How “Different” Will Black Panther Be From Other Marvel Superheroes?

Chadwick Boseman

How different will Black Panther be from other Marvel superheroes? Well, we can guess, but Comic Book Resources caught up with the lead actor, Chadwick Boseman,
and found out a little more about his role as T’Challa. Last week, it
was announced that a Black Panther movie is coming in 2017.

You can watch Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans introduce Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther here:

Since then, the star of the James Brown biopic Get On Up has kept a low profile. But here’s what Boseman said about the Marvel event:

“The reaction on stage at the El
Capitan Theater was, like, amazing. Just to be there — the way that
Marvel set it up and wanted to surprise people with it, it was one of
the best surprises that I’ve ever been a part of….I’ve heard from a lot
of my friends, and a lot of people I don’t know have congratulated me —
but I’ve actually not heard a lot from other people because I went
away. I tried to get away from everything just to ground myself. But
it’s been amazing. I’m so excited! I’m ready to start right now, and
they’re telling me, ‘Slow down a little bit!'”

Then, he told how the Black Panther is different from other superheroes of color:

“It’s been done before in different
ways, but it’s never been done exactly like this. Wesley Snipes also
had his own franchise — you have to acknowledge that. You have to
acknowledge what [Anthony] Mackie’s doing [with the Falcon]. But this
is a little different in the way that Marvel is presenting it, so it’s
amazing.”

While we don’t know exactly what the movie will be like, Black Panther
is unique. T’Challa (or his spiritual name “Black Panther”) is not only
a superhero but is also one of the smartest and richest men on the
planet like Iron Man and Reed Richards.

He’s also a king of the most technologically advanced society
in the world and a diplomat. He’s not a soldier like Falcon or War Machine (or Iron Patriot as he was renamed in Iron Man 3) but he is an expert fighter like Captain America.

Black Panther will be “a little different” and that’s a great thing for the Marvel Universe no matter what race you are.

(via /Film)

How different do you think Black Panther will be? Are you excited to see another superhero of color in the Marvel Universe?

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