Ava DuVernay the director of Selma has been hired by Marvel Studios to direct the upcoming Black Panther film, according to the MCU Exchange’s sources.
Back May it was reported that Marvel was in talks with DuVernay to director Captain Marvel or Black Panther. Read our story here: What Marvel Film Do You Want Ava DuVernay To Direct?
Rich Johnston of Bleeding Cool stated on May 13 that DuVernay was given the Black Panther film according to a production source.
Last official reports, she was still in the running. I got a hard denial on one end close to her then I got something else from someone else
— Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) June 22, 2015
Ava DuVernay directing Black Panther is not true…source just confirmed it to me, credible source that is.
— LatinoReview-Kel (@Latinoreview) June 22, 2015
Marvel has yet to make an official announcement.
