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Blade was the first successful Marvel character to hit the big screen but when will fans see another African-American in the leading role of a superhero movie?

 

Black Panther is one of the greatest and most important heroes in the Marvel Universe with ties to Avengers, Fantastic Four and he’s the former husband of Storm of the X-Men. While promoting Thor: The Dark World, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige was asked about T’Challa.

 

“In terms of Black Panther, it’s absolutely in development,” Feige told BlackTree TV  “When you have something as rich as Wakanda and his backstory — and clearly Vibranium’s been introduced in the universe already — I don’t know when it will be exactly, but we certainly have plans to bring him to life some day.”

 

If you’ve been reading New Avengers this year you know the incredible and complicated “frenemy” relationship between Black Panther and Namor the Sub-Mariner. A new Marvel series could explore the tension between these leaders and build up to a war between Atlantis and Wakanda.

 

I’m a huge fan of Shuri, the Black Panther’s sister and current ruler of Wakanda.

 

My number one choice for T’Challa is Idris Elba even though he’s in Thor.

Thanks to Spinoff Online.

 

By Editor