‘Black Panther 2’: Marvel Hopes Director Ryan Coogler Will Return For The Sequel
Marvel’sBlack Pantherdebuts in theaters tonight with sneak preview screenings for fans who just can’t wait until Friday to see the movie. The film is already breaking recordswhen it comes to ticket sales, and box office tracking suggests the movie could open toaround $165 million. If theearly buzz is any indicator, audiences are going to love it, and this movie is going to be huge.
That’s why Marvel is already keen to bring back directorRyan CooglerforBlack Panther 2.
Varietyspoke to Marvel Studios bossKevin Feigewhile making the publicity rounds forBlack Panther, and he was asked about the future of the African superhero. After all, with such huge box office tracking and a97% on Rotten Tomatoesat the time of this writing, surely there are already sequel plans, right? Feige won’t flat out confirm thatBlack Panther 2is in the works, but it sounds like he’s just playing it safe for now:
For a studio that plans their movies a few years out, saying that Marvel works on one movie at a time doesn’t really hold true. But we can understand his trepidation and maybe even superstition with regards to counting on sequels. But hypothetically, ifBlack Panther 2ends up coming together, Feige wants to get director Ryan Coogler back in the director’s chair.
Feige was asked whether he thinks theCreeddirector will return forBlack Panther 2and he simply said “I hope so.” And when the follow-up of whether they wanted Coogler back was posed, Feige said “Absolutely.” Marvel Studios usually gets what they want, and it’s probably a safe bet that we’ll seeBlack Panther 2come together sometime in the next few years.
Black Pantheris going to be a game changer. It is bringing a superhero to the big screen whomatters more now than everbefore. All the hype around this movieisn’t just a moment, but rather a movement that could change the face of blockbusters so that we see many more people of color represented in Hollywood’s biggest movies.
If you’d like to hear Panther, be sure tocheck out our interview with director Ryan Coogler.
