Another Human Torch Joins the MCU

Michael B. Jordan—who played the Human Torch in Fox's Fantastic Four reboot—has reportedly been cast in Marvel's Black Panther.

Jordan and director Ryan Coogler are no strangers; the duo worked together on Creed and Fruitvale Station. It's not immediately clear who Jordan will play in the film, though a source at The Hollywood Reporter mentioned he could play a villain. Marvel had no comment on the role.

Jordan will be the second Human Torch actor to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The first was Captain America himself, Chris Evans, who played Johnny Storm in 2005's Fantastic Four and its 2007 sequel. Although the Fantastic Four characters are Marvel properties, they're licensed to Fox—making them off-limits in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Chadwick Boseman, who appeared as Black Panther in Captain America: Civil War, will lead the film. It was reported yesterday that Star Wars: The Force Awakens actress Lupita Nyong'o is in talks to star alongside him.

The Best Thing to Come Out of Gods of Egypt Is Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther

Like Ryan Reynolds picking up an issue of Deadpool only to see the character describe himself as looking like “cross between a Shar-Pei and Ryan Reynolds,” after being given the comics by an executive on Blade: Trinity,Chadwick Boseman has his own story of being given comics of his comic book role.

On Live with Kelly and Michael, Boseman told this story about the “sign” he got:

I got in a conversation with the security on set for this movie called Gods of Egypt in Australia, and we didn’t really even talk about Black Panther at all, but he had them put the first issue of Black Panther - his original issue from when he was a kid - in my trailer and wrote a note that said, ‘you’re going to get this role’.