Circumstantial Evidence Hints at John Boyega Being Up for a Marvel Film
I really wouldn’t be surprised at all to learn that Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega could join an upcoming Marvel film. The guy is a great young actor, he already has a great and solid relationship with Disney through Star Wars, so why wouldn’t they want to consider him for a Marvel movie.
There is some circumstantial evidence that has come up that suggests Boyega could be joining the Marvel universe in some capacity. The evidence comes from a recent post on Boyega’s snapchat account which included the a simple caption, “Meeting.” Not long after that message went live, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige started to follow Boyega on Twitter.
Heroic Hollywood then chimed in to back all of this up, revealing that the actor could very well be up for a role in Black Panther saying, "Hot, unconfirmed scuttlebutt is telling me Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega may be meeting for the film as well."
Screen Rant goes on to point out that there is a very real chance that Boyega could be meeting with Black Panther director Ryan Coogler for the film. The director and actor are already acquainted with each other, and Feige has said that the cast of Black Panther will be 90% African-American. You can bet Marvel is going after some of the best actors in the biz to be in the movie, so why not enlist Boyega, who has also expressed interest in being in the film?
This is all just fans trying to connect the dots, but like I said, I wouldn’t be surprised to eventually see Boyega in the Marvel universe somewhere down the line. The most likely candidate points to Black Panther, which is set to be released on February 16th, 2018.
I’m sure Boyega will carve out some time in his busy Star Wars schedule to join another huge badass franchise.