Kevin Feige reacts to BLACK PANTHER Oscar nominations

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige is gushing with pride. Following the news that Black Panther has been nominated for six Oscars the producer released a statement via EW heaping praise on the movies cast and crew.

“The word that keep coming to me from the moment it happened is just this humbling sense of pride for everyone involved in the movie,” the producer explained. “It’s the most important recognition that a film can receive in our industry. That’s not lost on any of us. It’s something that’s immensely gratifying.”

“As the numerous phone calls and text messages [show] that went back and forth between all of us who were lucky enough to work on the film, it is just … pride,” he continued. “I think Blank Panther is a unique movie told by a unique filmmaker in a unique time.”

“It comes down to this amazing cast and crew, and a brilliant director who had something to say. He had a very personal story and struggle to explore, and he wanted to use this movie and this canvas to tell it. Looking over the past year at the cultural impact this movie has had around the world, it feels like the recognition from the Academy this morning is the pinnacle of that.”

Asked why he thinks the Academy responded so well to Black Panther, Feige said “the message of Black Panther, and not just the message within the thematics of the film, but even the story of how the film was made, how it came together, and how it was received.”

“It’s about representation, and it’s about inclusion, and it’s about the importance of telling different types of stories. That the Academy recognized that this morning is extremely gratifying to all of us.”

Black Panther is directed by Ryan Coogler from a screenplay co-written with Joe Robert Cole. Chadwick Boseman reprises his role as T’Challa/Black Panther and is joined in the film by Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong’o, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Angela Bassett, Any Serkis and Forest Whitaker.

The Marvel Studios/Disney film landed in cinemas on February 12, 2018 in the UK and Feb 16 in the US.

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