--- title: Chadwick Boseman Surprises Black Panther Fans VIDEO description: As Black Panther continues to kill at the box office, Chadwick Boseman is making dreams come true for the movie's fans. canonical: https://time.com/5180872/chadwick-boseman-black-panther-fans-jimmy-fallon/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-01T16:18:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:01.648Z og:title: Chadwick Boseman Surprising Black Panther Fans Is the Best og:description: Wakanda forever og:url: https://time.com/5180872/chadwick-boseman-black-panther-fans-jimmy-fallon/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt23c705b1c852469f/69892946929fad16ffbefc86/chadwick-boseman-black-panther-fans.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - Season 4 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Chadwick Boseman Surprising Black Panther Fans Is the Best twitter:description: Wakanda forever twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt23c705b1c852469f/69892946929fad16ffbefc86/chadwick-boseman-black-panther-fans.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Chadwick Boseman Gave _Black Panther_ Fans the Surprise of Their Lives With the Help of Jimmy Fallon  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 1, 2018 4:18 PM UTC  Actor Chadwick Boseman surprises Black Panther fans on February 28, 2018 Actor Chadwick Boseman surprises Black Panther fans on February 28, 2018Andrew Lipovsky/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 1, 2018 4:18 PM UTC As [_Black Panther_](http://time.com/5133882/black-panther-review/)continues to [kill at the box office](http://time.com/5174673/black-panther-second-weekend/), [Chadwick Boseman](http://time.com/5124848/black-panther-premiere-photos-internet-reactions/) is making dreams come true for the movie’s fans. With the help of Jimmy Fallon, Boseman—who stars as King T’Challa in the Marvel superhero flick—made Wakanda enthusiasts feel like superheroes by showing up to meet them in person. In a clip that aired during Wednesday’s episode of _The Tonight Show_, Boseman waited behind a curtain while fans who thought they were filming a video message for the actor spoke about how much _Black Panther_ means to them. He then popped out to give them the surprise of their lives, earning a collection of jubilant reactions. “I cannot tell you how much it means to have you step into the role as our king and be holding it with such grace and poise and joy,” one fan professed before Boseman stepped out to greet her. Of course, she then began to shriek and jump around the room. 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