Rogue One: A Star Wars Story star Forest Whitaker has joined the cast of Black Panther.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor will play Zuri, an elder statesman in Wakanda, but not much else about the role was revealed. The character first appeared in the comics in 1998, in which Zuri becomes one of Black Panther's closest allies and advisers.
This won’t be the first time Whitaker and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler will have teamed up, as the actor produced Coogler’s breakout film Fruitvale Station.
Along with Whitaker, Black Panther’s cast includes Michael B. Jordan (who also starred in Fruitvale Station), Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke as Man-Ape, and Chadwick Boseman as the titular anti-hero.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor will play Zuri, an elder statesman in Wakanda, but not much else about the role was revealed. The character first appeared in the comics in 1998, in which Zuri becomes one of Black Panther's closest allies and advisers.
This won’t be the first time Whitaker and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler will have teamed up, as the actor produced Coogler’s breakout film Fruitvale Station.
Along with Whitaker, Black Panther’s cast includes Michael B. Jordan (who also starred in Fruitvale Station), Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke as Man-Ape, and Chadwick Boseman as the titular anti-hero.
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