Chadwick Boseman Never Auditioned For the Role of Black Panther One of Marvel Studios' executives shared the news in Variety's latest cover story on
Black Panther. Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios president, (Variety) Marvel producers were so impressed with Boseman's portrayals of Jackie Robinson and James Brown that he never even had to audition. The actor then reportedly accepted the role in a phone call from Zurich, where he was promoting 'Get On Up'. Despite only premiering on Jan. 29, critics are already praising the film, saying it's one of Marvel's best movies yet. 'Black Panther' will open in theaters on February 16.