After portraying Johnny Storm in 20th Century Fox’s disastrous Fantastic Four reboot, Michael B. Jordan makes his return to the Marvel universe this coming February as he takes on the role of the villainous Erik Killmonger in Marvel Studios’ Black Panther. During an interview with Empire Magazine, Jordan has been speaking about his experience in the MCU release, and the toll that it took on him emotionally.
“It took me to a dark place,” said Jordan. “Honestly, I can’t really go through all I went through to get into it because I want to keep that close to me. But it stuck with me afterwards… You see performances as an actor, and as a fan – you look at Heath Ledger’s performance, say, in The Dark Knight, and it’s like, ‘Wow’. I want to try to get something like that. You want Michael Fassbender’s Magneto. Just trying to find my place amongst those roles, and strive for that, even if I don’t make it… [We] had a lot of fun on set. Chadwick [Boseman]’s a very talented dude. There’s a lot of physical moments and action sequences throughout this film that cause us to really challenge ourselves, and also fall deeper into character.”
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After the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T’Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country’s new leader. However, T’Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakandan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
Black Panther sees Ryan Coogler (Creed) directing Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa alongside Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia, Michael B. Jordan as Erik Killmonger, Danai Gurira as Okoye, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Forest Whitaker as Zuri, Daniel Kaluuya as W’Kabi, Angela Bassett as Ramonda, Florence Kasumba as Ayo, Martin Freeman as Everett Ross, Andy Serkis as Ulysses Klaue, Letitia Wright as Shuri and Nabiyah Be as Nightshade. The film is set for release on February 12th in the UK and on February 16th in the States.
Originally published December 28, 2017. Updated January 25, 2020.
