"Selma" director Ava Duvernay has recently explained further the reason why she passed on helming Marvel's "Black Panther", emphasizing the sheer commitment involved as a major factor. The upcoming movie, starring Chadwick Boseman, is slated to premiere on 2018.
Though Ava Duvernay has already revealed the reason why she passed on helming Marvel's "Black Panther", the "Selma" director has recently gone into more detail about her decision. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the 42-year-old filmmaker elaborated on her reasoning for rejecting this massive opportunity. According to her, she was really tempted to board the project, considering the appeal Marvel movies have to the mass. "These films go everywhere from Shanghai to Uganda. Nothing that I probably will make will reach that many people, so I found value in that," she revealed.
However, according a Vulture report, the director ended up with a realization that the sheer commitment involved in the project weighs more than how big the offer was. "For me, it was a process of trying to figure out, are these people I want to go to bed with?" she explained, comparing the commitment to that of marriage. "It'd be three years of not doing other things that are important to me. So it was a question of, is this important enough for me to do?"
It was noted the director has already cited 'creative differences' as one of the reasons why she declined the offer. Once again Duvernay mentioned the unparalleled vision she and the studio have for the film, concluding "And if there's too much compromise, it really wasn't going to be an Ava DuVernay film".
Meanwhile, Marvel has not given a word yet as to who will be subbing in for the vacant position. As of now, what has been confirmed is that the solo superhero film which will star Chadwick Boseman is scheduled to hit the big screen on July 6, 2018. But prior to his stand-alone movie, he is slated to make an appearance first in the upcoming "Captain America: Civil War" which will arrive in theaters May 6, next year.
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