5 Great Villains For A Black Panther Movie

Or in other words: who should get pummelled in a Black Panther movie?

By K.J. Stewart /

When you think of the Marvel hero Black Panther (also known as T'Challa), you generally don't immediately associate any iconic villains with him. When you think of Thor, you think of Loki. When you think of Captain America, you think of Red Skull. When you think of Iron Man, you think of the Mandarin. With Black Panther, the mind goes blank - especially if you aren't a big comic book fan. And it goes blank with good reason. His rogues gallery just isn't that recognisable. The Wakandan hero has, of course, been seen battling the more iconic and recognisable villains, like Doctor Doom and Rhino, but he generally only comes up against them as part of a team like the Avengers - and an origin movie for the character will most likely not see him as part of a team. However, that's not to say his rogues gallery is poor, because it really isn't. He's fought on his own against a number of very interesting foes (including, controversially, the Ku Klux Klan on one occasion) and some of them could quite easily be used in a movie as lead antagonists. On that note, here are five great villains who could appear in a Black Panther movie...