Daniel Kaluuya will not reprise his role in Marvel and Disney’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Variety has confirmed.
Kaluuya played W’Kabi in the 2018 “Black Panther,” T’Challa’s best friend and confidant (Chadwick Boseman) and the border tribe’s security chief.
Jacqueline Coley of Rotten Tomatoes first published the news on Wednesday, writing that Kaluuya confirmed in an interview that she could not be on “Black Panther 2″ due to scheduling conflicts with Jordan Peele’s upcoming horror film. ” No”.
Kaluuya representatives did not immediately respond to Variety’s request for comment.
The production of “Wakanda Forever,” directed by Ryan Coogler, ended in March, and the film will be released on November 11th. After Boseman’s death in 2020, Marvel decided not to reformulate the role of T’Challa and the sequel. Instead, he will explore other characters from the world of “Black Panther,” while honoring the legacy Boseman left behind. Thinking that it had been confirmed that the stars of the original film Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke and Angela Bassett would return, Kaluuya’s status in the second film had not been clear so far. “Wakanda Forever” also stars Dominique Thorne as a brilliant inventor, as well as Michaela Coel and Tenoch Huerta in undisclosed roles.
Kaluuya is currently preparing for the premiere of “No” on July 22nd. The sci-fi horror film stars Kaluuya alongside Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun, and follows the residents of an isolated city who witness a mysterious event involving a UFO and leave. to investigate.