STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS' Lupita Nyong'o In Talks To Star In BLACK PANTHER

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS' Lupita Nyong'o In Talks To Star In BLACK PANTHER

Finally some more casting news for Ryan Coogler's Black Panther movie! Lupita Nyong'o is said to be in negotiations to star alongside Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa's love interest. Click on for more...

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By MarkCassidy - May 12, 2016 10:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Black Panther

According to THR, Oscar winning actress Lupita Nyong'o (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 12 Years A Slave) is in talks to star as (presumably) the female lead in Ryan Coogler's Black Panther movie alongside Chadwick Boseman in the title role.

Nyong'o's character is being kept under wraps for now, but apparently she will play T'Challa's love interest. Panther's most well known lover is Storm from the X-Men, but obviously that's out of the question. I'm not that big on my Black Panther comic history so perhaps you guys might have some ideas?

Marvel's Black Panther is set for release on February 2, 2018, with production aiming to start in early 2017.
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Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 5/12/2016, 10:27 AM
Hopefully she's part of the Dora Milaje.
MantelpieceBob
MantelpieceBob - 5/12/2016, 10:30 AM
Allenyoung1
Allenyoung1 - 5/12/2016, 3:07 PM
@MantelpieceBob - eye dabbz ftw
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 5/12/2016, 10:33 AM
@MantelpieceBob - Shuri is his sister and the trade says "love interest".

Lannister love?
Potato
Potato - 5/12/2016, 10:33 AM
While a Dora Milaje is more than likely, a tiny part of me has a hope they somehow make a similar deal with Fox to share the character of Storm.
P862010
P862010 - 5/12/2016, 10:42 AM
@Potato - fox's new storm is like 19 tho
Potato
Potato - 5/12/2016, 10:45 AM
@P862010 - I meant that Marvel and Fox share the rights to Quicksilver, but have different actors. They could have Nupita be the Marvel Storm, since she married Black Panther in the comics.
MantelpieceBob
MantelpieceBob - 5/12/2016, 10:33 AM
She would make a good Shuri
TheBritAvenger
TheBritAvenger - 5/12/2016, 10:39 AM
@MantelpieceBob - But she's his sister. That'd be weird. Like, Ultimates 3 weird.
WakandaManAreU
WakandaManAreU - 5/12/2016, 10:48 AM
@MantelpieceBob - Idk Shuri is actually really young like late teens-early 20's. And believe it or not Lupita is 33. So I'm kinda glad she might not be Shuri.
adamcawa
adamcawa - 5/12/2016, 1:13 PM
@WakandaManAreU - you understand the concept of what acting is, right?
MCUPhase3
MCUPhase3 - 5/12/2016, 5:07 PM
@TheBritAvenger - but it's speculation right not she might not be Black Panther's love interest...
mattattack
mattattack - 5/12/2016, 10:33 AM
Great actress. Heres to hoping!
TexasAvenger
TexasAvenger - 5/12/2016, 10:33 AM
Good shit!
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