Marvel Reportedly Wants Ryan Coogler to Direct BLACK PANTHER
Marvel has been close to landing a director for Black Panther a couple of times already. They offered the job to Selma director Ava DuVernay, who ended up passing on it, and Straight Outta Compton director F. Gary Grey was next in line, but he decided to helm Furious 8 instead.
Marvel has continued their search, and according to Heroic Hollywood, the studio has now set their sights on Ryan Coogler, the director behind Fruitvale Station and the upcoming Rocky spin-off, Creed.
Coogler seems like he could be the perfect filmmaker for the project. He's got a couple solid film projects under his belt, and I've been hearing that Creed is incredible. He seems to have a solid talent for storytelling and character development. Doing a film like Black Panther seems like it would be the next logical step in his career.
There no word on if there has been an offer, or even how far talks have progressed. So this rumor could turn out to be something, of it could end up fizzling out just like the first two directors Marvel wanted.
Joe Robert Cole is coming in to write the script for the film, which will star Chadwick Boseman in the title role. Andy Serkis is expected to reprise the role of Ulysses Klaw from Avengers: Age of Ultron. The movie is set to be released February 16th, 2018.
What do you think about the possibility of Coogler taking on Black Panther?