Ava DuVernay will not be directing Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’. The director confirmed the news with Essence Magazine.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, DuVernay said during the Essence Festival, “I’m not signing on to direct Black Panther. I think I’ll just say we had different ideas about what the story would be. Marvel has a certain way of doing things, and I think they’re fantastic and a lot of people love what they do. I loved that they reached out to me.” She added, “In the end, it comes down to story and we just didn’t see eye to eye. Better for me to realize that now than cite creative differences later.” Chadwick Boseman is attached to the project to play T’Challa, the black superhero who rules the nation of Wakanda.
