Michael K. Williams is Pursuing Black Panther, and We Couldn’t Be Happier

Thanks to Stan Lee and his legendarily loose lips, we know Marvel is putting Black Panther on the big screen at some point in the future.

Now, thanks to a much more deliberate (probably) spilling of beans, we know an actor who’s fighting to get the role of Marvel’s preeminent black hero:

Michael K. Williams.

Who, if you know him, probably know him from The Wire.

Insert salient The Wire quote here. "All in the game..." "You come at the king..." And so forth.

Insert salient The Wire quote here. “All in the game…” “You come at the king…” And so forth.


Williams, most famously, portrayed Omar Little in all five seasons of The Wire, a role that’ll keep him alive in the hearts of slavering The Wire fanatics for the rest of time. Also, he’s Chalky White on Boardwalk Empire– another standout role, if less of a fan favorite one.

But Williams’ film footprint is way smaller- hence the need for Black Panther.

Here’s what Williams said to Cinema Blend, regarding a foray into Marvel. When asked if he was going to be a part of a Marvel film in the future, Williams replied:

“No not yet. And I’m saying ‘yet’ with a lot of emphasis. But hopefully I’m looking forward to being apart of the franchise.”

And when asked which franchise in particular, Williams made it clear.

“Black Panther. Yeah, definitely.”

And what does Williams think he could bring to the role?

“It would depend on the script. I would definitely bring that quintessential New York City edge. You know, just a little bit of that grit.”

Which, if Marvel ever decides to adapt “The Man Without Fear,” a truly outstanding Black Panther comic where the African King comes to New York to find himself (also to fight crime), would be absolutely perfect.

So awesome.

So awesome.

This is about as far away from “official casting” as you can get, but Marvel would be making a smart choice by picking Williams. Too bad we’ll be in the dark for at least a few years, I’m guessing.

Maybe we can shake some info out of Stan Lee.

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