Is Black Panther 2 star Chadwick Boseman training for a new movie?

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman is lined up to make a return to Wakanda — and to the throne of that technologically advanced country existent in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — in the upcoming sequel film written and directed by returning movie mastermind Ryan Coogler. As set in stone as that sequel and Boseman’s place within it are, Black Panther 2 isn’t scheduled to open in theaters for another two years; it’s currently marked for a May 6, 2022 launch. With the state of the entertainment industry being what it is in this, the year of the coronavirus pandemic 2020, pre-production hasn’t even begun on the second Black Panther film. 

And yet, Boseman was recently photographed making use of what appears to be a martial arts staff (which was, incidentally, one of the tools the actor used to get ripped for the original Black Panther). Looper has obtained these photographs, courtesy of Backgrid, and they appear to suggest that Boseman may be training for another new movie — one that most likely isn’t Black Panther 2 based on the above-listed facts.

The snaps show Boseman wearing a dark blue-gray T-shirt and standing outside what looks to be a house. He’s seen moving a wooden staff between his hands, ostensibly striking the air with precision. Another photograph finds Boseman with that same staff, this time taking it with him on a walk around the streets of California.

Editor’s note: This article will be updated with additional information shortly after publication. 

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