parallels between MCU Black Panther and TLK

[Elton John]

Ok so a new Black Panther trailer (set in the marvel cinematic universe) just dropped. Some noticed similarities between it and the lion king

https://heroichollywood.com/black-panth ... ng-homage/

It also could just be a coincidence but the tagline for the movie is ‘long live the king’.

Not the first tlk reference in the mcu, there’s a poster for the broadway show in The Avengers.

And if you’ve seen Captain America Civil War the story of t’challa has a few similarities to the lion king.

Maybe all just coincidences but since both BP and TLK are Disney maybe not?

[TheLionPrince]

There are definitely similarities between T'Challa and Simba's character journeys with their birthright as prince and heir to the kingdom and witnessing their father's deaths. I wouldn't be surprised if Black Panther uses a similar African mythology that likens itself to the spiritual themes of Lion King.