Screen Rant

  • Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman has landed another role. 1 / 7

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  • After finding enormous success with the Black Panther and Avengers franchises... 2 / 7

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  • ...Boseman has signed on to play Yasuke, in the story of the first black man to set foot in 16th century Japan... 3 / 7

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  • ...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

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  • Boseman is currently busy filming Spike Lee's follow up to BlacKkKlansman, Da 5 Bloods. 6 / 7

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  • 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

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