Wesley Snipes tried to make 'Black Panther' in the 90s

LOS ANGELES - While we can’t wait to see Black Panther next month, Wesley Snipes revealed he’s tried to make one 25 years ago!

However, it did not go far because studios passed on the project due to the confusion with the civil right group, “The Black Panthers.” He told the Hollywood Reporter:

“I laid on him my vision of the film being closer to what you see now: the whole world of Africa being a hidden, highly technically advanced society, cloaked by a force field, Vibranium. John was like, ‘Nah! Hah! Hah! See, he’s got the spirit of the Black Panther, but he is trying to get his son to join the [civil rights activist] organization. And he and his son have a problem, and they have some strife because he is trying to be politically correct and his son wants to be a knucklehead.’ I am loosely paraphrasing our conversation. But ultimately, John wanted to take the character and put him in the civil rights movement. And I’m like, ‘Dude! Where’s the toys?! They are highly technically advanced, and it will be fantastic to see Africa in this light opposed to how Africa is typically portrayed.’ I wanted to see the glory and the beautiful Africa. The jewel Africa.”

Big mistake, huge! See Black Panther in theaters starting February 16th.