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FEATURES GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD - one of the most successful Black women directors in Hollywood and the visionary behind "Love & Basketball", "Beyond the Lights" and "The Old Guard" - took a special date to the world premiere of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever": her teenage son Toussaint. "Seeing you there, knowing it's a movie about motherhood more than anything, I got really emotional", Ryan Coogler, the director who shepherded the superhero sequel, tells Prince-Bythewood. [Extracted from the article]

The article features several film directors. They include U.S. writer-director-producer J. J. Abrams who earned more than a billion dollar with his second "Star Wars" film as director, comedy connoisseur Judd Apatow who has a solid reputation as both a creator and a champion of talent, and Ryan Coogler who revolutionized the Marvel comic-book universe with "Black Panther."

The article reports on early contenders for the Academy Award for best picture produced by major motion picture studios. It mentions "A Star Is Born" directed by Bradley Cooper, "Green Book" directed by Peter Farrelly, and "Black Panther" directed by Ryan Coogler.

The article discusses the 2018 motion picture "Black Panther" and its status as the first superhero film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Topics include producer and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige's appreciation for director Ryan Coogler's storytelling ability through the film, and Coogler's encouragement of Marvel to cast first-time actors or actors that had not worked on larger films.

The article reports on the people that helped make the film "Black Panther" directed by Ryan Coogler. It mentions production design by Hannah Beachler, costume design by Ruth E. Carter, and cinematography by Rachel Morrison.

The article presents information on films under consideration for awards by the Screen Actors Guild in 2018 including "Black Panther," "Crazy Rich Asians," and "A Star is Born." It comments that "Black Panther" was produced by Ryan Coogler and introduced audiences to new actors Winston Duke and Letitia Wright. It talks about the ensemble cast in "Crazy Rich Asians" and mentions Bradley Cooper made his directorial debut with "A Star Is Born."

The article focuses on actor Sterling K. Brown and his role as N'jobu in the film "Black Panther," directed by Ryan Coogler, written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole.

The article profiles motion picture director Ryan Coogler and discusses his approach to filmmaking based on films like "Creed II" and "Black Panther."

The article presents views of film directors and actors including Ryan Coogler on representation of African in his film "Black Panther'' Dan Futterman on character of investigator Ali Soufan in film "‘The Looming Tower" and Albert Brooks on U.S. President Trump announce to run in 2020 election.

Sevearl tweets on the U.S. motion picture industry is presented.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on topics including the "Black Panther" movie, interview with the movie's director Ryan Coogler and star Chadwick Boseman, and OscarSoWhite campaign.