42- A Fitting Tribute to both an Iconic Athlete, and a Legendary Actor
Back in 2014, when Kevin Feige revealed several future titles of the ever burgeoning Marvel Cinematic Universe at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, he introduced, on stage, the future King of Wakanda, Prince T’Challa, better known as the Black Panther. The unassuming visage of Chadwick Boseman strolled on stage, acting as a referee between Chris Evans’s Captain America and RDJ’s Iron Man, who were also promoting Captain America Civil War, which would serve as Black Panther’s debut. At that time, Boseman was only known for two other roles, as James Brown in Get On Up, and as Jackie Robinson in 42. As a music fan, I of course knew who James Brown was, and having seen Walk Hard- A Dewey Cox Story, I was pretty sure how that Musical Biopic was going to go. However, I only had a passing knowledge of Jackie Robinson at that time, that he was a gifted baseball phenomenon in his time. Don’t get me wrong, I am a sports fan, but as an Indian (living in India), American Football and Basebal