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BLACK PANTHER Character Portraits Highlight The Movie’s Stellar Cast Including Shuri And Killmonger

If you’re a fan of the comic books you’ll obviously be well aware that Shuri (Letitia Wright) ultimately takes over the Black Panther mantle and while there’s no mention of that happening in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it still sounds like Wakanda’s weapons designer will be a force to be reckoned with thanks to Vibranium-enhanced panther gauntlets she wears on both of her hands. 

Angela Bassett, meanwhile, is Wakanda’s queen mother, as vital to T'Challa and Shuri now as when they were children. “Her goal in the film is to help T’Challa become king of Wakanda in a peaceful transition of power, serving as a de facto advisor to the throne,” executive producer Nate Moore says. “However, as things get complicated for our hero, she sets aside any political functions and instead operates as a mother whose sole concern is the physical well-being of both of her children.”