Black Panther continues to add to its stellar cast list, this time adding actress Angela Bassett.
Bassett will be playing Ramonda, mother of T’Challa (Black Panther), who is played by Chadwick Boseman.
Other actors in the Black Panther cast include Danai Gurira (Okoye), Forest Whitaker (Zuri), Michael B. Jordan (Erik Killmonger), Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia), and Martin Freeman (Everett K. Ross).
Marvel’s Black Panther is directed by Ryan Coogler and hits theaters February 16, 2018.
Next up on Marvel’s film slate: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (May 2017), Spider-Man: Homecoming (July 2017), Thor: Ragnarok (November 2017), then Black Panther.
Bassett currently stars in FX’s American Horror Story.