Lupita tipped for Black Panther II role
What you need to know:
- From a budget of 200 million dollars availed to him by the Marvel Studios, the 31-year-old American produced a 95 per cent cast black super hero movie Black Panther which now sits at position 9 among the highest grossing film of all time.
Film producer, director and screenwriter Ryan Coogler has disclosed that he is more than ready to make a female Black Panther spinoff movie with Lupita Nyong’o ain the lead role.
From a budget of 200 million dollars availed to him by the Marvel Studios, the 31-year-old American produced a 95 per cent cast black super hero movie Black Panther which now sits at position 9 among the highest grossing film of all time.
Since the movie’s release on January 29, 2018 the film is reported to have made over $1 billion as of March 18, 2018.
In the movie, Oscar award winning actress Lupita plays the role of Nakia, girlfriend to Black Panther, King T’Challa,
With the movie’s great success, there have been talks of producing Black Panther 2, with Coogler now reportedly keen on casting the women involved in the first project as the main stars. During an interview with movie critic Elvis Mitchell at the Cannes Film festival last week, Coogler said he feels that the women actors in Black Panther were a major factor in the movie’s success.
