Marvel Casts Chadwick Boseman As 'Black Panther'
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Birnin Zana
Honorary Wakandan
Chadwick Boseman will be Marvel Studios first solo lead of color, with the news that he will take the title role in the newly-announced Black Panther movie, one of three new series revealed at this morning’s Marvel Studios event at the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles.
Boseman will play T’Challa, the head of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, in the movie, which is scheduled to be released Nov. 3 2017. In Marvel’s comic book continuity, the Black Panther — created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby was a long-serving member of the Avengers, who also enjoyed multiple critically-acclaimed solo runs throughout his 48-year history.
Boseman is best known for his roles in 42 and Get On Up, playing Jackie Robinson and James Brown, respectively. He's repped by Greene & Associates Talent Agency, Management 360 and Ziffren Brittenham.
While no other information about the project was released at the event, the studio did show concept art for the character, shared online via Twitter by Marvel’s Ryan Penagos.
The character will debut in 2016's third Captain America movie, according to Feige, which has been given the new title Captain America: Civil War.
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It's happening. It's....it's actually happening brehs...
YES
Opening fukking weekend :totheeastside:
Birnin Zana
Honorary Wakandan
Men can't get pregnantDamn he look good
Let me add him to the list of celebrity men I wish to get pregnant by
I went through that so you don't got to go through that. :wutdawg:Holy shyt the smiley
Did I write that wrongMen can't get pregnant
, I meant I want to have their children. English ain't my first language 
when i saw the name Chadwich Boseman... I didn't recognize it.. .Thought they got extra bold and casted 
OR worse a 
lolI hope this shyt Gets Just as Much Budget as the other films.............and they don't water down the message.
You're such a downer, breh.
Thought this was gonna be Christian Bale's follow up role after Moses
Good look for James Brown tho