Is T’Challa really being recast? Marvel producer Nate Moore speaks on the current rumor of a brand new actor Black Panther being courted for the MCU.
One of many greatest information tales to hit the Marvel fandom in current weeks is the concept the studio is searching for actors to recast T’Challa within the MCU. Various excessive profile names have been reported to have been approached to play the iconic Black Panther, together with John David Washington and Lanterns star Aaron Pierre.
This rumor has lastly been addressed by Marvel itself. Nate Moore, who has served as a producer on a number of tasks within the MCU, was lately requested if the studio was seeking to recast T’Challa within the close to future. Whereas Moore didn’t deny the thought straight, he did say that nearly each rumor in regards to the subsequent Black Panther movie is fake because of the undertaking not getting into energetic improvement with Ryan Coogler till later this 12 months.
“The reality is, there’s no reality to these rumors. By no means say by no means to something, we haven’t actually had loads of inventive conversations with Ryan Coogler but, as a result of he’s ending his movie Sinners, which comes out this 12 months. We’ll get into it later this 12 months, however all the things you learn on-line is just not true, if for no different cause than we simply haven’t began [working on it].”
Who Will Play T’Challa In The MCU?
Given how a lot momentum there may be behind this rumor, it’s greater than doable that the character does really get recast in an upcoming undertaking. Whereas it might actually be a monumental process to search out an actor capable of substitute Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther, Marvel seemingly has fairly just a few spectacular leads lined up for the chance.
As acknowledged earlier than, John David Washington and Aaron Pierre have been reportedly approached for the function, together with Kelvin Harrison Jr. Damson Idris was additionally mentioned to be up for the function of Black Panther, however the actor later deconfirmed that he was in talks with Marvel to affix the MCU. It’s additionally doable {that a} contemporary face is picked as the suitable option to play T’Challa, particularly given an actor might not need to danger their popularity contending with Chadwick Boseman’s legendary efficiency.
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