It was recently announced that Michael B. Jordan had been signed on to the Black Panther movie that Marvel is outing out, and it sounds like he'll be playing the villain. This is a huge win for Marvel, since Jordan is fast becoming a bankable star...even with his appearance as Johnny storm in 20th Century Fox's poor attempt at a Fantastic Four reboot. The Black Panther movie is getting some stellar talent for the film. Besides Jordan signing on, Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong is also reported to have a role in the film, as well as Chadwick Boseman, who we all were able to see play T'Challa, the leader of Wakanda, in this month's Captain America: Civil War. His role, as well as Tom Holland's Spider-Man, were shinning moments in the film, and the buzz for his solo movie outing is starting to reach fever pitch. But let's get back to Jordan...
With Jordan joining the film, this will mark his third film working with director Ryan Coogler. Jordan and Coogler teamed up back in 2015 to make a little movie called Creed, which helped the star and the director become A-list talent, the prior in front of the camera and the latter behind the camera. They had also worked on Fruitvale Station together. Does this mean that Coogler had a hand in getting Jordan signed to the film? I'm sure it didn't hurt. When directors find actors that they enjoy working with, they tend to continue to working with them in other projects. Christopher Nolan is one of these directors. Go to IMDB and see how many times he's worked with the same actors.
On the negative side of this announcement is that it pretty much dooms any sort of possibility of Marvel and Fox coming together for a crossover event with their Fantastic Four property. I know that it doesn't completely rule it out, but in order for this to happen, first, well...they'd actually have to sit down and agree to it. But second, they'd have to do what Sony is doing with Spider-Man and recast and reintroduce us to the team all over again. That won't happen any time soon. Why do I say this? Simon Kinberg (Fantastic Four and X-Men writer-producer) says that he still sees a sequel to the Fantastic Four film happening, and promises that it will be more light and fun. If Fox is really considering doing this after the terrible going that the FF had last time around, they must really be desperate. You also have to consider that the cast may not want to come back and take another beating at the box office. It sure wouldn't help them being considered for any future projects. I even read that some of the cast didn't even watch the final cut of the movie that they starred in! If they didn't even want to see it, why would we? And why would we want a sequel to that movie?
So Jordan's Johnny Storm might not be coming back, but at least Jordan is. I'm looking forward to seeing him back with Marvel, but actual at Marvel where he truly belongs. Black Panther hits theaters February 16, 2018.
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