There was no shortage of greatness displayed on the purple carpet last night at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Seriously, the world of Wakanda was in full effect and the cast came through as only they could.
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
Chadwick Boseman, the man of the hour, kicked off the night looking quite dapper.
Long live the king. ???????? #BlackPanther
@chadwickboseman
pic.twitter.com/y2EwFV4vTe— Black Panther (@theblackpanther) January 30, 2018
I mean… peep this entrance. King levels.
The king has arrived. ???? #BlackPanther
@chadwickboseman
pic.twitter.com/ZVTL1qNRHN— Black Panther (@theblackpanther) January 30, 2018
Angela Bassett stepped on the carpet reminding us that yellow was invented for black women.
Ramonda has arrived! ???? #BlackPanther
@ImAngelaBassett
pic.twitter.com/Sq8HDo0n4b— Black Panther (@theblackpanther) January 30, 2018
And, of course, her doting husband Courtney B. Vance wasn't too far behind to show his support calling the movie "a movement."
'It's a movement…It's beyond just a movie."
.@CourtneyBVance speaks on #BlackPanther, supporting Angela Bassett, and starring in #Compliance. pic.twitter.com/uxsyoWmYb7
— NBC BLK (@NBCBLK) January 30, 2018
Lupita Nyong'o came through looking perfect in purple. Purple symbolizes royalty, so it made perfect sense for such a queen.
Yassssssss #LupitaNyongo YESSSSSSSSSSSSS pic.twitter.com/XeqHHC5Zlh
— Jihan Roberts (@shoesbyFIS) January 30, 2018
Michael B. Jordan may be the villain of this film, but our favorite guy won us over with this charming look.
Don't worry, we didn't forget about the genius behind the lens. Director Ryan Coogler stepped onto the carpet with his lovely wife, Zinzi Evans. #Blacklove
Daniel Kaluuya rose up from the sunken place and is living his best life.
The purple carpet also saw a handful of our favorite black entertainers who came out to show love and have a good time.
Janelle Monae = Queen. Need we say more?
Sterling K. Brown made it a family affair with his wife, Ryan Michelle Bathe, and one of their sons.
The stylish @SterlingKBrown makes an appearance! #BlackPanther pic.twitter.com/fUCbzRdD8e— Black Panther (@theblackpanther) January 30, 2018
Miles Brown looked so adorable with his getup and wasn't too shy to take some flicks with his favorites.
#BlackPantherPremiere was ???? Shout out to @MarvelStudios
@Marvel
@chadwickboseman , #RyanCoogler & the cast for making another Classic! I knew it was going to be AWESOME!!! #BlackPanther
@blackpanther STYLED BY @godarrylgo Custom #KennethNicholson
@AraxiLindsey
#milesbrown
pic.twitter.com/qHA1KdUuFU— Miles Brown (@MilesBrown) January 30, 2018
Marsai Martin was also in attendance and shared her thoughts on the importance of supporting such a huge film.
.@marsaimartin of @blackishabc talks the importance of supporting #BlackPanther and #Little. pic.twitter.com/vbjuonsutb
— NBC BLK (@NBCBLK) January 30, 2018
Yara Shahidi and her fro gave us life.
Childish Gambino (excuse us, Donald Glover) is probably the only person who could make orange look this outstanding.
Our fave, Issa Rae, shut it down like the Senegalese goddess that she is.
Everyone stepped out in their Sunday best, and we can't get enough. Did we miss any of your favorite looks? Share below.
Black Panther hits theaters Feb. 16.
