LOS ANGELES, July 4 (UPI) -- Ava DuVernay says she met with Marvel executives about directing a Black Panther superhero movie, but she ultimately decided to pass on the project.
"I'm not signing on to direct Black Panther," DuVernay told Essence magazine. "I think I'll just say we had different ideas about what the story would be. Marvel has a certain way of doing things and I think they're fantastic and a lot of people love what they do. I loved that they reached out to me."