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British actor John Boyega has made his ambitions clear in a tweet hinting at Marvel that he fancies a role in one of their movies.
The Star Wars 7 star had responded to the studio’s announcement last week that there would be a black Captain America .
“There is no need to emphasis the ‘black’ man,” he wrote, before quipping that he has “issues with the lack of roles for raccoons and talking trees” so is grateful for Guardians of the Galaxy .
Boyega’s interaction with Marvel’s news sparked rumours that he was after a part himself, to which he responded, “I’m dam right aiming for it.”
The 22-year-old then joked that he was “currently booking a flight to Wakanda”, Marvel’s fictional African country where the Black Panther lives.
Speculation is rife over Marvel’s forthcoming revelations at Comic-Con in San Diego this weekend. The studio hosts a panel on Saturday evening and fans are expecting exciting things.
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Marvel's best superheroes Spider Man British actor Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man
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Marvel's best superheroes Captain America Chris Evans in 'Captain America: The First Avenger'
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Marvel's best superheroes Iron Man Robert Downey Jr in Iron Man 3, who won favourite action movie star at the People's Choice Awards 2014
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Marvel's best superheroes Wolverine Hugh Jackman bears his claws and loses the plot in X-Men movie 'The Wolverine'
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Marvel's best superheroes Hulk Edward Norton as Hulk in The Incredible Hulk
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Marvel's best superheroes Thor Chris Hemsworth as Thor. Recently Marvel revealed its plans to make the hammer-wielding Norse superhero Thor a woman
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Marvel's best superheroes Hank Nicholas Hoult as Kan in 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
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Marvel's best superheroes Raven Darkhölme Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkhölme in X-Men: Days of Future Past
Marvel's best superheroes Hawkeye Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye in ‘Avengers Assemble’
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Marvel's best superheroes Winter Soldier Sebastian Stan as the villainous Winter Soldier in the ‘Captain America sequel
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Marvel's best superheroes The Avengers The Avenger's superheroes
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Marvel's best superheroes Cyclops The optic blast hero has long been played by James Marsden
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Marvel's best superheroes Professor X Patrick Stewart landed the role as Professor Charles Xavier in Bryan Singer's comic-book blockbuster X-Men
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Marvel's best superheroes Magneto Michael Fassbender as Magneto in 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
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Marvel's best superheroes Rocket Raccoon Bradley Cooper voices Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy
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Marvel's best superheroes Groot Also known as the Monarch of Planet X, Groot is played by Fast and Furious star Vin Diesel in Guardians of the Galaxy
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Marvel's best superheroes Drax Known as 'the destroyer', Drax is played by actor Dave Batista in Guardians of the Galaxy
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Marvel's best superheroes Gamora A soldier and assassin played by Zoe Saldana in Guardians of the Galaxy
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Marvel's best superheroes Guardians of the Galaxy Bill Mantlo’s comic creation on screen in Guardians of the Galaxy
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Disney confirmed the release dates for a series of Marvel movies through to 2019 earlier this week.
Two movies will hit cinemas in 2017 with another two due out in 2018 and one coming in 2019.
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