Forget the Oscars, if you want a real party you should have been at the Black Panther premiere in Los Angeles last night [Jan 29th]. At the prestigious Dolby Theatre, they rolled out the purple carpet and brought Wakanda to California.
Welcome to Wakanda. We’re at the Marvel Studios’ #BlackPanther purple carpet premiere in Hollywood! Tune in to our livestream at 6PM PT/9PM ET, presented by @MarvelChampions: https://t.co/WomkFIKEMk pic.twitter.com/hSID39oioU
— Black Panther (@theblackpanther) January 30, 2018
Completely recreating the venue for the event, the Dolby looked fit for a king (more specifically, King T’Challa, obviously).
Touched down at the #BlackPanther premiere. pic.twitter.com/uGid8kl3ZH
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 30, 2018
And obviously making an impressive entrance is oh-so-important, so star of the film Chadwick Boseman (who plays the titular character) arrived in style:
The king has arrived. ? #BlackPanther @chadwickboseman pic.twitter.com/ZVTL1qNRHN
— Black Panther (@theblackpanther) January 30, 2018
Elsewhere on the purple carpet Marvel legend Stan Lee managed to find the time to pose with fans:
It’s @TheRealStanLee posing with fans! #BlackPanther pic.twitter.com/z2Vp9t6JBc
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) January 30, 2018
And Lupita Nyong’o, who stars as Nakia, a member of the all-female Special Forces in Wakanda, dazzled.
Flawless. @Lupita_Nyongo #BlackPanther pic.twitter.com/Eh7KWrOode
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) January 30, 2018
Meanwhile ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ director James Gunn got stuck in the mad, mad traffic (he got there eventually, and loved the film).
The #BlackPanther premiere is the craziest I’ve ever been to. We’ve been stuck here in nonmoving traffic forever. I can only think this means this movie is going to be HUGE. pic.twitter.com/Zr1kcYCfCS
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 30, 2018
Extraordinary work by Ryan Coogler and company! #BlackPanther #WakandaForever!
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 30, 2018
And joined the star-studded guest list sat on the front row of the balcony to watch the film.
The front row of the balcony section at the #BlackPanther premiere was a murderer’s row of marvel movies filmmakers: @Jon_Favreau @JamesGunn @MrPeytonReed @TaikaWaititi @jnwtts The Russo Bros., Joss Whedon. Plus @ava @kumailn @joshgad @ElizabethBanks Donald Glover @funnyblackdude
— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) January 30, 2018
It seemed to be the event to be at, with a host of A-list names attending. Donald Glover took the time for a quick snap.
And director Taika Waititi, Oscar nominees Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, and TV personality Chris Hardwick all headed down for the event:
Daniel Kaluuya (who plays W’Kabi) kindly took the time to pose with a fan (aka, Usher).
Tessa Thompson, Danai Gurira (who stars as Okoye in ‘Black Panther’) and Janelle Monae were seen hanging out.
With Tessa posting her love of the film on Twitter:
BLACK PANTHER, my goodness.
— Tessa Thompson (@TessaThompson_x) January 30, 2018
With the first reviews of the film being stellar, the evening was bound to be a celebration, with fans who weren’t at the bash loving the livestream of the event.
Currently watching the #BlackPanther red carpet premiere…wishing I was there. pic.twitter.com/n0MQLcuMxr
— Mel Brown (@OnScreenHeroics) January 30, 2018
To conclude: it was basically all of the best parties you weren’t invited to, put together.