A Black Panther movie has been bouncing around Hollywood for a while, but Marvel's recent resurgence and upcoming releases "Thor," "Captain America" and "The Avengers" makes it the perfect time to get this project going.
For the uninformed the Black Panther is a ruler of the fictional African nation of Wakanda. He is a great fighter, possessing serious martial arts skills, is an extremely effective hunter and detective and is a genius scientist.
As a teenager he fell in love with Ororo Munroe, known to the rest of the world as Storm. They have had an on again, off again relationship which culminated in their marriage right before the Superhero Civil War.
So I guess it's time to cast the role. These are my choices in order of perfection for the part.
- Chiwetel Ejiofor-I know he's not known for his action abilities, but he was awesome in "Serenity" and has the right amount of gravitas to pull off the Panther's alter ego T'Challa.
- Coby Bell-His work on "Burn Notice" proves he can do action and drama. It's just a question if Marvel would take a chance on a TV actor that isn't as well known outside the black community.
- Idris Elba-He handled the action in "The Losers" just fine and is obviously a talented actor, but his age is a disadvantage, as is his upcoming role in "Thor" as one of the gods since Marvel may not want there to be any confusion.
- Michael Jai White-He played Spawn so obviously he has no problem with action, and is an accomplished martial artist who would bring a lot to the character. There is a question about his serious acting chops and whether Marvel would take a chance on casting him.
- Common-The onetime Green Lantern would make a great Black Panther and surprise a lot of people with his screen presence.
Of course the studio could go in completely different direction and come up with a name none of us has considered. However, whatever they decide theyshould start talking to 20th Century Fox about a Halle Berry cameo.
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