After news broke that Michael B. Jordan would be joining director Ryan Coogler, Chadwick Boseman, and possibly Lupita Nyong’o, in Marvel’s upcoming Black Panther film, Black Twitter celebrated the news with the genius hashtag #BlackPantherSoLit.
While the film, about Marvel’s first Black superhero, T’Challa (the Black Panther), isn’t scheduled to hit theaters until February 2018, folks were so excited about the news they just had to share.
Twitter user @ChadwickNChill started things off, and Black Twitter went all the way in.
Couldn't agree more!!
#BlackPantherSoLIT pic.twitter.com/mDGyPW70o9— tasya (@tchclla) May 14, 2016
#BlackPantherSoLIT I'm bringing a wicker chair to the theater and watching like this. pic.twitter.com/fPzy4Pdyf2
— Blackish Panther (@TheCoolTeacher_) May 14, 2016
#BlackPantherSoLIT you going to hear Becky's all over trying to speak Xhosa pic.twitter.com/bjNakbYYLo
— Asynaka ☔️ (@MDThomasWillis) May 15, 2016
#BlackPantherSoLit every theater will have a breakfast program pic.twitter.com/1Q71rtw9J5
— Crystal Johnson (@Crystal1Johnson) May 15, 2016
#BlackPantherSoLIT that I'm showing up to the movie theater in gele and ankara. I might even bring jollof rice in my purse.
— Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) May 14, 2016
#BlackPantherSoLIT you get a full body du-rag with your IMAX ticket purchase https://t.co/5WzkV2uBn6
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) May 14, 2016
When #BlackPantherSoLIT is trending so you need to inform the world you identify as Wakandan: pic.twitter.com/JdfCiCoML9
— Eric Haywood (@EricHaywood) May 14, 2016
#BlackPantherSoLIT I gotta wear one of my good suits pic.twitter.com/HtAeM0vjus
— Vann R. Newkirk II (@fivefifths) May 14, 2016
#BlackPantherSoLit the moment @chadwickboseman graces the screen in princely robes pic.twitter.com/XYQD2d41Q2
— Misty Knight's Afro (@Steph_I_Will) May 13, 2016
#BlackPantherSOLIT we're all going to be in the movie theater like pic.twitter.com/WXXUzQAdx1
— Black Girl Nerds (@BlackGirlNerds) May 14, 2016
#BlackPantherSoLit we gon show up at the theater, like… pic.twitter.com/ojU51QSXM7
— britni danielle (@BritniDWrites) May 14, 2016
#BlackPantherSoLIT Me and my friends getting ready for the black panther movie pic.twitter.com/h2ISSPWk5a
— Flower Child (@ravennoel_loves) May 14, 2016
#BlackPantherSoLIT that on opening day everytime they play a trailer before it Imma be like… pic.twitter.com/MIxV4XqHBX
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) May 14, 2016
Me and my crew rolling up to the movie theater #BlackPantherSoLIT pic.twitter.com/rJky8QjAwe
— The NYC Film Chick (@TheNYCFilmChick) May 14, 2016
#BlackPantherSoLIT, we're already rehearsing for the afterparties. pic.twitter.com/GX9UCg3IbN
— Lauren Warren (@iamlaurenp) May 14, 2016
The hashtag was so popping, director Ava Duverynay got into the mix to inform Coogler, Black Panther’s director, know what was going on.
Had to text #RyanCoogler and make sure he found someone to show him #BlackPantherSoLIT. Because epic! Cannot wait! pic.twitter.com/9Clkwanw4F
— Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) May 14, 2016
As usual, tag was hilarious, but it also gave Hollywood a huge clue that if this film is done correctly (and why wouldn’t it be with the folks involved?) centering a film around a Black hero will pay off huge at the box office.