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    SteveBurns:Itdoesn’tfeellikeyou’vebeen…castforallthatlong.Itwasn’tsomuchasecretasitwastheprocessoffindingthehost.Iknowthattheysawthousandsandthousandsofpeople.AndwhenwesawJosh,Iturnedtoeveryoneandsaidwecanstartfilmingtomorrow.HewasphenomenalfromDayOne.AndI’mheretotellyouit’snotaneasyjob.It’stechnicallydemanding,anditrequiresincrediblestrengthofimagination.Andthat’ssomethingIthinkJoshbringstothisthat’ssoimportant.Imaginationandauthenticity―thosearethetwomajorrequisitesfortherole,andhehasthembigtime.

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    “Imaginewhatwouldhappeniftheydisagreedwithme.Muchworse,”hesaidwithnofurtherexplanation.

    Theexcitementaroundthereleaseof“BlackPanther”wasall-encompassing.Comicbookfansofvariousdemographicswereexcitedtoseethe“wealthiestfictionalcharacterintheMarvelUniverse”adaptedtofilm.AndtheannouncementthatRyanCooglerwouldbeatthehelmofthefilmhelpedthebuzzextendbeyondthestandardfansofMarvel.CooglerhadestablishedhimselfasatrustedvoiceintheBlackcommunitysincehisdirectorialdebutof“FruitvaleStation.”Hisinvolvementonlyheightenedaudienceexpectations.

    —SabinaGraves(@SabinaHasNoR)January30,2018Weeditedourfilmsacrossthehallfromeachotherfor8months.Wetalkedinoureditbays,onwalksaroundthelot.Aboutourfilms,ourdreams.Tonight,hiscomestrue.Onmywaytothe#BlackPantherpremierewithafullheartformyfam,directorextraordinaire#RyanCoogler!pic.twitter.com/lrxBNRsqeC

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    BluepossiblyusinganiPhone?That’dbeinteresting.

    Anygreatbiopic,likeanygreatadaptationofawell-knownandwell-lovedwork,shouldstrivetocapturetheessenceofitssubject.Butinordertodothat,severalthingsmusthappenatonce.That’stheclassicdilemmaofthebiopic:Howdoyoucreateafaithfulportraitofapersonwhilealsoremainingentertaining?Howdoyoubalancethemandatesofasubject’sfamilyandestatewithadirector’screativevision?HowdoyouproducesomethingthattranscendswhatfansthinktheyalreadyknowaboutafigurelikeFreddieMercury?