{"id":15869,"date":"2016-05-15T20:51:25","date_gmt":"2016-05-15T20:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=15869"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:20:47","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:20:47","slug":"chadwick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/chadwick","title":{"rendered":"Meet The Actor Who Will\u00a0Play Africa&#8217;s First Marvel Superhero"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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He has played iconic characters like Jackie Robinson and James Brown.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>An impressive resume<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boseman was born in the U.S. state South Carolina. His ancestry goes back to the Limba people in Sierra Leone. He studied directing at Howard University in Washington D.C. and at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford. He taught drama for a few years in New York prior to moving to Los Angeles to pursue his dreams of becoming an actor. He began in television, acting in shows like<em> Third Watch<\/em>, <em>Law &amp; Order<\/em>, and <em>ER<\/em>. He earned recurring roles in <em>Lincoln Heights<\/em> and <em>Persons Unknown<\/em>. He then moved to films, playing Jackie Robinson in <em>42<\/em> and James Brown in the critically acclaimed <em>Get on Up<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15873\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15873\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/maxresdefault-4.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/maxresdefault-4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/maxresdefault-4-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/maxresdefault-4-85x56.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/pKUwsVYD6Gs\/maxresdefault.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>An important character<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Marvel character T\u2019Challa is the king of fictional African nation Wakanda and the superhero protector Black Panther. Wakanda is generally in Northeastern Africa, though the location varies. The name is inspired by the Wakamba tribe in Kenya. Black Panther has an important history as the first black superhero in mainstream American comics. The character is not only the leader of the country\u00a0but also the chief of all of the tribes in Wakanda. The title is hereditary, but one must still prove themselves worthy of the name. Through eating a special herb and a spiritual connection with the Wakandan Panther God, T\u2019Challa has super senses, speed, agility, strength, and stamina. He is also one of the smartest people in the Marvel universe, with a Ph.D.\u00a0in Physics from Oxford University. IGN ranked him #51 on their list of 100 greatest comic book heroes. The list states that he could be called the Batman of Marvel. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15874\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15874\" style=\"width: 746px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/maxresdefault-5.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"746\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/maxresdefault-5.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/maxresdefault-5-600x301.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/maxresdefault-5-85x43.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/UW7z3wCg0es\/maxresdefault.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Preparation for the role<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Boseman revealed that he was not too familiar with Black Panther until the last 10 years. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cI think once you get into the film business, though, you start thinking about things that would be really cool to do, and then I fell in love with [the character],\u201d he said. \u00a0\u201cFor me, that\u2019s going to be the case for most people who watch it&#8230;And it\u2019s the right time for it, at the end of the day. It\u2019s the right time for the character to emerge&#8230;And I just feel it can be done the right way right now.\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To prepare for the role, Boseman learned Xhosa &#8211; a Bantu language of South Africa. The language was the basis of the fictional Wakanda\u00a0language. He also had to do quite a bit of physical training. Describing Black Panther\u2019s movies, Boseman noted that: \u201c<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong> \u201cThere are some animal forms, but not just cat. He could be a snake, or various different styles. Obviously there\u2019s an opportunity to do some capoeira,\u201d the Brazilian martial art that combines fighting with dance.\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He has a five-picture contract with Marvel to play the character. 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