Check out what our Favourite Nigerian Stars wore to the Black Panther’s Opening Weekend
By Kemi Mobuse - Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Black Panther is the latest
installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s lineup of movies. The movie is
directed by Ryan Coogler—director of Creed— and stars Chadwick Boseman, Lupita
Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Martin Freeman and other stellar actors.
The landmark Marvel film not only features the
fashion-forward Lupita Nyong’o, but also takes inspiration from an array of
ethnic dress found across Africa. And black fans around the world used the
film’s opening to showcase their African or African-inspired fashions.
Celebrities like Debola Williams,
Alexx Ekubo, Ik Ogbonna, Stephanie Coker, Lola OJ, Timini Egbuson, Ayoola
Ayola, Kas Beats, Adunni Ade, Jumoke Aderonmu and many more stepped out
in style for the premiere which took place on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at the Genesis
Cinemas, The Palms, Lekki, Lagos.
The event which was organized by
one of Nigeria’s biggest distribution companies, Blue Pictures and held by
Nairabox, saw excited cinema lovers dressed in different classy and
sophisticated traditional attires in respect to the origin, nature and theme of
the movie which was “African Royalty”.
Black Panther follows
T’Challa’s actions after the death of his father in Captain America: Civil War
as he returns to Wakanda as the new king.
Speaking to a viewer actor Timini
Egbuson said; “”I have been looking forward to this movie. A black super hero
movie, with black casts and directors, I’m really excited that I get to be
among the first people to see this movie in Nigeria. It was totally worth the
wait.”
The movie is set to open in cinemas nationwide,` February 16th.
See pictures of Nigerians in all their glory:
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