Black Panther Movie to Feature Earlier Versions of the Character?

With production scheduled to begin early next year onBlack Panther, new details have started to surface, asChadwick Bosemanhas been making the press rounds to promote the home video release ofCaptain America: Civil War. The actor revealed that this stand alone movie will bedarker and grittierthan previous Marvel movies in an interview from earlier this month, and now the actor has revealed that fans will actually get to see characters who have served as theBlack Pantherin the past. Here’s what he had to say in a new interview.

“If you saw the tease at the end [ofCivil War] in Wakanda, that’s more mystery there so I think there’s a lot to reveal about the character. There is definitely more of his origin inBlack Panther. You’re going to learn aboutWakanda, its culture, its traditions, the past. You can go through all the comic books and know that there’s more Panthers that have existed in the past - that’s origin.”

Chadwick Boseman’s T’challa was first introduced in this summer’s blockbusterCaptain America: Civil War, where he inherited theBlack Panthertitle after his father T’chaka (John Kani) was killed. It’s possible T’chaka could return in either flashbacks, or through Wakandan mysticism. The currentBlack Panthercomics use what is known as The Djalia: Plane of Wakandan Memory, a mental connection betweenBlack Pantherand others, which could be used to show fansBlack Panthercharacters from the past.Chadwick Bosemandid make it clear in his interview withYahoo! Movies UKthatBlack Pantheris certainly not an “origin story” for his T’challa character.

“Civil Warwas a jumping off point for theBlack Panthercharacter. It’s not necessarily an origin story because he remains a mystery through most of the movie. When I take the mask off and it’s revealed that it’s the Prince of Wakanda, that’s the guy who’s father was just killed - it’s a surprise. So then, you’re learning - as you watch the movie - what his powers are, because you’re not sure. He remains a mystery through most of the movie.”

The supporting cast forBlack PantherincludesMichael B. Jordanas Erik Killmonger,Danai Guriraas Okoye andLupita Nyong’oas Nakia, who all came together for the first time atComic-Conthis summer.Ryan Coogler(Creed) is directing from a script he co-wrote withJoe Robert Cole(The People Vs. O.J. Simpson). Hopefully we’ll learn more about the rest of theBlack Panthercast very soon as we get closer to production starting.