Marvel unveils huge slate of new superhero films

2014/10/29 02:27:38 @Entertainment News Headlines — Yahoo! News

Marvel has unveiled plans for a slate of new superhero films, expanding its already wildly successful comic book universe -- and breaking ground with its first solo black and female hero movies. The studio named its first African American solo lead actor -- Chadwick Boseman, who will play the title role in & quot;Black Panther, & quot; due out in 2017. & quot;I & #039;m blessed to be part of this Marvel Universe and I look forward to making magic together, & quot; Boseman told the crowd at an event at Hollywood & #039;s famed El Capitan Theatre, according to industry press. The 37-year-old Boseman is best known for playing groundbreaking baseball star Jackie Robinson in & quot;42 & quot; and soul singer James Brown in this year & #039;s biopic & quot;Get On Up. & quot;
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