When Does the Film "Black Panther" (2018) Take Place?
"Black Panther" is a political superhero film written by Joe Robert Cole with Ryan Coogler [adapting "Jungle Action" #5" (1973) by Roy Thomas as well as "Jungle Action" #6 (1973), "Jungle Action" #10 (1974), "Jungle Action" #12 (1974) and "Jungle Action" #17 (1975), all by Don McGregor] that released February 13th, 2018. So when is "Black Panther" set?
It takes place on the fictional Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline in the year:
We know this because a TV reporter announces it has been "a week" since events audiences saw during the main action of "Captain America: Civil War" (2016), which takes place in February to April of 2016 AD. So it must be March, April, or May of 2016 AD at the start.
2016 AD
We know this because a TV reporter announces it has been "a week" since events audiences saw during the main action of "Captain America: Civil War" (2016), which takes place in February to April of 2016 AD. So it must be March, April, or May of 2016 AD at the start.
This Geekritique article and video examines its exact setting.
It is a chronologically midway film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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