According to Variety,
Person of Interest actor Winston Duke will play
Man-Ape in Marvel's upcoming
Black Panther movie. Michael B. Jordan was previously cast as
Erik Killmonger and is said to be the primary antagonist.
Before selecting Winston, Variety adds that
The Get Down star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was also in the mix for the role.
With
Chadwick Boseman recently hinting that previous Black Panther's will play a key role in telling T'Challa's origin, perhaps Man-Ape will be a foil of T'Chaka or a previous owner of the Black Panther mantle?
Black Panther will arrive in theaters on February 18, 2018 and is directed by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole. Boseman will reprise his Civil War role as Black Panther, with Jordan as Erik Killmonger and Lupita Nyong'o and Danai Gurira playing Dora Milaje bodyguards Nakia and Okoye. Filming is scheduled to begin in January 2017 in Pinewood Studios in Atlanta.
Update: The Wrap confirms that Andy Serkis will reprise his role as Ulysses Klaw from Joss Whedon's Avengers: Age of Ultron, bringing our Black Panther villain total to 3.