BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — For Ryan Coogler, the essence of "Black Panther" came down to one question: What does it mean to be African? The Oakland-born filmmaker of both "Creed" and "Fruitvale Station" had been given the gargantuan task of shepherding Marvel's iconic superhero to the big screen, with a budget five times bigger than he'd ever had, Hollywood's most powerful studio behind him and the freedom to make "Black Panther" as personal as he wanted.