Letitia Wright Joins The Cast Of 'Marvel's Black Panther'

Variety is reporting that Letitia Wright has joined Marvel's 'Black Panther' in an unknown role.

She joins Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Forest Whitaker, Lupita Nyong’o, and Danai Gurira with Ryan Coogler directing the project. Coogler is co-penning the script with Joe Robert Cole and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige is producing the movie.

Boseman will play T’Challa, the prince of the African nation of Wakanda, who must take over the throne after his father’s murder. Marvel unveiled the character in “Captain America: Civil War” in May and his standalone film hits theaters on Feb. 16, 2018.