Black Panther: Wakanda To Be Premiered First In Lagos

Marvel Studio’s film, ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ will be premiered in Lagos ahead of the global release date on November 11.

The Walt Disney Company, in association with Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) and FilmOne Entertainment, announced that the adventure movie would first premiere in Nigeria.

A statement by co-founders of FilmOne Entertainment, official distributors of the movie in English West African territories, Moses Babatope and Kene Okwuosa, expressed satisfaction with the achievement.

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“Being instrumental to the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in West Africa is a proud achievement and a milestone for us and the entire FilmOne team, it will be celebrated for a long time. We are excited and fully committed to working with The Walt Disney Company to deliver a grand African premiere, even as we channel all our arsenal towards realizing a momentous box-office performance for the title.”

The founder of AFRIFF, Chioma Ude, said the development is significant for the African film industry.

“This is huge for the continent of Africa as it symbolises to us further bridging the gaps between the global film industries,” she said.