had two smaller scripts that I had written with full black casts. And people loved the scripts, but nobody would fund them. Those roles and stories are out there. But unless you have the money to finance movies on your… — Joe Robert Cole Copy Share Image
Historically, opportunity has been afforded to a limited pool of people, excluding people of color and women. That doesn't diminish the talent or hard… — Joe Robert Cole Copy Share Image
Having gone through the [Marvel] writer program, I knew Black Panther was in the pipeline and I knew they were big fans of my… — Joe Robert Cole Copy Share Image
This problem [of historical opportunities] compounds itself by limiting the number of people in the pipeline to attain the experience to do larger movies… — Joe Robert Cole Copy Share Image
Black Panther is a historic opportunity to be a part of something important and special, particularly at a time when African Americans are affirming… — Joe Robert Cole Copy Share Image
I think you try to extrapolate from the early civilizations and cultures of the continent, kind of looking for unique ways they set themselves… — Joe Robert Cole Copy Share Image
I write characters focusing on them as human beings, and then you wrap them within a culture. So I think I can connect with… — Joe Robert Cole Copy Share Image
I figured out I wanted to tell stories in college. I'm an only child who moved around a lot growing up, and I really… — Joe Robert Cole Copy Share Image
Being able to interact with [studio president] Kevin Feige and have him know who I am and know me as a person, and be… — Joe Robert Cole Copy Share Image
When you start talking about movies of that size, they're trying to sell globally to foreign markets. So there is an economic question that… — Joe Robert Cole Copy Share Image
Well, TV does a better job. In film, the justification has been that movies focused on stories or featuring people of color don't make… — Joe Robert Cole Copy Share Image
There is a huge fan base for the Black Panther comic and for Marvel as a whole. And I think there is great anticipation… — Joe Robert Cole Copy Share Image
had two smaller scripts that I had written with full black casts. And people loved the scripts, but nobody would fund them. Those roles… — Joe Robert Cole Copy Share Image
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