'Black Panther' Movie Rumors: Chadwick Boseman To Be New Spider-Man? Marvel Setting Actor's Role To Be Very Important [VIDEO]
With no news yet on Spider-Man joining up with the Avengers, it seems like Marvel may turn their head to another new actor who will play a vital role in their upcoming Civil War and the movies that follow.
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Marvel made the big announcement that they would be moving forward with a Black Panther movie with Get on Up star Chadwick Boseman taking on the lead character in the film. But why is this character so important? He could be set-up as the Spider-Man for the Civil War.
In the Civil War comics, Peter Parker/Spider-Man is crucial because his revelation of his secret identity to the public is a turning point in the story and gives ammunition to Iron Man's side of the war. But with Spider-Man not a Marvel Studios property, it would seem that Black Panther may take on that mantle.
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Known as T'Challa, the ruler of Wakanda, it would seem that the people of his homeland don't know that he is a superhero and his secret identity is safe as of now. If that is the case, revealing that a major world leader is a superhero could be a massive turning point for Iron Man's cause and instead of Peter Parker, it could be Black Panther revealing his identity.
It was confirmed that audiences will first meet Black Panther in Captain America 3 (but there could always be a T'Challa cameo in Avengers 2) which fuels the speculation that he will be the major hero revealing his identity.
But will this have the same impact as Spider-Man? Probably not, as audiences will just have met the hero and he doesn't have the gravitas that Spidey has as one of the more popular superheroes. It also wouldn't impact because we don't know much about his homeland and how much power they wield within this universe.
They have the supply of vibranium, but that probably isn't public knowledge and wouldn't blow anyone's minds if they told them this. Either way, Black Panther is being set up as a major character, but who knows if he will impact.
