Chadwick Boseman Cast for Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’

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Marvel Studios revealed Tuesday (Oct.28) that Chadwick Boseman will take on the title role of the newly announced Black Panther film, making him the studios’ first African-American solo lead actor.

Boseman’s character, T’Challa also known as Black Panther, is the “heir to the centuries-old ruling dynasty of the African kingdom Wakanda, and ritual leader of its Panther Clan. “The character’s powers are that his “senses and physical attributes have been enhanced to superhuman levels by the heart-shaped herb.”

The 37-year-old actor is best known for his roles in the biopics 42 and Get On Up, in which he played baseball legend Jackie Robinson and singer James Brown, respectively.

Boseman’s Marvel character will debut in 2016’s third Captain America movie, according to the studio’s president Kevin Feige, which has been given the title Captain America: Civil War.

After Black Panther debuts in 2017, the character is also expected to join the rest of the Avengers in sequels to that franchise, which is being broken up into two films in 2018 and 2019. Boseman has reportedly inked a five-picture deal with Marvel.

Here’s what else you should expect from Marvel!

Captain America 3: Civil War – May 2016

Dr. Strange – November 2016

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 – May 5 2017

Thor: Ragnarok – July 2017

Black Panther – November 2017

The Avengers 3: Infinity War – May 2018

Captain Marvel – July 2018

Inhumans – November 2018

The Avengers 3: Infinity War Part 2 - May 2019

(Photo Credit: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for ZFF)

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