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TheTaskmaster
TheTaskmaster - 6/26/2012, 7:11 PM
@Intruder Haha no kidding. The fat kid from Goodburger/SNL is probably next.
Minato
Minato - 6/26/2012, 7:12 PM
Every Black actor there is
musicsuperhero1
musicsuperhero1 - 6/26/2012, 7:13 PM
MUCH better choice than the former rapper listed as an option in the last bit of news.
musicsuperhero1
musicsuperhero1 - 6/26/2012, 7:14 PM
@Hush2010 and TheTask... LOL totally agree
musicsuperhero1
musicsuperhero1 - 6/26/2012, 7:16 PM
@weneedrevelation....lol yeah especially since Don Cheadle is probably in the running for Black Panther now too. ;) But Jamie Fox might be too ahahaha
UrbanKnight
UrbanKnight - 6/26/2012, 7:20 PM
next!

lol intruder, then biggie. rip
TonyChu
TonyChu - 6/26/2012, 7:20 PM
Pretty much every black actor in Hollywood wants to play Black Panther. Before you know it Billy Dee Williams is going to peek his head in for the role.
lapress
lapress - 6/26/2012, 7:20 PM
nahh... he looks more like luke cage... meh
Ghostt
Ghostt - 6/26/2012, 7:21 PM
stop it with every black actor being Panther. and Michael Jai White is out so forget about it.
xcrementus
xcrementus - 6/26/2012, 7:21 PM
Not tough enough. Brian White's Black Panther can be taken down by an iron to the head.......

(wonders how many people would actually get that reference).
TonyChu
TonyChu - 6/26/2012, 7:22 PM
Oh shit. Intruder went way back with New Jack City.
SageMode
SageMode - 6/26/2012, 7:23 PM
Just go ahead and give this role to Aldis Hodge already. Geez.
AmbientCreativiT
AmbientCreativiT - 6/26/2012, 7:23 PM
"2Pac is going to reveal he faked his death just to try and land this role."
hahaha!
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 6/26/2012, 7:23 PM
That reminds me, did y'all know when this movie was in development, Wesley Snipes was going to produce (and at one point, star) in the Black Panther movie before he got tied up with Blade??
TonyChu
TonyChu - 6/26/2012, 7:24 PM
No give it to Chietel Ejuafor. The guy has the look, the accent, the fighting skills and has worked with Joss Whedon.
TheTaskmaster
TheTaskmaster - 6/26/2012, 7:24 PM
I want either Aldis Hodge or Anthony Mackie, preferably Hodge as he's a better actor and into martial arts and parkour.
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 6/26/2012, 7:24 PM
The next person that's going to show interest is 50 Cent or Terrance J from 106 & Park.lol
JatevinM
JatevinM - 6/26/2012, 7:25 PM
Michael Jai White is and will always be my choice for Black Panther. I knew the moment anything was said about a Black Panther movie every black man in Hollywood would throw out their interest. More than half of them don't even care about the source material they just want to be apart of marvels money making train. Jamie Foxx should seriously play Falcon in a Captain America movie.
TonyChu
TonyChu - 6/26/2012, 7:26 PM
Since every black man is trying to get this role, can I express my interest in it?
TonyChu
TonyChu - 6/26/2012, 7:26 PM
Hodge better than Mackie? No sir!
xcrementus
xcrementus - 6/26/2012, 7:27 PM
It should be Jaleel White. He has the build, the talent, the pure ferocity to play the Panther. Google him if you haven't heard of him before.
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 6/26/2012, 7:27 PM
^^^lol, right. I have an interest in playing the role of T'Challa!
AmbientCreativiT
AmbientCreativiT - 6/26/2012, 7:27 PM
The actor that lands the tole as T'challa needs to be BLACK! Not carmel or milk chocolate like... charcoal.
TheTaskmaster
TheTaskmaster - 6/26/2012, 7:27 PM
Michael Jai White is too old for the role. That ship has sailed time to move on fellas.
TonyChu
TonyChu - 6/26/2012, 7:29 PM
@ AmbientCreativiT Charcoal black or you look so black you look purple black?
TheTaskmaster
TheTaskmaster - 6/26/2012, 7:30 PM
The guy from Blood Diamond (who's name escapes me at the moment) is also too old. Having said that he is my favorite to play T'Challa's father T'Chaka
GeekyCheekyChic
GeekyCheekyChic - 6/26/2012, 7:33 PM
the closest to T'Challa for me is Idris Elba and he is already locked in the Thor series. Beyond that M Jai White is Luke Cage for me and Shemar Moore(Criminal Minds,Birds of Prey) maybe as T'Challa
GeekyCheekyChic
GeekyCheekyChic - 6/26/2012, 7:35 PM
Lenny Kravitz is also polishing up his acting chops so he is a good possibility at T'Challa. He was decent in the Hunger Games.
dahamma
dahamma - 6/26/2012, 7:37 PM
Yeah I say Micheal Jai White for this role. He could do it.

This guy is way to light skinned. And T'Challa needs to looks strong and stern. Not a wimp!
IronManny819
IronManny819 - 6/26/2012, 7:38 PM
@ TheTaskmaster. You'e thinking of Djimon Hounsou. But yeah, he should totally be T'Chaka. Mackie or Ejiofor for T'Challa.
santoanderson
santoanderson - 6/26/2012, 7:39 PM
Another hour, another "My Agent said Marvel wants me to play Black Panther" BS story.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 6/26/2012, 7:43 PM
Micheal Jai White CAN NOT ACT! Stop it with him already!

Also.....this just in......Eddie Murphy and Denzel Washington have both expressed interest in portraying T'Challa on screen. Morgan Freeman has refused to comment on the subject but his agent reveals that he has been going over the script given to him by Marvel.;P
TheTaskmaster
TheTaskmaster - 6/26/2012, 7:49 PM
Why is everyone saying they have to hire a super dark African actor? T'Challa isn't THAT dark, in fact he is somewhat light skinned.
santoanderson
santoanderson - 6/26/2012, 7:51 PM
Assuming Black Panther is released in 2014, here are the ages of the popular candidates at the time of release:

Djimon Hounsou - 50
Michael Jai White - 46
TheTaskmaster
TheTaskmaster - 6/26/2012, 7:54 PM
@santo Exactly, people need to get over those 2 because they will not get the role. Marvel plans on making a franchise out of this and not only does the actor need to be younger, T'Challa will be young, and the first movie will involve the death of his father T'Chaka.
TheTaskmaster
TheTaskmaster - 6/26/2012, 7:57 PM
@Intruder You think so? I'll admit in one of the promo pics he looks like a Jersey Shore cast member but other than that I thought he looked plenty white haha
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 6/26/2012, 7:57 PM
To expand on what Taskmaster just said, I've also noticed many people complaining that they need to hire an actual African for the part fora couple of different reasons, one of which being that an American or English actor can't get the accent right.

There are many different African dialects and accents. Last time I checked, Wakanda is a fictional nation. It happens to be an "ISOLATED" fictional nation that frowns upon contact with the outside world. Acknowledging that would mean you should also understand that their "fictional" dialect would be completely different from any other African nation. Therefore, almost any attempt at an African accent (if matched by all the Wakandans) would suffice more than adequetly.
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