Thread by @ReignOfApril

“Black Panther @theblackpanther is hands down the crowning achievement of the @Marvel universe.” ~@RobertDowneyJr

“Chadwick played great men and he was a great man. Bringing real life characters to screen with amazing humanity & nobility. The only actor we ever discussed to play T’Challa was Chadwick Boseman.” ~@Kevfeige, President of @MarvelStudios #WakandaForever #BlackPantherWatchParty

~@ForestWhitaker shares that, during the coronation scene, Chad said to him that he could feel the energy. That it was as if a transformation was taking place. #WakandaForever #BlackPantherWatchParty

“To all of those little kids that love Black Panther and looked to T’Challa as their hero, just know that the guy who played him is an even bigger hero in real life.” ~Paul Rudd on Chadwick Boseman #WakandaForever #BlackPantherWatchParty

"The level of faith that you needed to dive into this film with wasn't the same as other properties that you may get into. Because we had more ownership of the story we were creating." ~Winston Duke on @theblackpanther. #WakandaForever #BlackPantherWatchParty on @MSNBC

Timeline, if I'm not mistaken:
2014: Chadwick Boseman is announced as T'Challa
2016: Ryan Coogler is announced as director
Jan 2017: Black Panther starts shooting the day after 45's inauguration
Feb 2018: Black Panther is released
#WakandaForever #BlackPantherWatchParty on @MSNBC

Happy to see @FredTJoseph get due credit for creating the #BlackPantherChallenge during this @MSNBC edition of #Headliners featuring @theblackpanther. #WakandaForever #BlackPantherWatchParty

Credit where due. We got the news on Friday nite. 48 hours later, @Disney via @ABC had a fitting tribute for Chadwick Boseman led by the incomparable @RobinRoberts. No small feat to turn it around & get the star power they did.

Now....what's next? I have some ideas @RobertIger.