Chadwick Boseman discussed how his audition for Guardians of the Galaxy helped him land the lead role in Black Panther.
While Chadwick Boseman may be best known for his role as Black Panther, a Disney Plus extra for Avengers: Endgame revealed he initially auditioned to play Drax the Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy. While the Guardians of the Galaxy role of Drax ultimately went to Dave Bautista, Chadwick Boseman discussed how his audition paved the way for his casting in Black Panther during an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Chadwick Boseman indicated that he went into the Guardians of the Galaxy audition with no expectation of landing the role. However, Chadwick Boseman explained that he believes the audition resulted in the casting team keeping him in mind by the time Black Panther came around:
“It was just good to come in and play and see what they did with it. Sometimes that’s the way it works as an actor. You go in knowing you’re not going to get it, but you’re meeting the people that are going to be like ‘He’s not this, but we’ll put him in this other thing.’ So, I feel like that was one of the moments where they were like ‘We can use him later.'”
While production on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was scheduled to begin early this year, the project was put on hold following the decision to remove Gunn as the director of the final chapter in the trilogy. Now, James Gunn will begin production on the third Guardians of the Galaxy film after completing work on The Suicide Squad for Warner Bros. and DC. Details on the third and final chapter of James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy are currently unknown, though the film will likely explore the ramifications of the universe-changing events in Avengers: Endgame.
Chadwick Boseman is set to reprise his role as King T’Challa in Marvel Studios’ Black Panther II. Written and directed by Ryan Coogler, Black Panther II is scheduled to be released in theaters on May 6, 2022.
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