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Radical Black Panther a landmark in fight for representation across Hollywood

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When Chadwick Boseman signed on to play the lead role in Black Panther, he must have been aware the part carried added significance.

He played T’Challa, the king of secret African kingdom Wakanda and the first black superhero in mainstream comics. Amid sky-high expectations, director Ryan Coogler and Boseman, who has died at the age of 43, delivered one of the most radical films the genre has seen.

On its 2018 release, Marvel’s Black Panther proved to be a landmark moment in the fight for greater representation in Hollywood, putting black characters at the centre of a blockbuster production.

The film holds a 96% rating on review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, grossed more than 1.3 billion dollars (about £974 million) worldwide and

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