The search for a Black
Panther director continues. Selma’s Ava DuVernay passed on the project in the
summer, and Marvel’s choice of F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton) was
thwarted when Gray accepted the role as director of Furious 8. Now, there’s
talk from Heroic Hollywood that Marvel is pursuing Creed director Ryan Coogler
to helm the project.
Coogler first picked up
some profile from Fruitvale Station, which debuted a Sundance a few years ago
(Matt reviewed it for us at the time and appears to have liked it). Creed is
also drawing a lot of attention to Coogler, and HH reports that he’s willing to
do a big commercial piece like a superhero movie, so it could be a good fit.
So far, there’s no
confirmation of how far talks have progressed, or if any offers have been made,
so take this all with a grain of salt. But what do you guys think of the
potential choice — is Coogler the person to bring Black Panther to life? So
far, it seems like Joe Robert Cole (Amber Lake) has been set as the
screenwriter, so Marvel may be at that point where they’re finally solidifying
their crew and the movie’s production timeline. And that means they really need
to hone in on a director.
Black Panther is set
for release February 16th, 2018, but we’ll get our first look at the character
in Captain America: Civil War.
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