How Atlantans Reacted To ‘Black Panther’ At Its Premiere

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February 16th, 2018

Victoria Paulino and Aishah Gomes were among the moviegoers who attended the “Black Panther” premiere Thursday night at Atlantic Station. The movie was filmed partially in Atlanta and generated more than $80 million for Georgia’s economy, according to deadline.com.

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Expectations were high for Marvel’s “Black Panther,” which premiered Thursday night.

In Atlanta, some cosplayers appeared at Atlantic Station’s Regal theater for the movie’s opening night, thrilled to see a black superhero and a majority-black cast on the big screen.

Many lined up Thursday night for the premiere of "Black Panther" at the Atlantic Station Regal theater. (Kaitlyn Lewis/WABE)
Many lined up Thursday night for the premiere of “Black Panther” at the Atlantic Station Regal theater. (Kaitlyn Lewis/WABE)

“Having so many people of African descent in the same movie — normally you don’t get that,” said cosplayer Aishah Gomes, who was also an extra in the film. “You don’t get that, especially on this level, and especially not a Marvel movie.”

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