The late Chadwick Boseman is one of the most sought-after actors up until his shocking passing last year and studios would kill just to have him star in a project. However, things were quite different before he achieved A-list status and apparently, Warner Bros. turned down a project which would've seen him in a lead role. A new retrospective on '90s neo-noir films at The Ringer (via ComicBook) reveals that Chadwick was once penciled to headline the sequel to Curtis Hanson's beloved crime drama L.A. Confidential.
The supposed film would've also seen the return of Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce who starred in the original 1997 flick but despite WB showing interest in actually doing the film at one point, things would go south with the studio ultimately passing on the project which reportedly would've served as the true launching pad of Boseman's Hollywood career, propelling him into the mainstream. To this day, it's unclear why WB decide to reject the project which never saw the light of day.
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Well, if you'd ask me, it really doesn't come as a surprise how they passed on the project. We all know for a fact that Warner Bros. has earned itself a bad reputation for making questionable decisions every now and then and. Thankfully, destiny had other plans for the Black Panther actor and despite losing the project, he was still able to make it in the industry and turn himself into a megastar.
Meanwhile, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is already in its production stages.
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