Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman has landed another role. 1 / 7
After finding enormous success with the Black Panther and Avengers franchises... 2 / 7
...Boseman has signed on to play Yasuke, in the story of the first black man to set foot in 16th century Japan... 3 / 7
...As well as the first non-Asian to be granted samurai status. 4 / 7
The true story aims to explore Japan's samurai culture in a way that previous Hollywood efforts haven't. 5 / 7
Boseman is currently busy filming Spike Lee's follow up to BlacKkKlansman, Da 5 Bloods. 6 / 7
The Black Panther star says he's excited to take part in Yasuke and to tell a story that's more than just an action film. 7 / 7