You may not know who Letitia Wright is now but you'll definitely know the South American-born British actress' face before the end of 2018. Next year, the
Humans (AMC) recurring actress will have supporting roles in Steven Spielberg's
Ready Player One adaptation and Ryan Coogler's
Black Panther.
Wright (23), admits she wasn't much of a comic book reader growing up but upon learning more about Shuri's evolution and development in the comics, she became extremely interested in
Black Panther's lore.
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She’s princess of Wakanda, but also she designs all of the new technology there. She has an innovative spirit and an innovative mind, and she wants to take Wakanda to a new place. Also, she has a great fashion sense, better than mine. She’s so vibrant; a beautiful spirit, but also so focused on what she does. And that’s good for other people to see, especially young people to see, because it’s like, 'Look, there’s a young black girl who loves technology and she’s from Africa.' It’s something refreshing."
Though certainly more of a possibility than an eventuality, Marvel Studios could very well be planting seeds for legacy heroes to take over from the originator. Chris Evans'
Captain America has two potential successors in Sebastian Stan's
Winter Soldier and Anthony Mackie's
Falcon and with Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa now having Shuri waiting in the wings, don't be surprised if the MCU eventually introduces Riri Williams.
After the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakandan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
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