The director of Selma could be in line for a Marvel Universe movie.
Every now and then you hear a seemingly incongruous name come up in connection with a Marvel movie. There's the Angelina Jolie Captain Marvel rumor (which I'm not buying for any number of reasons), and now we have word that Selmadirector Ava DuVernay is talking with Marvel to direct a superhero movie.
The Wrap reports that DuVernay is being courted direct a "diverse" superhero movie, meaning either Captain Marvel or Black Panther. Their sources are leaning towards the Chadwick Boseman starring Black Panther film, which is due in July of 2018. It's been reported that Marvel is adamant about finding a woman to direct Captain Marvel and an African-American for Black Panther.
Marvel's quest for diversity behind the camera also includes John Ridley developing an as yet unnamed Marvel superhero series for ABC. It seems we'd hear about writers for the Black Panthermovie before a director gets chosen, but you never know.
