Word of Gurira’s return to the MCU came via a brief mention in a power list of Hollywood lawyers in
THR, stating that her lawyer, Jamie Mandelbaum, had “brokered a deal for [her] to not only reprise her role as Okoye in the upcoming Black Panther sequel but also in an origin spinoff series for Disney+.”
Gurira’s continued presence in the franchise isn’t a huge surprise: her character Okoye heads up Wakanda’s Dora Milaje (an elite corps of bodyguards and special forces personnel) and military, and played a key role in
Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, and
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Everything We Know About BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
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The high-impact release of 2018’s
Black Panther made one thing crystal clear: the MCU would return to Wakanda before long. At this point, T’Challa already had slated appearances in that year’s
Avengers: Infinity War and its 2019 follow-up
Endgame; but his standalone feature whetted appetites for more stories about the African royal and hero. Thus, Marvel Studios immediately set the gears in motion for a second
Black Panther feature.
Of course, before we get to further details on the project, our principal questions concern the passing of
In a video released by Marvel Studios in May 2021, we learned that
Marvel Reportedly Wants Zemo To Have A Bigger Role In MCU Moving Forward
Daniel Brühl’s
Zemo was already viewed as one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s more interesting antagonists long before he returned in
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Captain America: Civil War‘s big bad didn’t have any enhanced abilities of his own or world domination in mind, as he merely sought to tear the Avengers apart from within after blaming them for the death of his family in Sokovia.
He came very close to accomplishing his mission as well, and in the buildup to
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier review: Sam Wilson’s (Anthony Mackie) journey to becoming Captain America was a tad too predictable, while Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) barely had an arc. It also failed Zemo (Daniel Brühl) and the Flag Smashers. It was at its best in tiny moments, be it a brutal murder, or Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ cameo.