There’s loads of buzz surrounding the Marvel Cinematic Universe proper now, and that’s not simply in regard to the upcoming Captain America: Courageous New World. As of late, it’s been rumored that Marvel Studios is trying to recast Black Panther’s T’Challa a number of years after the demise of OG actor Chadwick Boseman in 2020. That hasn’t been confirmed or denied by the studio, as of this writing, however a number of names have been linked to the function. Of these stars is Damson Idris, who simply responded to the rumors with a humorous message.
Like numerous celebrities, Damson Idris stays tuned in to what’s happening on this planet of leisure utilizing social media. The Snowfall actor just lately caught wind of the claims that he’d tackle the function of Wakanda’s king and warrior. He took to X to repost a message about it, and the cheeky British actor’s response definitely obtained a chuckle or two out of me:
Sure sir. I turned down 007, A co-lead movie with Daniel Day[-]Lewis and an Eddie Murphy biopic too. 🙃
Until the Swarm alum is simply taking part in coy and attempting to misdirect followers, it appears probably that he hasn’t really been within the combine for such a significant function throughout the MCU. If he was, it’s probably that he wouldn’t really say something in any respect and would as a substitute choose to stay mum. Disney’s superhero-centric leisure firm is, nevertheless, very stringent with regards to actors discussing particulars earlier than something is formally introduced. So I don’t find out about any of you, however I’m positively taking the main man’s feedback as a joke and nothing extra.
It’s not wild to suppose that Marvel Studios could be concerned with an actor like Damson Idris, although. He really broke via along with his function as Franklin Saint on Snowfall, and the Commuter alum has steadily been racking up main appearing credit. He’s additionally set to have a significant function in one of many greatest movies on the 2025 film schedule – F1. Joseph Kosinski’s Components 1 racing drama sees Idris rub shoulders with Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem and different main stars. Idris is definitely on the rise and, as a fan, I like to see it.
In relation to the chatter involving the late T’Challa, it’s rumored {that a} new model of the hero will debut within the upcoming Marvel motion pictures Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars. And, from there, that character would function the lead within the upcoming third Black Panther movie, which is able to seemingly be overseen by director Ryan Coogler once more. There are nonetheless numerous questions relating to this declare, together with how T’Challa’s son, Toussaint (who’s really named after his dad) might play into all of this.
Each little bit of that info ought to be taken with an enormous grain of salt at this level however, for the reason that MCU is in the midst of the Multiverse Saga, it’s attainable {that a} variant of the beloved T’Challa might present up in some unspecified time in the future. Nonetheless, for proper now, it will simply appear that we shouldn’t count on Damson Idris to be the one sporting the costume ought to all that come to go. Within the meantime, I’ll simply be sitting right here manifesting that Daniel Day-Lewis movie and Eddie Murphy biopic for him.
Observe Black Panther’s journey by streaming the Marvel motion pictures so as with a Disney+ subscription. Additionally, try Damson Idris when F1 opens in U.S. theaters on June 27.