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For Marvel studio chief Kevin Feige, there was no other actor better suited for the role of Black Panther than "Gods of Egypt" star Chadwick Boseman.
"He is an incredibly talented actor who possesses all of the qualities that we wanted to inject into the character," Feige told the South China Morning Post about Boseman. "We've been seeding the notion of the Black Panther and the nation of Wakanda all the way back to 'Iron Man 2,' so it really felt like the time was right to bring in a character that had his own agenda."
Marvel's investment in Boseman really paid off because the actor went above and beyond to prepare for his superhero role. He made several trips to the continent of Africa to get a better grasp of what it's like to be African royalty, and he also read up on all "Black Panther" comic books. Boseman even took on a role in a small film just so he can play a South African character.
"You know how comedians, before they do their big HBO stand-up show, they do the Comedy Store or a smaller venue?" Boseman asked. "To me, this was an independent film, so it was a chance to play a character from the continent of Africa before doing Black Panther."
Boseman even joked that he has been preparing for the role of T'Challa ever since he was a kid.
"We've all played superheroes before," he laughingly said. "What you were doing as a kid, the fun of it was if you actually had a suit, you would use it, and you got up and you did the movements. You took on the voice. You took on all of it. So it's not really different here. It's just bigger."
Boseman first appeared as T'Challa in "Captain America: Civil War," which is directed by brothers Joe and Anthony Russo.
The two told the Wall Street Journal that it was fun introducing a "free radical" in the film because he did not really care who between Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Captain America (Chris Evans) really won in their quarrel.
"Black Panther," which will be directed by Ryan Coogler, will be released on July 6, 2018.
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Source: http://www.fashionnstyle.com/articles/84646/20160509/why-marvel-chose-chadwick-boseman-for-the-role-of-black-panther.htm
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