{"id":13884,"date":"2015-06-22T23:12:42","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T23:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/?p=13884"},"modified":"2015-06-22T23:12:42","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T23:12:42","slug":"ava-duvernay-will-reportedly-helm-black-panther-marvels-first-black-superhero-flick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/22\/ava-duvernay-will-reportedly-helm-black-panther-marvels-first-black-superhero-flick\/","title":{"rendered":"Ava DuVernay Will Reportedly Helm \u2018Black Panther\u2019, Marvel\u2019s First Black Superhero Flick"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>After directing the highly acclaimed <em>Selma,\u00a0<\/em>about civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, its only expected that filmmaker <strong>Ava DuVernay<\/strong>, would be wooed by top studios, after proving her prowess when it comes to orchestrating epic narrations for the big screen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ava_duvernay_a_l.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13885\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ava_duvernay_a_l.jpg\" alt=\"ava_duvernay_a_l\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ava_duvernay_a_l.jpg 640w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ava_duvernay_a_l-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>So, when legendary <strong>Marvel <\/strong>came calling, DuVernay evidently yielded and the result is a confirmation that she is set to direct the superhero flick, <em>Black Panther<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>But the excitement doesn\u2019t end there. Actor <strong>Chadwick Boseman<\/strong>, who garnered praises for his energetic portrayal of <strong>James Brown<\/strong> in the sleeper hit <em>Get on Up<\/em> might nab the lead role.<\/p>\n<p>This of course is groundbreaking news considering the fact that <strong>Marvel<\/strong> is taking a deep dive into the diversity pool by hiring the first ever non-white and non-male director to helm their very first minority driven project.<\/p>\n<p>The runaway success of <em>Guardians of the Galaxy<\/em>, undoubtedly fueled<strong> Marvel<\/strong> to willingly explore more dynamic territory and this is responsible for the slew of offerings currently on their schedule. In addition to <em>Black Panther,<\/em> which will hit theaters, the summer of 2018, <em>Doctor Strange<\/em> starring <strong>Benedict Cumberbatch<\/strong> and <em>Captain Marvel<\/em> are also being groomed for a hopefully prepped audience.<\/p>\n<p>It all sounds rather appetizing but we have to admit that <em>Black Panther i<\/em>s the most eagerly anticipated \u2013 Bring it On!<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After directing the highly acclaimed Selma,\u00a0about civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, its only expected that filmmaker Ava DuVernay, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,38,6],"tags":[1595,2268,2265,2267,2269,2266,2270,206],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ava DuVernay Will Reportedly Helm \u2018Black Panther\u2019, Marvel\u2019s First Black Superhero Flick - 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