Ryan Coogler in talks to helm ‘Black Panther’
Filmmaker Ryan Coogler is in negotiations to direct Marvel's "Black Panther" which is to be produced by Kevin Feige. The film stars Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa, the prince of the African country of Wakanda, who must take charge of his country after his father's murder. Writer Joe Robert Cole is penning the script and this is the second time the studio has approached the "Creed" director to take the hot seat.
However, during the first call, Coogler didn't feel that was the right fit for him and returned to finish post-production on "Creed." In the past Marvel also considered director Ava DuVernay and F Gary Gray for the job. "Black Panther" is scheduled as one of Marvel's Phase 3 list of films and is slated to hit the theatres in 2018.
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