John Singleton on Black Panther Casting

While talking about casting Tyrese Gibson as Luke Cage, Singleton dropped the name Chiwetel Ejiofor (Children of Men, Inside Man, Serenity, Four Brothers) as a possible person to play the Black Panther. I will be the one to say that we first mentioned that here, see comments here. See the full quote and article here at ReelzChannel.com.

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This post was written by Bedlam on August 14, 2007

Lobo

I like the guy but for some reason he screams character actor not leading man, which may make it hard to sell. I love the panther but he isnt a mainstream icon like batman or superman with a built in audience. That being said everybody knows who Blade is after the triology so its possible for other characters to get there moment in the sun.
Sweet Christmas

I think they should make Luke Cage first. My reasoning is that the budget for Cage will probably be smaller than a Panther film. Cage will benefit from the synergy of Hip Hop and Fanboys. Which makes it more of a sure thing. I think that if Singelton can make a succesful Cage film it will be easier to get a bigger budget to do a Panther film the right way.
Anthony

Like another person commented on here before, “Who is Luke Cage?” I don’t know if Luke Cage is well known enough for it to be as successful as a potential Black Panther movie. I think it would be an easier sell to those who don’t know who Black Panther is. I would personally rather see a Black Panther movie before I would want to see Luke Cage.
Lobo

Black Panther is the movie I want to see the most between the two but I doubt most people outside of the genre know either one. Which is why I tend to agree with Sweet Christmas, Cages urban setting could be easier to sell to a studio, it could be billed as a Hip Hop/Adventure Movie.
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