John Kani IS King T'Chaka!

[BadrHari]

Who do you think ?

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. He has the voice and the presence. His English language acting is on point. Plus he's got the Disney connection having worked on ABC. Granted he doesn't have that similar a look as Boseman, but then I say, just cast an actress that can pass for his mother to cover that base.

 

[Human Torch]

Two choices.

 

[JB-the-Hunter]

Nice poll

/s

 

[Gr0oT]

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. He has the voice and the presence. His English language acting is on point. Plus he's got the Disney connection having worked on ABC. Granted he doesn't have that similar a look as Boseman, but then I say, just cast an actress that can pass for his mother to cover that base.

He was Algrim already.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

He was Algrim already.

And no one is going to care cuz no one recognized him. Same with Korath. He could easily play the Black Panther of the WWII era in Civil War if he keeps the mask on and no one will make the connection to GOTG.

 

[R_Hythlodeus]

Contrary to popular believe, there are more black actors than just Denzel Washington

 

[chamber-music]

I think Eamonn Walker from Oz, Tears of the Sun, Lord Of War, Cadillac Records, Chicago Fire and Strike Back would make a great T'Chaka

A British actor with a commanding presence who can do a solid African accent.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. He has the voice and the presence. His English language acting is on point. Plus he's got the Disney connection having worked on ABC. Granted he doesn't have that similar a look as Boseman, but then I say, just cast an actress that can pass for his mother to cover that base.

You know his British right?

 

[R_Hythlodeus]

speaking of the English language... is 'casted' even a word?

 

[tamron]

If Marvel were okay with double-dipping, Djimon Hounsou. He was my #1 choice for T'Challa for a long time, and obviously as he's older now, he's my ideal T'Chaka. But I realize with his role in GotG that ship has likely sailed.

I think Hisham Tawfiq, who plays Red Reddington's bodyguard Dembe on The Blacklist, would be a good T'Chaka.

Eamonn Walker would be great in this film, but I like to see him as a character that survives, maybe S'yan? Peter Mensah was my original ideal for that role, but he was in TIH, so again another ship that has likely sailed.

 

[Gr0oT]

And no one is going to care cuz no one recognized him. Same with Korath. He could easily play the Black Panther of the WWII era in Civil War if he keeps the mask on and no one will make the connection to GOTG.

I recognized Adebisi without trouble, was pretty worried for his cellmates and rightfully so!

They both have VERY distinct faces, black dudes do not all look the same, especially not these two.

 

[DrCosmic]

I'm of the mind that Denzel wouldn't do it because of the size of the part. Russel Crowe might be done with his solo career, but I'm not sure Denzel is after Equalizer did what it did.

I'd do something totally different. I'd get Morgan Freeman to be T'Chaka. That'd turn heads, to say the least. If not him, I'd actually go with Wesley Snipes.

I recognized Adebisi without trouble, was pretty worried for his cellmates and rightfully so!

They both have VERY distinct faces, black dudes do not all look the same, especially not these two.

Agreed. Korath wasn't even in makeup... it's just Honsou with a brick on his head. This is not to say that the audience will be all "why is Korath all of a sudden an African King" but when characters are similar without actually being connected it takes people out of the experience and makes it less appealing critically and commercially. Same thing if you cast RDJ as Dr. Strange. People would still see it, and still know the difference, but it's kinda like "What kind of lazy so and so didn't just cast a new actor for a new part like everyone else in the history of filmmaking?"

 

[Loki882]

Comparing Djimon Hounsou's role in GOTG to RDJ's IM doesn't work at all. One is arguably the face of the MCU while the other got less than ten minutes of screentime in the entire movie and it was spread out. I doubt that most in the GA would care (again people here are giving the GA far too little credit). As for choices:

-Djimon Hounsou.
-Wesley Snipes.
-Forest Whitaker.

 

[Dr. Evil]

I'm of the mind that Denzel wouldn't do it because of the size of the part. Russel Crowe might be done with his solo career, but I'm not sure Denzel is after Equalizer did what it did.

I'd do something totally different. I'd get Morgan Freeman to be T'Chaka. That'd turn heads, to say the least. If not him, I'd actually go with Wesley Snipes.

I agree, I don't think Denzel would do it. If you look at his filmography since he became a big name actor, it's not the type of role he would do. He would want the role to be rapidly expanded, fighting alongside Boseman throughout the movie until dying in the third act. He won't do a role that is basically a few minutes at the start of the movie.

My top pick is Forrest Whitaker.

However, Denzel as Moses Magnum would be interesting. He'd have top billing over Serkis due to his name.

 

[DrCosmic]

Comparing Djimon Hounsou's role in GOTG to RDJ's IM doesn't work at all. One is arguably the face of the MCU while the other got less than ten minutes of screentime in the entire movie and it was spread out. I doubt that most in the GA would care (again people here are giving the GA far too little credit). As for choices:

-Djimon Hounsou.
-Wesley Snipes.
-Forest Whitaker.

It does work because the only difference is degree. If you double cast RDJ you get maybe 200 million people to feel that's stupid/lazy/confusing/means the characters are related/weird. If you double cast Djimon Honsou you only get 50 million, but they say/feel the same thing.

I don't think you give the GA enough credit for being invested in these movies and caring about the connections between them, since that is what made the MCU the powerhouse it is. Now you want to connect Korath and T'Challa by giving them the same face and voice, but you want think the GA doesn't care about those connections anymore. You're telling us that thinking the GA cares about the MCU is giving them too little credit? Nah, son. You're basically asking this little tidbit to pop up on every "MCU easter eggs you didn't notice" list for all time. People will notice, comment, because they care, not as much as we do of course, but they do. There's no way that double casting will produce positive comments unless there's some in-universe reason for it.

The only exception would be Groot since a part played by Vin Disel in person would not look or sound like Groot. Especially if he doesn't talk. Then it becomes trivia that only the diggers know about, instead of the filmmakers explicitly showing us that T'Chaka looks and sounds just like Korath. To then go and tell us they are not connected is breaking the basic 'show don't tell' rule of cinema. That's how bad of an idea this is. You want to tell not show that T'Chaka and Korath are different people.

 

[DrCosmic]

I agree, I don't think Denzel would do it. If you look at his filmography since he became a big name actor, it's not the type of role he would do. He would want the role to be rapidly expanded, fighting alongside Boseman throughout the movie until dying in the third act. He won't do a role that is basically a few minutes at the start of the movie.

My top pick is Forrest Whitaker.

However, Denzel as Moses Magnum would be interesting. He'd have top billing over Serkis due to his name.

True. Y'know... I don't think Denzel owes anyone any favors. That's quite a statement, that there's just no one who can say "Hey buddy, would you mind coming in to do this thing for a week?" SLJ certainly does, most people do. Not this guy.

 

[Dr. Evil]

To make things clear:

- Denzel Washington has played characters who've died, but usually not until the third act.

 

[Dr. Evil]

True. Y'know... I don't think Denzel owes anyone any favors. That's quite a statement, that there's just no one who can say "Hey buddy, would you mind coming in to do this thing for a week?" SLJ certainly does, most people do. Not this guy.

Also, Denzel is not a sequel type of guy. He was asked about a second Equalizer movie and said that it was too early to know if that will happen.

Right now, we should eliminate him from contention.

Also, Morgan Freeman I think is better suited to play T'Challa's uncle.

 

[DrCosmic]

But he hasn't even played like cameos... like ever, as far as I can recall. That's more than just not dying, he just isn't about being anything other than a movie star.

 

[tamron]

True. Y'know... I don't think Denzel owes anyone any favors. That's quite a statement, that there's just no one who can say "Hey buddy, would you mind coming in to do this thing for a week?" SLJ certainly does, most people do. Not this guy.

I'm not saying Denzel "owes" Fuqua anything. But reading interviews from both men recently in promoting The Equalizer, they seem to have a great relationship to where if Antoine got the directing gig, Denzel may at least listen if proposed a part.

Here's a thought in regards to possibly expanding T'Chaka's role.

I know this is a relatively new element of T'Challa's powerset, but what if T'Challa gained his 'King of the Dead' element upfront as a part of assuming the BP mantle? Then you'd have an organic reason to have T'Chaka pop up every now and again, not just in flashbacks.

 

[DrCosmic]

That I'd actually be down for. I was all fixed to say 'no, just let Denzel go' but that aspect, of T'Chaka as a spectral something, or the idea of a long line of guys having had this burden and T'Challa simply being the new Avatar Doctor Black Panther, that idea can make for some awesomeness.

 

[Stringer]

Eamon Walker is an excellent choice. Harold Perrineau could work as well.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Again... Couldn't DH just leave the mask on for a flashback to the WWII era Panther? I don't think anyone was talking about him being T'chaka. As for AAA, I didn't know he was British. Other than Mr. Echo the only other role I've ever seen him in is an episode of MONK and TDW. I TDW he's under insane amounts of makeup and has lines done in that elf language. On MONK he played an African immigrant to San Francisco so I assumed that was his accent. He'd still be great as T'chaka I think.

 

[Stringer]

^Yeah they could really just look at guys from Oz to play the role. They're all suitable.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

I recognized Adebisi without trouble, was pretty worried for his cellmates and rightfully so!

They both have VERY distinct faces, black dudes do not all look the same, especially not these two.

You really didn't understand what I was getting at. DH could play the WWII era Panther in a flashback and keep the mask on. Also... No. NO ONE is going to recognize AAA as Algrim from TDW he were to play T'chaka. You can spin it all you like but the villains in TDW did not resonate with the audience. And yes... I can tell one black man from another. Since you have no idea about me, or my family (hint... I ain't a white guy named Josh) I think maybe such comments should be left to disparage some obvious racist comments.