Over at Comic Book Movie annoying “registry needs cleaned” pop-ups abound, but there’s also an interesting few comments from Wesley Snipes who talked with a Journalist while over in Nigeria.
“Wow. ‘The Black Panther’ means a lot of things, but what my friend over there is talking about is a presently unannounced project of mine based on a ’60s Marvel comicbook of the same name,” said Snipes. “I’ve always been attracted to the story because the protagonist is a strong African figure, a monarch who is very intelligent and powerful, who uses his gifts to protect his people from external forces. In it, Africans are it.”
Snipes continued “And as for me doing research here in Nigeria, no: that’s not what I’m here for. But now that you’ve mentioned it, it sounds like a great idea. I’d absolutely love to do ‘Black Panther’ in Nigeria.”
That would be fantastic if they really did film some of the movie in Africa, and frankly I hadn’t realised that Snipes was involved, and that’s even better. Snipes as Black Panther, filming in Africa, superb. I wasn’t thinking much about this project, but that little statement has just perked up my ears!
