and sang Remember Me for us which was really sweet. I can listen to him sing this song over and over and I was lucky enough to capture most of it on video.
Anthony Gonzalez: Well, when I first went to audition for Miguel, I really wanted to do this role because well I identified myself so much with him. And that is because we both have this passion for music. I grew up with music, singing with my brothers here in La Placita Olvera. And just to be part of a movie where I can sing because I’ve been doing that since I was four years old, is amazing. So that’s one way I identify with Miguel. Another way I identify myself with Miguel is we both know how important our family is and we know to really do our traditions. Just like Miguel’s tradition is to celebrate the Day of the Dead. And I actually have celebrated the Day of the Dead as well because my grandfather passed away when I was six years old, but well in the Day of the Dead it was a chance for me to be with him again and connect with him. And that’s another way me and Miguel connect.
Anthony Gonzalez: Yeah in fact I think it’s made a big change in our community because there’s some people like people tell me, wow I didn’t even know this was a holiday. Now I’m going to start celebrating it, because well, my father and my uncle passed away and I can be with them again and connect with them, it’s a celebration. And yeah that’s actually my home school teacher told me that her daughter didn’t even know this happened. And her friend passed away and then now that she knows about the Day of the Dead she can be with her friend again, which is amazing. And I think that has been a really good change in the community.
Photo Credit: Natasha Nicholes – Houseful Of Nicholes
Anthony Gonzalez: Wow there have been so many. Well one of them was I got to go to D23 and I had the honor to sing with the one and only Benjamin Bratt, which was so cool. And I’ve gotten to go to places that I never thought I would go to like Canada and I love Canada because it’s so cold and cold yes. And actually I actually never thought I would go to Pixar and I just love going to Pixar so much, because there’s like a soccer field and I love soccer so I get to play soccer every time I go there, every time on my break I got to play soccer. And also the food there is delicious.
Anthony Gonzalez: Well that’s a good question. I have a lot of favorite scenes. One is like I love all the scenes where Miguel is interacting with Mama Coco, I think that’s just so sweet, like I used to go like this and now we’re like this which is way faster, I love that. I also love when Mama and Mama Imelda agrees to tell give Miguel his blessing. But the only condition is that he can never play music ever again, and then he says okay. But then right when he goes back he gets a guitar and then he goes straight back to Mama again. And another one I love is when Miguel is getting ready to sing Poco Loco and then Hector teases him about the grito and then the first time he tries it, he does horrible but then when he does it on stage, he nails it.
Anthony Gonzalez: Well I hope that they take really that the Day of the Dead is not like Halloween, it’s a time for a celebration, it’s a wonderful celebration that anyone can celebrate, not just like from where- not just Mexicans can celebrate but anyone can celebrate it. Because it’s a day where you can connect and really remember your family members that passed away. And I think that’s what I hope that people take away from the movie.
Photo Credit: Natasha Nicholes – Houseful Of Nicholes
Anthony Gonzalez: Oh my gosh that’s just like a dream come true, that’s an honor, because I grew up watching these Disney movies, like Toy Story, I have the Woody toy and I have like a Buzz Lightyear blanket and just to be part of Disney Pixar movie is a big deal and at my age it’s just a dream come true. And all I can do is just thank god for all the blessings he’s given me.
Anthony Gonzalez: Yes I would do street performance, and sing in these streets. We would do a whole show like my brother would sing with one similar to this, and my sisters would do tap dance, ballet. They would sing- they would dance while my brother was singing and I would just look at them and I would just be inspired by them. And that’s, because of them I started singing and acting.
I was invited by Disney/Marvel to attend the #BlackPantherEvent. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Last month during my trip to Los Angeles I visited the ABC Studios where I was able to screen the first episode of The Bachelor Winter Games. For the last couple years I have been a big fan of The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Bachelor In Paradise so being able to watch a sneak peek of the new show before it aired was really EXCITING and what made it even better was being able to interview the host Chris Harrison right after!
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I was invited by Disney/Marvel to attend the #BlackPantherEvent. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This week I have been sharing some of our interviews with the Black Panther cast! Today I am sharing our first interview that was with Daniel Kaluuya who plays W’Kabi and Letitia Wright who plays Shuri, T’Challa’s little sister who happens to be one of my favorites from the movie since she is both smart and knows how to fight!
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