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 can't be ignored, and that's a fair discussion to have. But maybe it's not the time… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
