Chadwick Boseman is Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’

Chadwick Boseman is Black Panther

Marvel has not only announced their full slate of films leading up to 2019, but has cast Chadwick Boseman as the lead character T’Challa in Black Panther. That film is slated for 3 November 2017, with seeds promised to be planted as early as next year’s Avengers: Age of Ultron. The character will make his first appearance in Captain America: Civil War.

“I’m blessed to be a part of this Marvel Universe, and to work with you both, and I look forward to making magic together,” Boseman commented at the event announcing the showcase.

“Black Panther and all of Wakanda is one of the most interesting characters in Marvel history,” remarked Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige. “Something I already showed you today contains an Easter egg that leads directly into ‘Black Panther.’ He’s a bit of a prince, he may even become a bit of a king, but it’s all about how this isolationist country meets the world. Maybe it goes well, maybe it doesn’t.”

Eagle-eyed viewers would have spotted Andy Serkis in the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer looking very much like Ulysses Klaw, a character who attempts to take Wakandan vibranium and comes directly into conflict with Black Panther.

Boseman is best known for playing Jackie Robinson in the 2013 film 42 and James Brown in 2014’s Get On Up. He was also a series regular in TV’s Lincoln Heights and Persons Unknown.

Marvel also released a logo and concept art for the film: