Partial shooting script from Black Panther film: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Partial shooting script signed by director and writer Ryan Coogler, writer Joe Robert Cole, producer Kevin Feige and executive producer Nate Moore.

The script consists of printed black text on pieces of white paper, with three hole punches on the left side, fastened by brass fasteners at the top and bottom holes. The cover and title page reads [BLACK PANTHER / Written by / Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole]. The title is underlined. Beneath the title are four signatures. At the top left in blue ink, is Ryan Coogler's signature with [WAKANDA FOREVER!] above and his name printed along the elongated tail of his signature. The rest of the signatures are in black ink, with the names printed below: Joe Robert Cole in the top right, Kevin Feige in the bottom left, and Nate Moore in the bottom right. In typed text between the signatures is written [FINAL DRAFT DATE: 4/19/2017]. The bottom of the script reads [Marvel Studios] with copyright and reproduction information typed out below. The first two pages of the script are included after the title page, with blank white pages making up the rest of the packet. The two script pages are for the opening scenes, with [1 EXT. LAKE MERRITT APARTMENT COMPLEX, OAKLAND - NIGHT - 1992 1] at the top as the setting for the opening scene followed by [2 INT. N'JOBU'S APARTMENT/HALLWAY - NIGHT 2] for the first scene, which features the characters N'Jobu, James, and Young T'Chaka.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2017
• Created by: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939
• Written by: Ryan Kyle Coogler, American, born 1986
• Written by: Joe Robert Cole, American
• Signed by: Ryan Kyle Coogler, American, born 1986
• Signed by: Nate Moore, American, born 1979
• Signed by: Kevin Feige, American, born 1973
• Signed by: Joe Robert Cole, American
• Type: screenplays
• Medium: ink on paper with metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 11 × 8 1/2 × 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 1.3 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Comics and graphic novels
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Hollywood (Film)
• Object number: 2018.39.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Marvel Studios and The Walt Disney Company
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Marvel Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.