'Black Panther' Movie Still in Development Says Stan Lee

With part of Marvel Phase Three and all of
Marvel Phase Four unannounced, aside from a
slew of mysterious release dates that span until
2019, many fans are wondering which projects
will be slotted into the Marvel Cinematic
Universe. One of the few projects that hasn't
made it out of the development stage yet is
Black Panther , which we reported last month is
wanted by the fans more than Iron Man 4.
During an appearance at Fan Expo Canada over
the weekend, Marvel legend Stan Lee confirmed
that Marvel is still working on a Black Panther
movie, while also hinting that the studio is
working on a stand-alone movie for Scarlett
Johansson's character Black Widow.
"We haven't made a Black Widow movie but
she's been in some of our movies, and she will
be featured more prominently as we move
forward. And the chances are she will have her
own movie because eventually all the
superheroes are going to have their own
movies. They are already working on Ant-Man ,
Doctor Strange and the Black Panther and there
are others I am not allowed to talk about."
Production has already started on Ant-Man , but
it isn't clear when Doctor Strange will start
shooting, with Captain America 3 likely to follow
that project, since it already has a May 6, 2016
release date scheduled. It isn't known when
Doctor Strange will begin filming under the
direction of Scott Derrickson. We reported earlier
today that Joaquin Phoenix is still in talks to
portray the title character, although he is
hesitant about whether or not he should take on
the role.
As for Black Panther , the Marvel character has
been rumored to have an appearance in
Avengers: Age of Ultron , since scenes were shot
in South Africa, which may have been doubling
for the character's fictional home country
Wakanda.
Actors such as Djimon Hounsou , Chadwick
Boseman and John Boyega have expressed their
interest in playing Black Panther in the past, but
it seems Marvel isn't quite ready for casting at
this time.
There are currently six open release dates that
Marvel has mapped out up until 2019, three of
which will most likely be reserved for Doctor
Strange , Thor 3 , The Avengers 3. It was also
rumored last month that the studio is
developing The Inhumans, but even if The
Inhumans is happening, that leaves two
unclaimed dates, one of which could easily be
used for Black Panther .