--- description: The latest Marvel superhero to get his own movie title: See Marvel's Black Panther Concept Art image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Meet Black Panther, Marvel's Newest Movie Superhero by [Joseph C. Lin](/author/joseph-c-lin/) ## Joseph C. Lin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 28, 2014 7:29 PM CUT by [Joseph C. Lin](/author/joseph-c-lin/) ## Joseph C. Lin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 28, 2014 7:29 PM CUT > [](https://twitter.com/AgentM/status/527166892243705856) Black Panther will officially join the Marvel cinematic universe in 2017, after the studio announced the superhero will get his own movie starring Chadwick Boseman, who previously starred as Jackie Robinson in the biopic _42_. The superhero, whose “real name” is T’Challa, hails from the fictional African country of Wakanda and uses claws and other weapons made from vibranium, a special metallic element that can absorb vibrations. The movie comes out on Nov. 3, 2017. ### See How Marvel's Wolverine Has Evolved Over The Years  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com _Read next:_ [_Marvel Unveils Superhero Five-Year Plan_](http://time.com/3544262/marvel-phase-3-captain-marvel-black-panther-avengers/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3544292/meet-black-panther-marvels-newest-movie-superhero/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3544292/meet-black-panther-marvels-newest-movie-superhero/"},"headline":"Meet Black Panther, Marvel's Newest Movie Superhero","datePublished":"2014-10-28T19:29:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:07:15.333Z","description":"The hero from Wakanda","url":"https://time.com/3544292/meet-black-panther-marvels-newest-movie-superhero/","keywords":["movies","Marvel","black panther"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joseph C. Lin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joseph-c-lin/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3544292/meet-black-panther-marvels-newest-movie-superhero/","name":"Meet Black Panther, Marvel's Newest Movie Superhero"}}]}] ```