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[Byakuya769]

Wish Wesley Snipes was younger, he would make the perfect Black Panther!

Some opinions can be wrong.

Very disappointing indeed. Why couldn't they have cast an actor with some sort of Martial arts background like Jai White?

You want this movie to suck?

 

[Slayven]

namors current breakfast is eating a hearty bowl of Ls. doom served him Ls for dinner and told him to get out

Nah dude, with that speech Doom genetically spliced Ls into Namor's family tree. Everyone that came before him or after him carries that shit. Namora and Namorita going to change their skins and act like they don't know him

 

[Byakuya769]

Very disappointing indeed. Why couldn't they have cast an actor with some sort of Martial arts background like Jai White?

Nah dude, with that speech Doom genetically spliced Ls into Namor's family tree. Everyone that came before him or after him carries that shit. Namora and Namorita going to change their skins and act like they don't know him

I could imagine Namor holding Sue Storm's FF costume on that Life is Good album cover.

 

[shadow_shogun]

Jai White lost the role after we all saw Spawn.

That movie sucked ass, but Jai and Leguizamo were the best things about it. Jai is just an example of an actor who has some martial art experience.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Most of that stuff was wire fu, and CG dude. Not a exactly a good example.Have you seen Man of Tai Chi? Keanu Reeves's fight scenes were terrible.

Besides, I'm not asking for fighter to be turned into an actor, I'm asking for an actor who already has some years of experience in martial arts.

They trained in the martial arts, man...CG...LOL...yeah...that was a small fraction.

If it was just about fighting, Scott Adkins would have all kinds of Comic book work. In fact, I thought Martial arts wise and looks wise he would have been a great Bruce Wayne/Batman.

Too bad he acts like a brick.

 

[Slayven]

They trained in the martial arts, man...CG...LOL...yeah...that was a small fraction.

If it was just about fighting, Scott Adkins would have all kinds of Comic book work. In fact, I thought Martial arts wise and looks wise he would have been a great Bruce Wayne/Batman.

Too bad he acts like a brick.

Whatever happened to Ray park?

 

[Choomp]

This really is the most interesting casting news. Chadwick is a really good actor that seems to have tons of range.


People watch 42. It's a lot better of a movie than the trailers portrayed.

I didn't like 42, I say watch him in Get on Up, but whatever, he's a good actor either way and has the potential for a really big career.

 

[enzo_gt]

Namor is a living L,

fam you were just posting comic book pages about how he was a badass like a month ago

What if it was a Namor movie that was announced instead?

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Whatever happened to Ray park?

Ray is a great guy (I worked with him back in 2005) but he is a martial artist first and an actor second.

Which is why he was PERFECT as Snake-Eyes.

 

[Zaph]

Most of that stuff was wire fu, and CG dude. Not a exactly a good example.Have you seen Man of Tai Chi? Keanu Reeves's fight scenes were terrible.

Besides, I'm not asking for fighter to be turned into an actor, I'm asking for an actor who already has some years of experience in martial arts.

But it makes no odds. Intense training, world class choreography, stunt people and vfx mean creators are only limited by their imagination - not the star's martial arts background (or lack of).

Look at Sebastian Stan - dude is a skinny model type but holy shit Winter Soldier.

 

[Manmademan]

Jai White lost the role after we all saw Spawn.

After Black Dynamite all is forgiven

 

[Slayven]

fam you were just posting comic book pages about how he was a badass like a month ago

What if it was a Namor movie that was announced instead?

He rather live on his knees

 

[shadow_shogun]

After Black Dynamite all is forgiven

Thank you! lol

 

[Nealand Liquor]

Some opinions can be wrong.

Agreed.
The only movies I liked of his was Passanger 57 and New Jack City.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Namor is bitch made.

Calling for re-enforcements cause he got handled.

 

[Kinyou]

So is Wakanda actually going to be in Africa? Why didn't they cast an african to be black panther?

Hollywood rarely casts the right nationality. Jude Law as Russian and Ed Harris as German sniper? I mean, come on.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Hollywood rarely casts the right nationality. Jude Law as Russian and Ed Harris as German sniper, I mean, come on.

John Wayne as Ghengis Khan!!!

 

[J10]

So is Wakanda actually going to be in Africa? Why didn't they cast an african to be black panther?

Be happy they didn't cast an Irishman.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Be happy they didn't cast an Irishman.

Shaquille O'Neal as Black Panther?

 

[zaccheus]

Hollywood rarely casts the right nationality. Jude Law as Russian and Ed Harris as German sniper? I mean, come on.

I just wonder if he's going to have to put on an African accent, or if there's going to be some sort of segue into him being american. Maybe his family sent him to america for school or something?

 

[beyond_death]

Suit looks amazing.

 

[J10]

Shaquille O'Neal as Black Panther?

I get it. Because O'Neal is an Irish name but Shaq is black.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

I just wonder if he's going to have to put on an African accent, or if there's going to be some sort of segue into him being american. Maybe his family sent him to america for school or something?

Black Panther: Coming to America with less Eddy Murphy!

 

[jmood88]

After Black Dynamite all is forgiven

Which only worked because his horrible acting fit with the blaxploitation parody.

 

[TAJ]

Most of that stuff was wire fu, and CG dude. Not a exactly a good example.Have you seen Man of Tai Chi? Keanu Reeves's fight scenes were terrible.

Besides, I'm not asking for fighter to be turned into an actor, I'm asking for an actor who already has some years of experience in martial arts.

There was absolutely no CG Keanu in the first Matrix movie.

 

[inky]

who is Black Panther's arch nemesis ?

Man Ape, not to be confused with Ape Man. ;P

 

[Rooster12]

I just wonder if he's going to have to put on an African accent, or if there's going to be some sort of segue into him being american. Maybe his family sent him to america for school or something?

Comic nerds would hate that for sure.

 

[Nameless]

Dude's about as intimidating and imposing as a sofa cushion. I'm having Toby McGuire flashbacks...but that was sorta the point with Spidey.

 

[shadow_shogun]

But it makes no odds. Intense training, world class choreography, stunt people and vfx mean creators are only limited by their imagination - not the star's martial arts background (or lack of).

Look at Sebastian Stan - dude is a skinny model type but holy shit Winter Soldier.

I really do hope Chadwick wll end up being convincing black panther.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

I get it. Because O'Neal is an Irish name but Shaq is black.

10/10 reply.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Dude's about as intimidating and imposing as a sofa cushion. I'm having Toby McGuire flashbacks...but that was sorta the point with Spidey.

Chris Evans was not that imposing or intimating before Cap.

 

[BLACKLAC]

Dude's about as intimidating and imposing as a sofa cushion. I'm having Toby McGuire flashbacks...but that was sorta the point with Spidey.

People still doubting that Marvel diet? In 2014?

 

[shadow_shogun]

There was absolutely no CG Keanu in the first Matrix movie.

Of course there was, dude. In addition, he looked rather stiff in those fights scenes, IMO.

 

[Byakuya769]

Tchalla isn't supposed to be some muscle head anyway. The hell are you all on about?

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Tchalla isn't supposed to be some muscle head anyway. The hell are you all on about?

But we don't want him looking small standing next to Cap either tho. He'll get bigger. Shit's inevitable.

 

[J10]

Tchalla isn't supposed to be some muscle head anyway. The hell are you all on about?

Too much good news.

 

[Byakuya769]

But we don't want him looking small standing next to Cap either tho. He'll get bigger. Shit's inevitable.

Yeah, of course, but they're acting like he looks like Tyga right now.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

But we don't want him looking small standing next to Cap either tho. He'll get bigger. Shit's inevitable.

Evans isn't huge either though.

They look comparable here.

 

[Mineshaft_Gap]

What the fuck is a Black Panther?

 

[Coffee Dog]

Cap 3 is going to have hawkeye, falcon, bucky, and panther, all with RDJ as the villain?

This could either turn out awesome or be a total clusterfuck. Hopefully cap panther and bucky get focus and everyone else is just there for fun banter and action scenes.

Though shit, a winter soldier style buddy cop movie with Panther and Cap would be amaaazing.

 

[Eleventy_Million]

Tears of absolute joy

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Evans isn't huge either though.

They look comparable here.

Let's see them both with their shirts off. You might be right, but we know for sure that Evans is cut.

What the fuck is a Black Panther?

a cat

 

[Fiktion]

Let's see them both with their shirts off. You might be right, but we know for sure that Evans is cut.

Does Evans even maintain all that mass between movies?

 

[Aske]

What the fuck is a Black Panther?

Like Batman, but an order of magnitude more awesome.

 

[Fiktion]

Like Batman

Not really.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Does Evans even maintain all that mass between movies?

I'd be the wrong person to ask, but if he's like most actors that take other roles...probably not. We know that Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman go up and down for other roles.

 

[PsychBat!]

What the fuck is a Black Panther?

A black panther is typically a melanistic color variant of any Panthera species. Black panthers in Asia and Africa are leopards (Panthera pardus). Black panthers in the Americas are black jaguars (Panthera onca).

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Let's see them both with their shirts off. t

 

[The Boat]

Which only worked because his horrible acting fit with the blaxploitation parody.

Bullshit, he did a fantastic job in Black Dynamite.

 

[Slayven]

Black Panther doesn't intimate by his appearance or threats. He intimidates by what he does.