Marvel Rumors: Creed Director Courted For ‘Black Panther’, ‘Moon Knight’ TV Series In The Works
The Marvel rumor mill never stops churning. Two new reports purport to shed some light on the studio’s future plans. One claims the studio is zeroing in onCreed/Fruitvale StationfilmmakerRyan Cooglerfor theBlack Pantherdirecting gig, while the other says aMoon KnightTV series is in the works from Marvel and Netflix. Keep that salt shaker handy, because you’re going to need it.
Read the Black Panther director and Moon Knight TV series rumors after the jump.
Both of these latest Marvel rumors come fromHeroic Hollywood’s Umberto Gonzalez. Let’s start withBlack Panther. While earlier reports indicated that Marvel wanted a completed script before going out to directors, his sources say otherwise; according to them, the studio is already courting Coogler as their top choice.
Previously, the studio wanted Selma directorAva DuVernayfor the job, but sheturned it down because"it really wasn’t going to be an Ava DuVernay film." Then there was wordF. Gary Graycould be in the running, but now we knowhe’ll be tied upmakingFurious 8.
Coogler fits Marvel’s usual director profile — he’s a rising talent with lots of promise but not a ton of experience. (See also: recently hiredThor: Ragnarokdirector Taika Waititi). He made a splash with his 2013 debut featureFruitvale Stationand is now finishing up theRockyspinoffCreed, which reunites him withFruitvalestar Michael B. Jordan.
Again, though, Coogler’s potential involvement is just a rumor. What is confirmed is that the film opens July 02, 2025, with Chadwick Boseman in the lead role. Andy Serkis is also likely to return from Avengers: Age of Ultron as classic Black Panther villain Ulysses Klaue. Joe Robert Cole is nearing a deal to write the script.
Moving on, Gonzalez dropped theMoon KnightTV series rumor during on appearance on theCollider Heroes Podcast. According to him, Marvel plans to introduce the character in one of the live-action series already planned for Netflix (i.e.,Daredevil,Jessica Jones,Luke Cage,Iron Fist, and/orThe Defenders) before spinning him off into his own show.
Rumors of a possible Moon Knight movie have been swirling for years, but so far nothing’s come of them. If Marvel isn’t quite sure how the character might be received as part of its Cinematic Universe, a sort of backdoor pilot on one of the other Netflix TV series could be a smart strategy. According to Gonzalez, the studio sees Moon Knight as “their version of Bruce Wayne,” albeit a much (much much much) less famous one.
As we said at the top of this post, take all of these details with many large heaping tablespoons of salt. Marvel hasn’t confirmed anything, and we’ll let you know the moment they do. But let’s indulge in speculation for a moment. Do you like the idea of aMoon KnightTV series? Would you want Coogler to directBlack Panther?
