Chadwick Boseman is Black Panther! - Part 5

[Suzanne78]

I am drooling over the prospect of the Russos and TWS stunt coordinators shooting Black Panther and Captain America fight scenes.

Talk about a perfect combination.

 

[BLACKVULCAN]

I hope we see Panther's combat style as something very acrobatic. Very Capoeria or parkour styled. With the full body suit with mask you can have the stunt team sub in for Boseman easy.

totally agree bro! he should have that kinda fighting style! that would be so boss!

 

[Wheels]

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[Gr0oT]

Nah. Hudlin's busy with screwing up a Static Shock live action project at the mo'

He'll be done by the time BP is ready to get going.

Hudlin is a bit of a hack. Not a major talent by any means, but my guess is that some of his tweaks will make their way into the script. As long as he isnt writing or directing, I have no problem with it.

And Feige is smart to find a way to include him. Keep him happy and on board. Give him a producing credit and nice size check.

I get what DrCosmic and yourself are saying. Just hope they don't over rely on him to make this safe.

Face it, there's no way this wasn't going to happen. The BPP is what a lot of people think when they hear Black Panther. I have always viewed this as one of the obstacles to this movie getting made.

But people with a brain will get clued in quickly enough in and the ignorant will continue to remain ignorant and say stupid things like this. Best bet is to try and educate people, hopefully in a mature manner rather than typical raging fanboy mode, which only makes things worse.

It would have taken a minute to Google the character, what is worse is that these people must know they are wrong they just do this a blatant click bait because they know their target audience wont do the research.

 

[E-Man]

I hope we get the Panther at some point in a chase scene very reminiscent of that scene in Casino Royale where Bond was chasing that guy in Madagascar.

 

[SlamAdams]

I hope we get the Panther at some point in a chase scene very reminiscent of that scene in Casino Royale where Bond was chasing that guy in Madagascar.

I generally want more foot chases in movies.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I hope we get the Panther at some point in a chase scene very reminiscent of that scene in Casino Royale where Bond was chasing that guy in Madagascar.

Don't tempt me! Do not tease me with something like that. That chase sequence was beautiful.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I am drooling over the prospect of the Russos and TWS stunt coordinators shooting Black Panther and Captain America fight scenes.

Talk about a perfect combination.

Yeah, I hope James Young comes back for Civil War.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

I hope we get the Panther at some point in a chase scene very reminiscent of that scene in Casino Royale where Bond was chasing that guy in Madagascar.

Yeah, in some ways I feel a Panther film has to almost one up that sequence.

 

[Nokio]

I don't think the idea of getting a black director is totally valueless—blackness and black identity is tied up with Black Panther as a character to a much greater extent than, say, Blade.

This isn't to say that any given black director is automatically more qualified than any given white director, but I feel like they should be looking at black director's first, and attempting to find someone with a sense of personal investment in the issues at play. That stuff does come through onscreen. And frankly, there are very few white directors I trust to sensitively and competently direct a film with black identity as one of its core issues. Joe Cornish comes to mind as an exception, but it's safe to say Marvel has thoroughly alienated him with the whole Ant-Man debacle.

Obviously, you pick the best director available, even if that is a white dude, but I do think a personal connection to the material through racial identity can and should be considered amongst other qualifications.

I don't think there is any perfect match, Holy Grail-type director for this project (unlike, say, Kathryn Bigelow for Captain Marvel), though I think Antoine Fuqua is a pretty good choice. I don't think hiring F. Gary Gray would serve any purpose other than getting someone a puppet director who they can prop up and say "Look! We have a black man directing!" Antoine Fuqua is hit-or-miss, but he is a much better director of actors and action scenes than Gray.

I do think there is a perfect match, Holy Grail-type writer for this film, though, and that is John Ridley. He knows how to write material informed by black identity, and has proven he can do brutal, unflinching realistic drama (12 Years a Slave), goofy-as-all-hell action-comedy (Undercover Brother), and superheroes (episodes of Justice League and Static Shock). It's like everything he has done in his career is pointing to Black Panther. If they can get him on board to write, then I would not mind them hiring a non-black director, so long as it's not f***ing Tate Taylor.

I don't know what a black director can bring to the table that a white or Asian director can't. Most black people here in the states knows nothing about African culture. Most Americans in general cares little what goes on abroad unless it affects the US directly, otherwise we don't care as a people. We certainly don't go out of our way to lean other cultures. I can agree that some black people should be brought on in some capacity, like John Ridley possibly writing the script and Chris Priest involved in some creative capacity. Who ever the director is they should brush up on African culture but I put the bulk on bringing BP and Wakanda to the big screen on a great script. It's a fictional country so an entirely new culture is going to have to be crafted. Someone with imagination is going to have to do this, where a good director is going to have to bring it visually to the big screen. So i don't think just putting a black director on the film is going to translate into the proper black identity . That lies with the writer first and foremost. I have faith that someone like Ridley isn't going to dumb it down and Americanize it and most importantly put forth a political, and black social agenda that is tied to the US and our history with race and civil rites. Doing that would be completely out of character with what Wakanda is as a country and culturally.

 

[Nokio]

The BPP has been irrelevant and/or forgotten for decades. Some people are only aware of its existence becsuse they were in the film Forrest Gump.

Don't forget Fox News. Who was trying to scare white people because two or three imbeciles claiming to be the new black panther party was at some polling place in Chicago in 2010 I think, they were talking crap and FOX news ran right to them and said they were intimidating white voters or some nonsense. Fox news made a big story out of it and as always it was Obama's fault and he had a connection to them and he should have denounced what they were saying. The feds even looked into them and said they were basically laughable.

 

[Winterfell]

I'm calling it now, Black Panther's cape is the new Thor's helmet. It'll show up, but probably only in one scene as a ceremonial attachment to the costume. I hope I'm wrong, though.

Panther's cape has only been used mostly for ceremonial occasions or when he's being a king. He doesn't wear it while performing superhero duties. It's not very practical for his brand of offense.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Make Wakanda like Japan....it's simple as that.

 

[Nokio]

So, I wonder what Nokio's reaction is to all of this? Does he still think that this film will flop because the GA won't buy a big budget film with an all black cast?

Aww man I never said it would flop because it has an all black cast i said that studios are hesitant to movies with all black casts with a budget north of 30-40 million dollars. I did say that BP has to be an Alist star like Will Smith for a studio to take a chance on it and give it a proper budget. Also said if they went with a less popular actor that the villain would have to be Alist, like a Brad Pitt as Klaw.

I'm not ashamed to admit when i'm wrong. I really didn't expect Disney to allow it just yet. Not given Hollywood's track record. I knew Marvel would do it but it's Disney with the purse. I said BP would show up but it would be an a Cap movie or an Avengers film first but a solo film was iffy. I said if they did do one the budget wouldn't be that big and he'll probably be based in the United States. I was wrong, just like I was wrong about GOTG. I said I can admit when I wrong.

To offer a counter point we don't know any specifics and we don't know if BP will get the same financial treatment as the rest of the Marvel films.

I'm not really into Boseman as BP. As i've said I like him as an actor and he was good in 42 and from the little I saw of him as James Brown he came across as good. I said it before that I didn't want him as Bp and he would be much better suited for John Stewart, The Falcon or War machine. He doesn't have a regalness to him or classiness like an Idris Elba, Djimon Hounsou, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje or chiwetel ejiofor. Those guys are awesome actors. I said I'd prefer a black actor from abroad get the role as BP. Those guys are a little older but going younger i would've picked John Boyega. Most American Black actors that i'm familiar with don't and can't hold a candle to these guys, especially the younger ones. They just have something in the way of talent they don't. I am however glad it went to Boseman, if I had to choose a younger Black American actor he'd be on the top of my list as well as Michael B Jordan and Anthony Mackie. I can't think of many young black actors that are really really talented that i'm familiar with (do to how Hollywood is set up and how they cast younger actors in stereotypical roles that's always the same). When i think of guys like Tyrese as Black Panther if Singleton had gotten his hands on the project it just sends chills down my spine

I'm sure Boseman will do good and he 's my support 100%!

 

[Dr. Evil]

If you know anything about Japan at all, you would know that's how Wakanda should be portrayed.

 

[Stringer]

I am very happy to be here!

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Aww man I never said it would flop because it has an all black cast i said that studios are hesitant to movies with all black casts with a budget north of 30-40 million dollars. I did say that BP has to be an Alist star like Will Smith for a studio to take a chance on it and give it a proper budget. Also said if they went with a less popular actor that the villain would have to be Alist, like a Brad Pitt as Klaw.

I'm not ashamed to admit when i'm wrong. I really didn't expect Disney to allow it just yet. Not given Hollywood's track record. I knew Marvel would do it but it's Disney with the purse. I said BP would show up but it would be an a Cap movie or an Avengers film first but a solo film was iffy. I said if they did do one the budget wouldn't be that big and he'll probably be based in the United States. I was wrong, just like I was wrong about GOTG. I said I can admit when I wrong.

To offer a counter point we don't know any specifics and we don't know if BP will get the same financial treatment as the rest of the Marvel films.

I'm not really into Boseman as BP. As i've said I like him as an actor and he was good in 42 and from the little I saw of him as James Brown he came across as good. I said it before that I didn't want him as Bp and he would be much better suited for John Stewart, The Falcon or War machine. He doesn't have a regalness to him or classiness like an Idris Elba, Djimon Hounsou, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje or chiwetel ejiofor. Those guys are awesome actors. I said I'd prefer a black actor from abroad get the role as BP. Those guys are a little older but going younger i would've picked John Boyega. Most American Black actors that i'm familiar with don't and can't hold a candle to these guys, especially the younger ones. They just have something in the way of talent they don't. I am however glad it went to Boseman, if I had to choose a younger Black American actor he'd be on the top of my list as well as Michael B Jordan but I can't think of many young black actors that are really really talented that i'm familiar with (do to how Hollywood is set up and how they cast younger actors in stereotypical roles it's always the same). When i think of guys like Tyrese as Black Panther if Singleton had gotten his hands on the project it just sends chills down my spine

Really? Boyega over Boseman? If you don't think Boseman has any regality to him than Boyega has even less of that too him.

Boseman will be fine. He has shown to have a great amount of range as an actor and has shown to convey different mannerisms very well. He'll do well in the role.

 

[Nokio]

Well i ranted on about not wanting Hudlin anywhere near this production that I forgot about JOHN the hack SINGLETON! We were talking about black directors and should Marvel hire one for BP. Please Marvel do not allow JOHN SINGLETON ANYWHERE NEAR THIS FILM!!

 

[Jason Kane]

Well i ranted on about not wanting Hudlin anywhere near this production that I forgot about JOHN the hack SINGLETON! We were talking about black directors and should Marvel hire one for BP. Please Marvel do not allow JOHN SINGLETON ANYWHERE NEAR THIS FILM!!

I think that ship sailed for Singleton just like the Ant-Man's sailed for Wright

 

[terry78]

Talent is subjective, brother.

 

[Nokio]

Really? Boyega over Boseman? If you don't think Boseman has any regality to him than Boyega has even less of that too him.

Boseman will be fine. He has shown to have a great amount of range as an actor and has shown to convey different mannerisms very well. He'll do well in the role.

Hey it's just my opinion. I think them guys from overseas are better actors for the most part but that's me. I never said Boseman was crap or couldn't act. He is good so calm down. I just felt he's to americanish. I also said and pay attention to this part: I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH BOSEMAN AS BLACK PANTHER! Everyone else here says who they want for a said character just like Cumberbatch as Strange some were complaining about him and some said they like him and he'll do well but they preferred someone else. That's how I am with Boseman, he's a good actor from what i've seen but personally i would've liked someone else but I'm happy with him and support him. Calm down.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Boseman's a much better actor than Boyega. He's proven that with 42 and Get on Up, playing two different Black Icons while getting the mannerisms of each down pretty perfectly. Not to mention Boyega still looks to boyish in the face for Black Panther.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

I wonder how built up Boseman is going to get? He should get into Evans in Cap 1 shape I think. I also wonder how much time with the mask ON he will clock in with?

 

[Iceman]

I am drooling over the prospect of the Russos and TWS stunt coordinators shooting Black Panther and Captain America fight scenes.

Talk about a perfect combination.

Yes the hand to hand combat between the Winter Soldier & Cap was awesome. So fast! These guys will be totally suited to Panther too.

 

[Keyser Soze]

It's quite fortuous timing for Marvel to nab Chadwick Boseman for Black Panther now. At the moment he isn't quite a big star, but his performance as James Brown in Get on Up has been getting raves, to the point where some are suggesting he could be a dark horse contender for some Best Actor award nominations. If that does indeed happen, Marvel's Black Panther in waiting will go from being a relative unknown to being the hot new thing in Hollywood just primed for a role like T'Challa to make him an A-list headliner.