Why Marvel Is Reluctant To Make A Black Panther Movie.

Why Marvel Is Reluctant To Make A Black Panther Movie.

Many of us want to see a Black Panther movie. I know I do! So why are Marvel Studios dragging their feet when it comes to getting the man up on the big screen? Click on for my thoughts on the matter -- controversy about a name is hurting T'Challa.

Editorial Opinion
By drwalle - Sep 20, 2013 10:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Black Panther
Source: STING29J

Many of us want to see a Black Panther movie. I know I do!
One of the first story arcs I remember reading as a kid was Jungle Action #6-18. PANTHER'S RAGE. (If anyone here has not read that story......RUN, DON'T WALK, RUN, to try to get those issues and read this story arc. It is truly epic!)

T'Challa is a regal Prince and later, King of the mystical land called Wakanda. T'Challa becomes an Avenger and in one of the first Avengers comics I ever bought (Avengers #115) he saves the day by being able to see in the dark.....long story, but T'challa saves the day. Just go with it.

So here we are staring Phase 2 and 3 of the MCU in the face and Marvel still won't commit to a BP stand alone movie. Why?????

I'm here to tell you why.

If you are not familiar with American history, or even recent event, you might not know that there is racism in America, (Gasp!) and racism involves every race, not just white people hating black people. It goes both ways, people.
There is a racist group you may have heard of that are called the Black Panther Party.
They are no better than the Ku Klux Klan in spewing there venom of hatred against white people, Jews and pretty much anybody who isn't black.
Sounds just like the KKK, doesn't it? THEY ARE!
Racism does not just mean white against black. Racism is not "reverse racism" if black people hate white people. Racism is Racism.

Now we all know our beloved T'challa, the Black Panther is a Marvel Comics superhero and has nothing to do with all that bothersome "real world" stuff, how would the general audience perceive a movie called the "Black Panther"?

Sure, you and I would be in the know and tell people that it has nothing to do with a political hate group, the Black Panther is a superhero! But to the average joe on the street who has no clue would think this is some kind of movie glorifying this group, not a superhero flick.

If you think I'm wrong, have any of you ever seen a title to a movie and thought it was about something and it turned out to be something totally different? I'm thinking about a movie called "The Avengers" which had nothing to do with the superheroes and had two British investigators called "Mrs. Peel" and some other guy. THAT'S NOT THE AVENGERS I THOUGHT IT WAS! You see my point here?

The general audience will see a title like "Black Panther" and won't have a clue about T'Challa and the Panther mythos, instead they might think it's about the racist group and go see Smurfs 3 instead. Well, you get the idea. "Black Panther" the name, the title could be a hard sell for a general audience that is still made up primarily of a majority of non-black people.

This editorial was not meant in any way to offend anyone. I'm merely pointing out why I feel Disney/Marvel are reluctant to put out a movie called "Black Panther". As I stated in my opening, I hope to see it come to fruition, but it is a thorny issue that I'm thinking, IMHO, that Marvel doesn't want to be involved with at this point.

Thanks for reading and understanding. Thoughts? I'm sure all of you will have an opinion on this.

Peace.

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sikwon
sikwon - 9/21/2013, 5:32 AM
No dude. No.
TheWolverine08
TheWolverine08 - 9/21/2013, 6:15 AM
All the racists will just have to deal with it as Wakanda's badass king, Black Panther dominates on the big screen!
SageMode
SageMode - 9/21/2013, 8:58 AM
Do your history dude. The ORIGINAL Black Panther party wasn't a bunch of hate mongers. They were a militant civil rights group. The NEW by Black Panther party are the ones you're referring too. And history also shows that the members of the original group denied any affiliation to the new members.
sikwon
sikwon - 9/21/2013, 8:59 AM
The Guardians opens more doors then BP. Guardians history is heavily involved with thanos and the kree and the nova corps. Guardians introduces an entire new universe. Thats why they are making it. Panther is bad ass but dosent move the franchise or story forward nearly as much as guardians. We WILL get black panther, and he will probably be a linchpin character.
Minato
Minato - 9/21/2013, 9:07 AM
1 The Black Panther party is not a racist organization, they are an organization built to gain equal rights by any means.

2 No one watches a movie without watching a preview or seeing a poster. Once the promotions get started you would have to be retarded to get the two confused.

3 The main reason MCU doesn’t have T’Challa yet is because they have too much to deal with as it is.

4 Any controversy is a good thing for promotional value. Once people look into what the movie is about anyone who tries to boycott or put down this movie will just look like an idiot.

5 This entire article is a cop out
drwalle
drwalle - 9/21/2013, 9:21 AM
@SageMode What does "militant" civil rights group mean?? MLK and his followers were not militant. They had peaceful protest to get their message across. The Black Panther party was anything but peaceful and continues to be a hate group. Do YOUR history.
The KKK are no better. They started out as 7 soldiers from the civil war who could not let it go that the south had lost and they quickly transferred that hatred of the north to the black people and became a hate group.

@2T'Challa "1 The Black Panther party is not a racist organization, they are an organization built to gain equal rights by any means."
Sounds like a hate group to me.
Your comment is a cop out.
SageMode
SageMode - 9/21/2013, 9:28 AM
drwalle

Militant as in them taking more of a "in you're face" approach in which they physically fought for equal rights. And again, the ORIGINAL Black Panther party were NOT the racist one, the NEW Black Panther is. And again, the Originals are not affiliates with the New. It's not that hard to understand.
drwalle
drwalle - 9/21/2013, 9:30 AM
@OmegaDaGod and @Fangz: Yeah, you get it. This movie would be a PR nightmare for Marvel. I would like to see them introduce T'Challa in an Avengers movie first before trying to put him into his own solo movie without the GA knowing who he is and what he's all about.
Minato
Minato - 9/21/2013, 9:55 AM
drwalle
How does attempting to gain “equal rights” sound like a hate group? and as Sage has pointed out the new BPP and the old BPP are 2 completely different organizations.
Lhornbk
Lhornbk - 9/21/2013, 10:59 AM
Okay, first of all, yes, the first Black Panther Party was basically a hate group. They might not have been as upfront about it as the new one, but they did not really like white people all that much. They were extremely militant, and could probably basically be considered a terrorist group, although not as much as the Weather Underground/Weathermen.

That being said, @MexicanSuperman is right. In most states, the activities of groups like that are either downplayed or ignored by most history teachers, both in high school and especially in college. Those groups just don't mesh with the liberal party line about how the counterculture of the late 60s & early 70s was just so wonderful, all about peace and love and understanding. And the mainstream media definitely never cover the New Black Panther Party. How would it look if people found out that members of that party in Philadelphia stood at polling places in certain neighborhoods and attempted to intimidate white Republicans from voting (both before Obama & during his elections)? How would it look if people found out that the career people at the Justice Department (those who work at the lower levels and are not politically appointed) were investigating some of these events, but were suddenly overruled and told to close the investigation by political appointees after Obama was elected?

So no, I don't think that specifically is what Marvel is thinking about. If anything, they probably are more worried about liberal groups complaining about how Africa is portrayed. Besides, they could easily come up with a different title.
Minato
Minato - 9/21/2013, 11:26 AM
I can’t believe how racist how some of you sound. Do you not remember how blacks were treated before and during the original black panther parties creation? Some of you are too young to really know what you are talking about but blacks weren’t considered full human beings. Its not hate for no reason at least. The original panthers were about self conservation and protection of their future. Im not trying to get upset but this thread is exposing a lot of ignorance on this site Im going to bow out before I get serious.

FirstAvenger
FirstAvenger - 9/21/2013, 11:27 AM
There is nothing wrong with the name Black Panther.
TheManFromMars
TheManFromMars - 9/21/2013, 12:31 PM
@2Challa

Holy shit! Where did you get that gif? I knew that image only in still format! Is there a video somewhere of the Joker writing "Why So Serious?" like that?
SnapperCarr
SnapperCarr - 9/21/2013, 2:14 PM
I can definitely see this bringing about some controversy.


I think giving us a Heroes for Hire movie would be a much better option.
Minato
Minato - 9/21/2013, 2:33 PM
TMFM
I got it off of tumblr
Archangel82
Archangel82 - 9/22/2013, 4:41 AM
Well put. Im sure the title of Black Panther has something to do with why Marvel hasnt adapted it to the big screen yet. Just to let you know the non Marvel Avengers movie was a remake to a 1960's British James Bond like tv show about two English agents who went under the code name of the Avengers. The tv show was good but the American movie starring Sean Connery wasn't very good.
RobGrizzly
RobGrizzly - 9/22/2013, 3:43 PM
If they are worried about offending anyone, they can just say it was fake, and someone else was behind it all along
mook
mook - 9/23/2013, 5:16 AM
Just call it something like; "Marvel's Black Panther: King of Wakanda"
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