Black Panther

Each week, Stanford Under the Stars: Movie Nights at Frost brings brings a selection of movies featuring actors who attended Stanford or various Stanford and Northern California filming locations. Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor Sterling K. Brown arrived at Stanford to study economics, but after starring as Joe Turner in a performance of the play Joe Turner’s Come and Gone during his freshman year, Brown switched to a drama major. After Stanford, he received his MFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and landed his breakout role in the award-winning TV series This Is Us. Brown became the first black man to win a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Television Series and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. Film appearances include Marshall, Black Panther, Frozen 2, and Waves.

After the death of his father, T’Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful enemy suddenly reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king — and as Black Panther — gets tested when he’s drawn into a conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people.