42’s Chad Boseman now being considered for Black Panther rolePosted by Wilson Morales
May 1, 2013
When you have a hot film doing well at the box office, and if you have a good agent, your name should be at the top of casting lists for big films. Such is the case for 42 star Chad Boseman. With ’42’ destined to make close to $100M at the box office, his name is starting to make the rounds in Hollywood as the new ‘It’ who can deliver.
Just a few weeks ago, he was just signed to appear in the football film, ‘Draft Day,’ in which he will have a sizeable role opposite Jennifer Garner, Ellen Burstyn, Denis Leary, Sean Combs, Terry Crews, and Chi McBride.
Now, Latinoreview is reporting that Boseman is being looked at to play Black Panther in a cameo for Avengers 2 and possibly a stand alone film.
“The guy is starring in a box office hit, he is accessible to both African American AND mainstream audiences which is key. He is both lean and handsome, and according to some of the brothers I spoke to he is chocolate enough. That and the fact he is affordable and within the price point Marvel pays.”
All of this is just speculation at this point since no official offer or meeting has been made. Also, as the site mentioned, “Morris Chestnut made noise a few weeks back on his twitter and facebook account talking about Marvel’s The Black Panther and then it all magically disappeared.” No further updates has been made from Chestnut as if he were told to stop talking about the possibility of his candidacy for the role publicly.
Folks in the African American community were excited when Derek Luke was cast as Gabe Jones in Captain America: The First Avenger until they saw the film and realized he really didn’t much to do or make an impact. Unless Marvel plans on making Black Panther as part of a larger project, it doesn’t make sense to have his character come in for just a cameo in Avengers 2. That’s waste of time for any actor to take the role. At least Anthony Mackie will have a larger role as the Falcon in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
With so many upcoming African American films coming out this year, any actor from any of those films, should any be successful, could be talked about as a contender.
Until official announcements are made, everything is just smoke and mirrors…
