Disney Plus receives Black Panther spin-off from director Ryan Coogler

Disney Plus receives Black Panther spin-off from director Ryan Coogler

Following their collaboration on Black Panther, which grossed more than €1.3 billion at the global box office in 2018, The Walt Disney Company announced an exclusive deal with the multimedia company of writer-director-producer Ryan Coogler. To produce television content for Disney Plus. . The five-year deal will see Proximity Media, co-founded by Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ludwig Göransson, Archie Davis and Peter Nicks, develop a new TV series in the kingdom of Wakanda, home of Black Panther. "With Black Panther, Ryan brought a groundbreaking story and iconic characters to life in a way that is real, meaningful and memorable, creating a defining cultural moment," Disney CEO Bob Iger said in the announcement. "We are thrilled to strengthen our relationship and look forward to telling more great stories with Ryan and his team." Speaking on behalf of Proximity Media, Coogler said: "We couldn't be happier to launch our TV business with Bob Iger, Dana Walden and all the amazing studios under the Disney umbrella," also quipping that the company is "already in mix". on a few projects that we can't wait to share." Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige recently revealed that Black Panther 2 is moving forward despite the death of lead actor Chadwick Boseman, leading us to speculate that the upcoming Disney series Plus will follow supporting characters like Shuri (Letitia Wright) and Okoye (Danai Gurira). ), or see a new crowned Black Panther. Not a Disney Plus subscriber yet? You can sign up for a monthly or yearly subscription via the options below.Today's best Disney Plus deals