“So, my feeling is if Martin Scorsese or Quentin Tarantino call Evan [Lowenstein, Spacey’s manager] tomorrow, it will be over. I will be incredibly honoured and delighted when that level of talent picks up the phone,” he added. “And I believe it’s going to happen.”

On a starry January evening in 2018, Chadwick Boseman stepped out of a black car and onto the royal purple carpet outside the Dolby Theatre for the world premiere of his newest film, "Black Panther." Director Ryan Coogler's movie was hotly anticipated - particularly for its historical significance as the solo debut for Marvel's first Black superhero,