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Could Eddie Murphy during his prime have made a good T'Challa?

posted 6 years ago by TMC-4 (19412)
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When I first saw Black Panther, I couldn't help but think of Eddie Murphy's movie from 30 years prior called Coming to America.

http://www.stlamerican.com/entertainment/living_it/the-coming-to-america-connection-black-panther-picks-up-where/article_32344a26-1787-11e8-afa4-5b5d97252c5e.html

https://slate.com/culture/2018/02/black-panther-coming-to-america-and-the-tradition-of-black-royalty-in-pop-culture.html

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-black-panther-reimagined-african-style_us_5a7730e0e4b01ce33eb3e6d5

https://www.bustle.com/p/why-black-panther-fans-should-stream-coming-to-america-the-legendary-movie-that-paved-the-way-8423487

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/03/marvel-black-panther-chadwick-boseman-michael-b-jordan

[–] Cristianos (266) 6 years ago

I think he could have, although I would have preferred an actor with more intensity like Wesley Snipes.

[–] papamihel (1574) 6 years ago

I'm pretty sure someone made a mock trailer for BP with Snipes.

[–] AP (5258) 6 years ago

I also thought of Coming to America, especially in the first scene, but I don't see Eddie as a superhero.

[–] ExTechOp (2747) 6 years ago

Hopefully you've caught this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzMzFGgmQOc

Intentional "Coming to America" callback there - I don't know that Eddie Murphy would've been a good T'Challa, but Chadwick Boseman would make a hilarious Prince Akeem right now

[–] Zombie666 (51) 6 years ago

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[–] lordbishop34 (1442) 6 years ago

He is a comedic actor all the way through. He would have been hard to take seriously in such a role.

[–] Otter (24464) 6 years ago

Yeah, Murphy is a comic actor, and he'd probably want some comedy in his version of "Black Panther". Which might have worked, most Marvel films have touches of hilarity, but I don't think BP would work as a funny superhero.

Certainly this film didn't need much humor, at its heart it's about dealing with loss.