News:Zimbabwean Actress To Feature In New Hollywood Movie "Black Panther"

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<vote /> Danai Gurira Photo 2.jpg United States based actor Danai Gurira is set to appear in the new Marvel Comics movie Black Panther. Gurira will be playing the role of Okoye, described as the leader of the Dora Milaje which is the elite Wakandan security force.

By joining Black Panther, Danai is joining an all star cast as Chadwick Boseman will reprise his role as T’Challa/Black Panther. He will be surrounded by fellow cast mates like Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B. Jordan, and Andy Serkis.

Gurira has starred in Law and Order: Criminal Intent and The Walking dead in which she stars as Michonne among other films. You can read her full article here.

Black Panther will be based on comic books published by Marvel Comics and created by writer-editor Stan Lee and penciller and co-plotter Jack Kirby. Black Panther is the first black superhero in mainstream American comics, debuting years before such early African-American superheroes as Marvel Comics' the Falcon (1969) and Luke Cage (1972), and DC Comics' Green Lantern John Stewart (1971), Tyroc (1976), and Black Lightning (1977). The character is usually depicted as the king and protector of Wakanda, a fictional African nation.

The movie is slated for a July 8 2018 release.

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