Boseman shares what it was like to portray the first African-American Justice.
BackstageOL’s Dave Morales sat down with Chadwick Boseman in this backstage interview to talk about his role in Marshall.
Boseman plays Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice. In the interview, the actor shared what drew him to play the role of Marshall and the pressure of portraying real people on camera.
The film’s synopsis:
Young Thurgood Marshall faces one of his greatest challenges while working as a lawyer for the NAACP. Marshall travels to conservative Connecticut when wealthy socialite Eleanor Strubing accuses black chauffeur Joseph Spell of sexual assault and attempted murder. He soon teams up with Sam Friedman, a local Jewish lawyer who’s never handled a criminal case. Together, the two men build a defense while contending with racist and anti-Semitic views from those who deem Spell to be guilty.
Marshall in theaters October 13th. For more from Boseman, check out the full interview below!
