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PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 31 January 2018
‘Black Panther’ receives high

praise after first screenings

By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “In-
credible” and “kinetic”
are just a few of the loving
words that people are us-
ing to describe and praise
Marvel’s “Black Panther.”
The film from director Ryan
Coogler had its first screen-
ings Monday night and a
premiere in Los Angeles.
In this March 13, 2015 file photo, Mark Salling arrives at the
32nd annual Paleyfest “Glee” in Los Angeles. Salling, one of Official reviews won’t go
the stars of the Fox musical comedy “Glee,” died, Tuesday out until Feb. 6, but audi-
Jan. 30, 2018. ences at the select screen-
Associated Press ings were able to share Lupita Nyong’o, a cast member in “Black Panther,” poses at
non-spoiler reactions on the premiere of the film at The Dolby Theatre on Monday, Jan.
29, 2018, in Los Angeles.
Actor Mark Salling social media. king of the fictional African A few called it Marvel’s
Associated Press
Los Angeles Times writer
dies weeks after Jen Yamato wrote that nation of Wakanda, and most political film to date.
it is the first Marvel movie
his ascension to the throne.
Others were more tem-
about something real.
“I never wanted this movie
pered like writer Dave
child porn guilty plea “’Black Panther’ is incred- to end, and as soon as it Schilling who says, “’Black
ible, kinetic, purposeful,”
Panther’ is not the best
did I wanted to go back,”
Yamato wrote. “A super- tweeted Mashable critic Marvel movie.
By JOHN ROGERS and MI- Proctor said, adding the hero movie about why Angie Han. “Solid action, It’s not the worst Marvel
CHAEL BALSAMO actor’s family asked that representation & identity smart story, tons of person- movie. It’s an entertaining
Associated Press its request for privacy be matters, and how tragic ality.” movie.”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark respected. it is when those things are Han and Vulture editor Kyle IndieWire critic David Eh-
Salling, who played bad- Proctor did not reveal the denied to people.” Buchanan both singled out rlich wrote that it’s, “Like a
boy Noah “Puck” Puck- cause of Salling’s death. The film features a large- Letitia Wright for her char- Marvel movie but better.
erman in the hit musical- Salling had appeared in ly black cast including acter Shuri, T’Challa’s in- The action is predictably
comedy “Glee,” died only a handful of projects Chadwick Boseman, Mi- ventor sister. Many spoke awful, but this is the first
Tuesday, several weeks before his breakout role in chael B. Jordan and Lu- highly of Jordan’s Erik Kill- MCU film that has an actu-
after pleading guilty to “Glee,” the popular Fox pita Nyong’o. It follows monger, a villain, and Da- al sense of identity & history
possessing child pornog- TV series about students T’Challa (Boseman) after nai Gurira’s warrior charac- & musicality.”
raphy. He was 35. in a high school glee club the death of his father, the ter Okoye too. “Black Panther” hits the
Salling pleaded guilty in and their circle of family
December after authori- and friends. It aired from Won’t you be his neighbor? Tom
ties said a search of his 2009-15.
computer found more Earlier credits included Hanks to play Mister Rogers
than 50,000 images of 1996’s “Children of the
child porn. Corn IV: The Gathering,”
He was scheduled to be a 1999 guest role on the ary of a Teenage Girl”
sentenced March 7, and Chuck Norris series “Walk- filmmaker Marielle Heller.
prosecutors planned to er, Texas Ranger” and a The film will focus on the
ask a judge to send him part in the 2014 TV movie friendship between the
to prison for four to seven “Rocky Road.” host of “Mister Rogers’
years.A law enforcement A singer-songwriter as Neighborhood” and jour-
official not authorized to well as actor, he released nalist Tom Junod. Junod
speak publicly says Salling two albums: “Smoke Sig- reluctantly agreed to
was found hanging in a nals” in 2008 and “Pipe profile Fred Rogers only to
riverbed area in the Tujun- Dreams” in 2010. find “his perspective on
ga neighborhood of Los Salling’s character on life transformed.” Produc-
Angeles. “Glee” was a member of tion will begin in Septem-
The official says the ac- the school’s football team ber, with a 2019 release
tor’s death is being inves- who ends up joining the expected.
tigated as a suicide. glee club. The role will surely add to
“I can confirm that Mark One of his character’s the America’s Dad image
Salling passed away early friends was another jock- In this Jan. 10, 2018 file photo, actor Tom Hanks poses for of Hanks, who gave a
this morning,” the actor’s turned-singer, Finn Hud- photographers at the premiere of “The Post” in London. very Rogers-like opening
attorney, Michael J. Proc- son, who was played by Associated Press monologue while host-
tor, said in an email to The Cory Monteith. ing “Saturday Night Live”
Associated Press. Monteith died in 2013 By JAKE COYLE ers in the upcoming biopic before the 2016 presiden-
“Mark was a gentle and from a toxic mix of alco- AP Film Writer “You Are My Friend.” tial election, swapping his
loving person, a person of hol and heroin, according NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a TriStar Pictures announced jacket for a sweater and
great creativity, who was to a coroner’s finding. beautiful day in this neigh- Monday it has acquired giving America a pep
doing his best to atone for Salling’s survivors in- borhood for Tom Hanks, worldwide rights to the film, talk. Rogers died in 2003
some serious mistakes and clude his parents and a who’ll star as Mister Rog- to be directed by “The Di- at age 74.q
errors of judgment,” brother.q