Solo Black Panther: Updates on title, plot, filming schedule revealed

The inclusion of Black Panther in 2016's Captain America: Civil War was met with positive marks. This builds up the anticipation for the hero's solo movie, which is scheduled for a 2018 release. Here are some updates for one of Phase 3's highly anticipated movies.

First, Comicbook reveals that the working title for the Black Panther movie would be 'Motherland'. As the title suggests, it may focus on the nation of Wakanda, the fictional country T'Challa, played by Chadwick Boseman, calls home. The film would also serve as an origin story, as it would dwell on the history of the Black Panther, which teases that viewers might see more than one Panther onscreen.

The film also aims to explore on how T'Challa deals with the loss of his father, and taking over the role of king to Wakanda. This puts the solo movie chronologically after the events of Civil War. Director Ryan Coogler also shares that the titular hero will have to face 2 enemies and would have to fend of attacks from both within and outside Wakanda. He also intends to align the nation with the comic books, while relating to the culture of the real world.

Filming for the movie will start on January 2017. As ScreenRant reports, production will take place in Atlanta and the greater Atlanta area, and will run until May of the same year. This will give the staff around nine months for post-production, as the movie is set for a February 2018 premier.

Wakanda has a very special place in the Marvel Universe, more so for Black Panther. This hi-tech country is considered to be one of the most advanced nations, and was once an intentional isolationist state. The Wakandans, over time begin to reach out to other nations. The nation was first seen on the second Iron Man film, at the background during the conversation of Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) and Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson).

The audiences' first glimpse of the nation, however, was during the mid-credits scene of Civil War. And while the Russos gave fans the first look of Wakanda, Coogler still has a lot of room to work with. Wakanda is also the only source of Vibranium, a fictional material that makes up Captain America's iconic shield.