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The Walking Dead Star Joins Marvel’s Black Panther

If you thought this year’s San Diego Comic-Con was all about DC movies, then think again. Marvel have not only confirmed that Brie Larson’s playing Captain Marvel, but we’ve learned about a new addition to the ‘Black Panther’ cast too.

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It’s been revealed that ‘The Walking Dead’ star Danai Gurira has joined the ever-expanding cast for the Ryan Coogler film set in the kingdom of Wakanda. The popular, sword-wielding Michonne of the AMC zombie series bolsters an already strong collective of talent, including the film’s title character played by Chadwick Boseman, as well as Lupita Nyong’o and Michael B. Jordan who were officially unveiled at this weekend’s SDCC.

Kevin Fiege was on hand at the event to shed some light on the cast for the upcoming movie, revealing that Gurira is set to play the role of Okoye.

While ‘Black Panther’ fans will be excited to see Gurira added to the roster, there will be some that worry about her continued role in ‘The Walking Dead’. Often when actors transition into film from television, they leave behind their small-screen roles in pursuit of the bright lights of Hollywood. So could this mean that the fearless Michonne is about to meet her maker in season seven of the hit show?

The future film also saw a brand new, official logo unwrapped in front of fans, during what was a hugely anticipated panel that took place in Hall H.

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Comic-Con lit up as director Coogler and the confirmed cast (so far) were introduced and all appeared together on stage for the first time - the hype for the movie evident to see.

So far we’ve only see Boseman in cinematic action with his explosive introduction earlier this year in ‘Captain America: Civil War’, where he arguably stole the show alongside fellow newcomer Tom Holland as Spider-Man.

‘Black Panther’ is in UK cinemas from 6 July, 2018.

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