Chadwick Boseman and "Captain America: Civil War" executive producer Nate Moore recently spoke with Entertainment Weekly to give the first few official details regarding Boseman's character in the film, the Wakanda prince T'Challa, also known as the Black Panther.
The trailer for "Captain America: Civil War" gave audiences the first good look at the Black Panther, and from the scenes revealed it appears he is currently fighting on Tony Stark aka Iron Man's (Robert Downey Jr.) side against Steve Rogers aka Captain America (Chris Evans), although Boseman reveals it isn't really all that simple.
According to Boseman, no one in the film is blindly following someone or something else and that everybody is basically on their own side with their own personal agenda. This is further supported by Moore's statement.
"He's someone who hasn't necessarily made up his mind about either side and whose agenda isn't exactly what Cap's agenda or what Tony's agenda is. And I think that brings him into conflict weirdly with both characters at different times in the film," Moore explains.
In the film, Tony Stark supports a new government agenda to regulate vigilante action and to control all beings with superpowers while Steve Rogers believes in individual freedom. In particular, the new law, referred to as the Sokovia Accords, will put the life of his friend Bucky Barnes aka the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) in jeopardy.
How the Black Panther fits into this has yet to be seen, but based on Boseman and Moore's statements, it may be a personal reason against the Winter Soldier instead of the Wakandian prince being concerned with the Sokovia Accords.
During the interview, Boseman also gave insight into the Panther's costume, which is in fact made entirely of Vibranium, the strongest metal in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the material used in Captain America's shield, calling it dynamic and that it can change how it is used.
"It's not a liquid, but it has the ability to change shape and change form and still have its strength. I think there a lot of things about that in the mythology that I think has a lot of potential in terms of the storytelling... It's not just about being durable, it has the ability to absorb energy."
"Captain America: Civil War" will release on May 6, 2016 while the solo "Black Panther" film will release on Feb. 16, 2018.
