You might have seen a teaser trailer for Black Panther over the weekend. You might have even heard some people talking about it on social media. If you’ve been paying attention, it looks like Marvel Studios has another massive blockbuster hit on its hands. The movie stars Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B. Jordan, Martin Freeman, Angela Bassett and Forest Whitaker and is written and directed by Ryan Coogler.

The film follows T’Challa (Boseman) who, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful old enemy reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king -— and Black Panther —- is tested when he is drawn into a formidable 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 and their way of life.

Doesn’t quite sound like your usual superhero flick but something much more cooler.

Marvel knows it has something special in Black Panther, and that means something when you look at their track record. Not only have they been raking in a record number of box office hits, they’ve won over critics and fans with their well-planned shared cinematic universe.

Before I go further, I know this is just a teaser trailer and we’ve been pulled in and fooled in the past but this brief glimpse answers a lot of questions and sets up some amazing things in the future.

It was reported that Louis D’Esposito, the co-president of Marvel Studios, had summed reporters to a Disney screening room to take a look at some teases for Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Captain Marvel. But it was an action scene of Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o ably somersaulting through a Black Panther action sequence that had,D’Esposito most proud. And it made a huge impression on the reporters assembled.

Yes, Black Panther has that Marvel feel to it but it stands on its own and feels as if it could easily carry its weight as its own franchise. Judging from the trailer, Coogler has put his own stamp on Black Panther, Wakanda, and superhero movies in general. Not an easy task but this movie has a number of firsts. The behind-the-scenes on how this movie came to be and those involved is enough to get anyone excited.

While the majority of Marvel movies are filmed and edited by the same in-house people, Coogler insisted on using his own collaborators, including co-writer Joe Robert Cole, composer Ludwig Göransson, and cinematographer Rachel Morrison. Interestingly, Morrison becomes the first woman to shoot a movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Looking at the trailer, you notice the costume designs and that’s thanks to Oscar nominee Ruth E. Carter. Carter takes the task merging centuries of African culture and integrating it into a superhero universe. Carter’s vision is on display in the teaser and it fits in with the vision of Wakanda that we’re shown. Creating Wakanda is another task that could have been mishandled but it comes off with a feeling of mystery and grandeur, giving Black Panther that familiar yet very different feel.

Then we have Black Panther himself, who commands the screen and draws audiences in with that x-factor. Chadwick Boseman caught everyone’s attention in Captain America: Civil War but you don’t need a crystal ball to predict the obvious: he’s going to be huge when this hits the theater. Oh, and I fully expect the Dora Milaje to be one of the most talked about aspects of the movie and catch on big time.

On the social aspect, it’s no secret that this movie will change the way we see black superheroes on the big screen. You’d hope that wasn’t necessary but these are the times we live in. While we’ve been treated to Blade, Nick Fury, Storm, War Machine (James Rhodes), and Falcon in the past, Black Panther is on another level level and he’s got Hollywood’s attention…and will keep that attention when he brings in the big box office. This cast is a big deal and the hype will only grow as we get closer to the release date.

Not bad for a teaser trailer.