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From renting entire theatre to buying tickets for strangers, celebs cover it all for 'Black Panther'
Updated : Feb 18, 2018, 04:34 PM IST
Oprah Winfrey is all praises for Black Panther and the talk show host and actor has called the Ryan Coogler-directed film a "phenomenal" piece of work.
The 64-year-old media mogul took to Twitter to laud the Marvel movie calling it a multi-layered masterpiece, which she watched with longtime partner Stedman Graham.
"Just saw it with Stedman. It's Phenomenal!! Layers and layers of it. Wakunda ForEveeeerrrr! #BlackPanther (sic)" Winfrey wrote.
Just saw it with Stedman. It’s Phenomenal!! Layers and layers of it. Wakunda ForEveeeerrrr! #BlackPanther
— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) February 18, 2018
Black Panther is the first Marvel film to be led by a person of colour - Chadwick Boseman - and featuring a virtually all-black cast with Michael B Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Andy Serkis, among others.
The movie is receiving rave reviews and is going strong at the box office.
Oprah watched the movie but there are many celebs who are just as amazed by Marvel's newest offering. Many of them are making sure that the movie reaches a wider audience and are coming up with different ways to facilitate that.
Singer Travis Scott reserved two entire cinema halls for kids to watch the movie
LOVED BLACK PANTHER SO MUCH RENTED TWO MOVIE THEATRE FOR THE KIDS TO WATCH. HTX #bigshots #godsplan pic.twitter.com/y87qaf2Bmt
— TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) February 17, 2018
Brie Larson, who is the latest entrant of Marvel Cinematic Universe as Captain Marvel, started a thread where strangers can buy movie tickets for those who cannot afford it.
If you want to buy tix for people who can’t afford to see #BlackPanther at the moment, comment below. If you are in need of tix, reach out to the angels who have commented below #payitforward Enjoy the movie everyone!
— Brie Larson (@brielarson) February 16, 2018
Tennis star Serena Williams watched the movie with her husband Alexis Ohanian and students of Black Girls Code.
That moment when the @BlackGirlsCode students we invited to the @InitializedCap private screening of the #BlackPanther premiere realize they're going to watch the film with a real-life superhero, @serenawilliams. pic.twitter.com/1giWCvciZq
— Alexis Ohanian Sr. (@alexisohanian) February 16, 2018
Here are more celeb reactions to the movie
I’m definitely throwing my wig in somebody’s face to win my next fight #BlackPanther
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) February 18, 2018
Never seen anything like this. Ryan Coogler, folks. Salute our brother. https://t.co/Zmmy82ymGk
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 17, 2018
WOW!!!! @chadwickboseman for the win!! Congrats buddy!! https://t.co/FZ3w6D2ip0
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) February 16, 2018
Coogler just raised the bar - #blackpanther is really something special.
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) February 18, 2018
Just saw #BlackPanther and OMG
— om (@oliviamunn) February 18, 2018
BELIEVE. THE. HYPE. All hail the king #WakandaForever pic.twitter.com/qENThMS9qU
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) February 17, 2018
I feel like breakdancin! #BlackPanther #WakandaForever
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) February 17, 2018
BLACK PANTHER!!!
— Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) February 16, 2018
Wow! @MarvelStudios @theblackpanther That was a great film. Ryan Coogler did an AMAZING job and the entire cast were brilliant. Well done. Idris Elba (@idriselba) February 16, 2018