BLACK PANTHER Star Michael B. Jordan Continues To Play Coy When Asked About Possible MCU Return

BLACK PANTHER Star Michael B. Jordan Continues To Play Coy When Asked About Possible MCU Return

Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan has once again been asked about the possibility of reprising the role of Erik Killmonger in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, but he's choosing his words carefully...

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By JoshWilding - Jan 20, 2022 07:01 AM EST

Erik Killmonger may have been Black Panther's "villain," but with a cause it was easy enough to relate to given the current state of the world, this was a character who worked more in shades of grey than black or white. As a result, fans remain eager to see more of T'Challa's cousin, despite the fact that he appeared to die in the Black Panther's arms in Ryan Coogler's 2018 movie.

Chadwick Boseman's tragic death has led to many hoping Killmonger could find redemption and become the MCU's new Panther, especially as he was the last person to consume one of Wakanda's Heart Shaped Herbs. Actor Michael B. Jordan did return as a Variant in What If...?, but continues to choose his words carefully when asked about any sort of live-action reprisal.

Talking in the video below, the actor said this about the possibility: "Man, I mean, I think it’s a character and a world that I love so much. Who knows? But as we all know, Marvel has their plans and their things, and who knows how things are gonna shake out?"

Something tells us we will see him in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, but whether that will be as the new Black Panther remains to be seen. Letitia Wright's Shuri is currently the most obvious suggestion, though there has been chatter online that M'Baku (Winston Duke) could be next in line to take over the mantle. What we do know is that there are no plans to recast Boseman's T'Challa. 

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever arrives in theaters on November 11, 2022.
 

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MeAreLegend
MeAreLegend - 1/20/2022, 7:44 AM
I actually kind of wouldn’t mind seeing him take over the mantle...? Out of all possible candidates I would like to see him the most as Black Panther despite his ending in the last movie.
eGGtheGreat
eGGtheGreat - 1/20/2022, 7:45 AM
@MeAreLegend - no. He was the badguy
Conquistador
Conquistador - 1/20/2022, 8:01 AM
@MeAreLegend - No thanks, he was the main antagonist, but a complex one and right in his own ways and motivations. I wouldn't find it plausible for him to do a 180. I mean he even chose to die because of his ideals, which made him one of the MCU's better villains. He should stay dead.

I'd be open to him doing a flashback to the character if it served the story... but to continue it would under serve his character.
HeraldNumber7
HeraldNumber7 - 1/20/2022, 8:27 AM
@UniqNo -

he wouldn't really be doing a 180 though. more like a 90.

he was seeking restitution for the diaspora, not destruction. his approach was "wrong" but his intent was right. which is why he even moved T'Challa/Wakanda in the end to come forward from the shadows and embrace the world.

with some decent writing, i don't think him taking the mantle would be the stretch many imagine it would be.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 1/20/2022, 8:39 AM
@HeraldNumber7 - Would need to be a REALLY good writer. I just feel his arc was served well in that 1 film. If it didn't already have a finite end, I would then like to see them explore his background and motives more, but he died. In comics I get no one ever really dies. but he died, and the way in which he chose to was perfect.

Don't get me wrong though, B Jordan is one of the best performers around right now and would watch him no matter what.
eGGtheGreat
eGGtheGreat - 1/20/2022, 7:45 AM
Why would he come back?
valmic
valmic - 1/20/2022, 7:49 AM
Andrew Garfield should be the new Black Panther.
KWilly
KWilly - 1/20/2022, 8:29 AM
@micvalpro - More like the White Housecat
valmic
valmic - 1/20/2022, 3:23 PM
@KWilly - thats racist
GhostDog
GhostDog - 1/20/2022, 7:50 AM
*Speaks in Andrew Garfield
JoeInTheBox
JoeInTheBox - 1/20/2022, 7:59 AM
With the multiverse, the door is always open for any actor to return. Even if it's for a What If? role or a flashback/prequel. So he's not wrong by not having a firm stance.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 1/20/2022, 8:29 AM
I’d rather see Jon Boyega come in as a new character than to see Jordan back as Killmonger in live action.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 1/20/2022, 8:30 AM
@slickrickdesigns - I wanna see John David Washington, but Boyega could be cool too
zedkate
zedkate - 1/20/2022, 8:54 AM
@bkmeijer - 5ft 9 Black Panther ? No thanks.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 1/20/2022, 9:31 AM
@zedkate - height is about the last thing I care about, so I wouldn't mind really
zedkate
zedkate - 1/20/2022, 5:53 PM
@bkmeijer - It kinda play out if you want to go toe to toe with Weston Duke and Michael B Jordan - idk, I would not care about height but for this kind of role, it matters.
We always bring out the RDJ exemple, but he's in a armor suit so idk
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 1/20/2022, 10:28 PM
@zedkate - the platform shoes did look funny
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 1/20/2022, 8:30 AM
Still hope they bring him in as a good variant of Killmonger. Think his exus event would be his dad dying at the hands of T'Chaka. If that doesn't happen and his dad and he go back to Wakanda, I can see him turning out as a good guy.

And otherwise, he'll probably return in What If
dragon316
dragon316 - 1/20/2022, 8:36 AM
Come back as dead body ? He can back from dead bring Ironman and black widow from dead
grif
grif - 1/20/2022, 8:47 AM
dont care if he returns or not




Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 1/20/2022, 9:23 AM
If Loki can go from intergalactic terrorist to hero of the multiverse in a couple of episodes Killmonger can become Black Panther.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 1/20/2022, 10:00 AM
@Ha1frican - to be fair, there is a large time jump after episode 2 of Loki so we don’t know how much time has passed.
Hulkh8liars
Hulkh8liars - 1/20/2022, 4:37 PM
@Ha1frican - neither should ever have happened
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 1/20/2022, 9:27 AM
I can definitely tell that Phase 4 feels like the phase where I stop coming to sites like this as much, because there have been enough surprises and fake plot leaks that have come out that have started to warp my expectations of what they've released. I remember back in 2010, seeing Thor's hammer at the end of IM2 was like Nerdvana. Now I have to use maximum self control to not read what the post credits scene is 2 weeks in advance, and then hope and pray that I don't see it spoiled in a comment section 2 months in advance because scoopers, leakers and everyone in between have created an entire ecosystem around speculating/knowing what's gonna happen in a movie before it comes out. I've still managed to enjoy the actual films/shows, but I think I'm at a point where I'd like to get back to being truly surprised now that there's no clear saga track throughout these stories
MrDandy
MrDandy - 1/20/2022, 9:59 AM
I’m sure he will appear in some capacity. With Boseman passing the sequel needs some name power behind it and Michael B Jordan can give it.
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/20/2022, 10:20 AM
But he died,get over it.
Hulkh8liars
Hulkh8liars - 1/20/2022, 4:36 PM
His take on killmonger sucked. Please keep the character dead
Hulkh8liars
Hulkh8liars - 1/20/2022, 4:38 PM
Why does everyone seem to want this guy to return and not klaw. Klaw has much more potential as an ongoing threat
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 1/20/2022, 4:59 PM
@Hulkh8liars - I mean Klaw is much more definitively dead. We saw him die, and then also saw his dead body. With Killmonger we didn’t really see him definitively die only collapse, on top of that he’d theoretically be chilling in the ancestral plane since he had the heart shaped herb so it’s just a lot more doable to bring him back than Klaw
Hulkh8liars
Hulkh8liars - 1/20/2022, 5:16 PM
@Ha1frican - klaw can come back as a sound construct(as he did in the comics). His arm cannon could potentially allow him to enter the vibranium mound in wakanda(where his body is). Killmonger died and then fell off a cliff. He does not have any powers that would enable him to return. He might cameo as a dead king(though they shouldn't welcome him), bit it makes less sense for his character to return than klaw
IronDean2099
IronDean2099 - 1/20/2022, 4:44 PM
I feel like it would feel very contrived if he came back and became the new Panther, but I can see the appeal from Marvels perspective of having MBJ potentially leading a future Avengers team.
guillimunster
guillimunster - 1/20/2022, 6:01 PM
So, Michael B. Jordan is playing werewolf, eh?
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