batman, even what favreau did in iron man 1, the idea of weapons of mass destruction and what that means in this world we're looking at. >> and batman dealing with terrorism. >> yeah. the post-9/11 world is what those films are about and what they're dealing with. and so i think it was nothing new for us that we were doing. wa we really wanted to do, my co-writer gerard mccullen and myself, was tap into what it means to be african and what are the things we deal with and what are the ramifications if a place like wakanda existed in this world, what are the ramificat n ramifications and what would that mean. >> let's talk about "creed." you know, this is not the first time thyou've taken on a belove franchise. rocky balboa has a statue in philadelphia. you know, actual real-life boxers from philly don't got a statue. >> it's true. >> so when you decided to step up to the plate with rocky balboa and "creed" and bringing