The rookies of the Pittsburgh Steelers NFL team took part in a talent show earlier this week, and outside linebacker and undrafted free agent Olasunkanmi Adeniyi contributed a scene from Marvel Studios' Black Panther. As the first film from Marvel to feature an all-black cast, Black Panther took the world by storm when it was released back in February, crushing box office records and changing the landscape of the superhero genre.
It's the third film ever to cross over $700 million at the domestic box office, and combined with an international haul of over $646 million, Black Panther has grossed over $1.3 billion total, putting it in the top 10 highest-grossing films of all time. And because of all that success, Black Panther has been woven into the fabric of pop culture; it'd be very difficult to find someone who hasn't seen the movie. Even a town in Illinois took part in celebrating Black Panther's release due to its name being similar to Wakanda - the superhero's home country in the movie. But that isn't the only example of which Black Panther has found its way into the real world.
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Outside linebacker Olasunkanmi Adeniyi shared a video on Twitter of a skit he and other rookies performed during training camp (below), showing them acting out a scene from Black Panther. NFL teams have fun and sometimes wild traditions for what they do during their training camps, and this year the Pittsburgh Steelers had their rookies put together a talent show for the veteran players. The players, dressed up in makeshift costumes, acted out the scene from the movie where M'Baku and the Jabari tribe descend from the mountains to interrupt T'Challa's coronation as the new king of Wakanda. M'Baku is not happy with the idea of T'Challa becoming the leader of the secret, technologically-advanced African nation, calling out his sister as "a child who scoffs at tradition" and belittling T'Challa for being unable to protect his own father. He challenges the young king for the throne, which T'Challa quickly accepts. Take a look:
The scene is definitely a favorite among fans. M'Baku's introduction became so iconic that it inspired the "M'Baku Challenge", with fans from all over doing their best impressions of the Winston Duke character, as well as the Jabari tribe's signature chanting. Back in March, a video of a young Black Panther fan acting out the same scene went viral, although he went so far as to portray M'Baku, T'Challa, and Zuri all by himself. In Adeniyi's video of the Steelers' skit, the rookies can be seen smiling, having fun, and doing their best not to start laughing.
Black Panther has become a significant part of entertainment history not just in the Marvel Cinematic Universe or for the United States, but for the entire world as well. The fact that people are still talking about the film and acting out the scenes shows that Black Panther is here to stay, and the world is all the better for it.
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