WhenMarvelunveiled its massivePhase Threeslate during a press event last year,Inhumanswas officially announced for a 2019 release. Despite recentrumorsthat the project has been shelved,Inhumansis still moving forward, with another report teasing a tantalizing casting possibility.Guardians of the GalaxystarVin Dieselrevealed that he has been in talks withMarvelto play a character that doesn’t require his voice, which fans have speculated to be the mighty Black Bolt inInhumans.IGNcaught up with the actor while he was promotingThe Last Witch Hunter, where he silently teased how he would play Black Bolt, before adding that he would “level all of London” if he said one word. He went on to add that he has spoken withKevin Feigeabout playing Black Bolt, although it isn’t known if he has officially come on board yet.
“It would be… put it this way, whenKevin Feigestarted talking to me about… who would ever think? A voice for one thing and presence for another would be pretty genius - it’d be pretty genius. Whenever my father sends me an email, at the end of it he says ‘stay human’ - and it’s cool and beautiful, but what is he really trying to say. Is he trying to say I’ve been affected by Terrigen Mist? Does he want to cocoon me again?”
In theMarvel Comics, the Terrigen Mist is the substance that unlocks theInhumans' powers, and the actor’s mention of “cocoon” refers to the transformation one undergoes after exposure to the Terrigen Mist. Black Bolt (a.k.a. Blackagar Boltagon) is the leader of the Inhumans, a character who has a voice that can emit destructive power, which leads him to remain silent for most of the time. WhileVin Diesel’s statements certainly don’t confirm that he has signed on to play Black Bolt, it’s clear that he is familiar withInhumanslore.
Inhumanshas been set for release on August 02, 2025, making it the last movie inMarvel’sPhase Threeslate.Marveldoesn’t have a writer or director attached at this time, but there was an early draft of the script byJoe Robert Cole, who came out of the sameMarvelwriter’s program asNicole Perlman(Guardians of the Galaxy,Captain Marvel).Joe Robert Colerecently signed on to write the script forBlack Panther, and that report revealed the studio doesn’t plan on using his early draft forInhumans.
Very little is known about theInhumansmovie at this point, but the ABC TV seriesMarvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.has already started setting up theInhumansstory line, revealing that Skye (Chloe Bennet) is actually an Inhuman named Daisy Johnson, a.k.a. Quake. WouldVin Dieselbe a good choice to play Black Bolt in the upcomingInhumansmovie? Stay tuned for more updates onInhumans, and take a look atVin Diesel’s video interview below. We also haveBossLogix’sInhumansposter, which shows whatVin Dieselmight look like as Black Bolt
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