Chadwick Boseman refused to ever portray a character in any Marvel Studios film.
Black Panther is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name . The film is directed by Ryan Coogler from a screenplay by himself and Joe Robert Cole , and stars Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa / Black Panther , alongside Michael B. Jordan , Lupita Nyong ` o , Danai Gurira , Martin Freeman , Daniel Kaluuya , Angela Bassett , Forest Whitaker , and Andy Serkis . Chadwick Boseman . He is known for portraying Jackie Robinson in 42 ( 2013 ) , James Brown in Get on Up ( 2014 ) , and T'Challa in the Marvel Studios film Captain America : Civil War ( 2016 ) . He also had roles in the television series Lincoln Heights ( 2008 ) and Persons Unknown ( 2010 ) , and the films The Express ( 2008 ) and Draft Day ( 2014 ) . He will reprise his Marvel role in Black Panther , scheduled for a 2018 release as well as in Avengers : Infinity War .