“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 feel like it prepared me to be a storyteller - to make up stories and pretend to be every hero from every movie and TV show as a kid. So it was a natural progression.” FeelsChildrenStoriesShowsKidsWantedNaturalGrowing UpGrowingCollegeTvsHeroMovedPreparedTv ShowsStorytellerProgressionOnly Child Author:Joe Robert Cole
“I write characters focusing on them as human beings, and then you wrap them within a culture. So I think I can connect with him as a person with brown skin who's viewed differently by the world. In terms of his culture, we're thinking about where we are locating Wakanda within the continent, and what the people and history of that region are like. It's a process of investigation to help inform the story at this point. But we are going to be engaged with consultants who are experts on the continent and on African history and politics.” PeopleThinkingWorldWritingHumansPersonsI CanCharacterHelpingStoriesCultureProcessTermHuman BeingsSkinsExpertsEngagedBrownRegionsInvestigationContinentsWrapsConsultantsBrown Skin Author:Joe Robert Cole
“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 work of the people within that pool, but it does narrow the field of stories that have been told, and of the creative ideas and perspectives out there.” PeopleDoeHas BeensIdeasHardStoriesOpportunityCreativeTalentFieldsColorHard WorkPerspectivePoolDiminishCreative Ideas Author:Joe Robert Cole
“Being able to interact with [studio president] Kevin Feige and have him know who I am and know me as a person, and be able to then sit down and have a conversation about story with someone who's familiar and comfortable is invaluable.” KnowsPersonsStoriesAblePresidentConversationComfortableDown AndStudiosWho I AmFamiliarKnow MeKevinInvaluable Author:Joe Robert Cole
“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 own, you're beholden to others, and that is a very big limiting factor.” PeopleTwoStoriesBigsBlackRolesWrittenScriptsCastsFactorsFinanceFund Author:Joe Robert Cole
“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 money.” PeopleWellsDoeHas BeensStoriesJobsFilmColorTvsFocusedMaking MoneyJustificationBetter Jobs Author:Joe Robert Cole
