Fans anxiously awaiting news on Marvel’s Black Panther at San Diego Comic-Con finally got to see the new logo for the upcoming film. They also heard exciting casting news.
In addition to actor Chadwick Boseman portraying the Black Panther, producer Kevin Feige revealed Saturday that actor Michael B. Jordan will play Erik Killmonger, Lupita Nyong’o will tackle the role of Nakia, and Danai Gurira will be Okoye in the upcoming film.
With a legend. #SDCC2016 #BlackPanther pic.twitter.com/s9LbuMax1z
— Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) July 23, 2016
Excited to hang out w/ @Marvel & all of you at my 1st #SDCC this Saturday. Drop by booth 2329 at 12pm. #BlackPanther pic.twitter.com/FpIoCky7sc
— Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) July 20, 2016
In a new feature video released at Comic-Con, fans also got a behind-the-scenes look at Boseman’s Black Panther introduction in Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War.
Black Panther is due to hit theaters in the US and UK on July 6, 2018.
To cap off the amazingness that is the Black Panther cast, the logo for the film was also revealed.
