Black Panther Officially Has a Director

After the false rumor that Ava DuVernay will be directing Black Panther exploded everyone has been cautious to speculate who will be directing the movie.  But the latest rumors that Ryan Coogler will be directing it turned out to be true.  

Today Marvel posted on their page that Ryan Coogler is officially directing the movie.  Coogler made the critically praised Fruitvale Station and then went on to direct the successful Rocky sequel/reboot Creed  has been given the reigns to the Marvel property.  The success of Creed both critically and financially shows Coogler has the chops to make an entertaining popular movie while also making a movie critics like.  Hoping to duplicate the success of Guardians of the Galaxy that also did well with both groups it seems like a good pick.

Chadwick Boseman will be playing the title character and will make his first appearance in Captain America: Civil War.  After lots of release date shuffling Black Panther will arriving  February 16th 2018 (ignore the date in the picture above.  
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Below is the official statement from Kevin Feige about Ryan Coogler

“We are fortunate to have such an esteemed filmmaker join the Marvel family. The talents Ryan showcased in his first two films easily made him our top choice to direct ‘Black Panther.’  Many fans have waited a long time to see Black Panther in his own film, and with Ryan we know we’ve found the perfect director to bring T’Challa’s story to life.”