Upcoming Film: Black Panther. Director: TBC (2018) Alternative Film: Black Panther. Director: Unknown Along with the announcement of Captain Marvel, their first solo female superhero film, Marvel also confirmed their first solo black superhero as part of Phase 3; Black Panther. Chadwick Boseman will be taking on the role of T'Challa, prince of Wakanda, appearing first in Captain America: Civil War next year and then getting his solo film in 2018. However Black Panther could have made it to cinema screens much earlier with Columbia Pictures mooting a film back in 1992. A script was produced - one Stan Lee was a fan of - and a pre-Blade Wesley Snipes was touted to take on the titular role. While nothing ever materialised, Snipes was still talking about playing Black Panther while making the Blade movies, though all went silent after the less than favourable Blade 3 in 2004. It has taken its time, but now Black Panther will finally get his chance in the limelight, 24 years after his film was originally planned...