So when Marvel called the 46-year-old Washington journalist and author to write the companion novel to the studio’s blockbuster movie “Black Panther,” Holland was thrilled. Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa in a scene from the “Black Panther.” (Marvel Studios/Disney/AP)“I wrote part of it in my apartment in Fayetteville,” he said. So, I write from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., just me and the dog, Woody.”The “Black Panther” characters, whom Holland knew so well, seemed to write themselves. [‘I have all the guns and money’: When a woman led the Black Panther Party]The “Black Panther” film, directed by Ryan Coogler, had the biggest Presidents’ Day four-day opening ever, raking in at least $235 million, Box Office Mojo reported. “She says, ‘We have this character, the Black Panther,’ ” Holland recalled.

Source: Washington Post February 23, 2018 15:33 UTC