--- description: Ryan Coogler, who directed 'Creed,' has been tapped to direct the superhero movie title: 'Creed' Filmmaker Ryan Coogler Will Direct Marvel's 'Black Panther' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9861a2cb812839ca/698878acbc6cfc01323db31c/ryan-coogler.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Creed's_ Ryan Coogler Will Direct Marvel's _Black Panther_ by [Noelene Clark / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Noelene Clark / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 12, 2016 1:18 AM CUT  Ryan Coogler attends the 2015 National Board of Review Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on Jan. 5, 2016. Ryan Coogler attends the 2015 National Board of Review Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on Jan. 5, 2016.Mike Coppola—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Noelene Clark / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Noelene Clark / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 12, 2016 1:18 AM CUT Marvel’s _Black Panther_ has found its director. Ryan Coogler — whose _Rocky_ sequel _Creed_ earned [rave reviews](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/18/creed-ew-review "undefined"), some $119 million at the box office, and a [Golden Globe for Sylvester Stallone](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/10/golden-globes-2016-sylvester-stallone-ryan-coogler-michael-b-jordan "undefined") — has been tapped to direct the superhero movie. _Black Panther_ will star Chadwick Boseman as the eponymous Black Panther, also known as T’Challa, prince of the fictional African nation of Wakanda. Boseman will debut as the character in Marvel’s forthcoming tentpole movie _Captain America: Civil War,_ in theaters May 6. News broke [last month](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/04/black-panther-creed-director-ryan-coogler "undefined") that Coogler was in talks to direct; Marvel made the official announcement on [its website](http://marvel.com/news/movies/25616/ryan%5Fcoogler%5Fto%5Fdirect%5Fmarvels%5Fblack%5Fpanther "undefined") Monday. “We are fortunate to have such an esteemed filmmaker join the Marvel family,” producer Kevin Feige said in a statement. “The talents Ryan showcased in his first two films easily made him our top choice to direct _Black Panther_. Many fans have waited a long time to see Black Panther in his own film, and with Ryan we know we’ve found the perfect director to bring T’Challa’s story to life.” Before the Michael B. Jordan-starring _Creed_, Coogler made his feature debut in 2013 with _Fruitvale Station_, a biographical drama about Oscar Grant (also played by Jordan), a young father who was shot by a BART police officer in Oakland, California, in 2009\. The film was a critical darling and festival favorite. “I was definitely one of this kids that had a comic-book collection,”[Coogler told EW in October](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/30/ryan-coogler-creed-video-game "undefined"). “I was in the comic-book store quite a bit. So those types of films are etched into me because I have a familiarity with them. … When a filmmaker brings them an idea that’s deeply personal to him, that’s when those \[big\] movies work.” _This_ [_story_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/11/marvel-black-panther-creed-ryan-coogler "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/11/marvel-black-panther-creed-ryan-coogler "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4176611/black-panther-creed-ryan-coogler/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4176611/black-panther-creed-ryan-coogler/"},"headline":"Creed's Ryan Coogler Will Direct Marvel's Black Panther","datePublished":"2016-01-12T01:18:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:59:19.161Z","description":"“I was definitely one of this kids that had a comic-book collection”","url":"https://time.com/4176611/black-panther-creed-ryan-coogler/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9861a2cb812839ca/698878acbc6cfc01323db31c/ryan-coogler.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noelene Clark / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9861a2cb812839ca/698878acbc6cfc01323db31c/ryan-coogler.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 05: Director Ryan Coogler attends 2015 National Board of Review Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on January 5, 2016 in New York City. 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