"I think culturally speaking there are not a lot of opportunities to play a black superhero. It's breaking new ground, and to be a part of that is a special thing," he said in a statement.
"If you're going to do a superhero you want to do one where you can really act and where you can do something that's going to make you a better artiste as well."
Boseman, who plays the titular role of Wakanda king T'Challa aka Black Panther, believes the character has an aura of James Bond around it that makes it ever more interesting.
"There's a lot of real world conflict that you can bring to it. So you don't feel like you're just playing a guy in a suit; you're playing a conflicted, well-rounded character," Boseman said.
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"Black Panther" is Marvel's first film to be led by a black actor and features a virtually all-black cast.
The film's cast has highly acclaimed actors in its ranks such as Michael B Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis.
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