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Reginald Hudlin On The Black Panther Movie And TV Show |
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Wednesday, 12 January 2011 12:33 |
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The former BET President of Entertainment and comic writer Reginald Hudlin talked to NEWSARAMA about the past and future of a Black Panther adaption:
On Why Marvel Knights Animation: Black Panther Never Aired:
"By the time it went into production, I had left (BET) and wound up producing the project. When the show was completed, the network had changed direction and gone in a much different direction programming-wise, going for an older, more female audience," said Hudlin on why the Black Panther animation series never aired.
On Why A Black Panther Movie Starring Wesley Snipes Never Got Off The Ground:
"I've danced with it several times through the years. After I did my first film, House Party, and I had a deal with Sony Pictures. We had talked about doing it. When I had a deal with Tri-Star, the rights (to the Panther film) were at Columbia."
"Either way, it never happened. And then the rights |