Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman has marked the beginning of his work on Avengers: Infinity War by publishing a short, behind-the-scenes clip from the set via Twitter.

The video is only brief and simply shows three empty chairs emblazoned with Marvel character names: Natasha Romanoff, T’Challa, and Steve Rogers. The video appears alongside the text “Here we go… #BlackPanther #InfinityWar.”The news is being widely met as official confirmation of Black Panther’s presence in Marvel’s enormous 2018 ensemble movie. That said, considering the Black Panther solo film will be the final film in this current salvo before Avengers: Infinity War, his official inclusion in the latter probably won’t come as a significant surprise.Boseman comes off the back of filming for director Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, which began shooting in January this year (the same month principal photography began on Avengers: Infinity War) and wrapped in April.Boseman joins a very long list of extra characters locked in for the film, including the Guardians of the Galaxy Spider-Man , and other familiar faces.Avengers: Infinity War, from Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War directors Joe and Anthony Russo, hits cinemas on May 4, 2018.

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