The Internet is currently buzzing with excitement upon the reveal of the first trailer for Marvel’s Black Panther. The Marvel Studios film boasts a star-studded cast – including one that fans of The Walking Dead will easily recognize.
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Danai Gurira, best known for playing Michonne on the popular AMC series, lends her talents to Black Panther as Okoye, a member of Wakanda’s bodyguard force the Dora Milaje.
The trailer, which you can watch above, gives Gurira quite a few moments to shine. She is spotted watching the interrogation between Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis) and Everett K. Ross (Martin Freeman), alongside the film’s lead, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman).
She can also be seen later in the casino scene later in the trailer, fighting off intruders alongside her fellow Dora Milaje member Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o).
While Gurira is only in the trailer for these brief moments, which you can check out in our gallery below, they certainly illustrate how badass her character is, which is sure to get fans excited about her role in Black Panther even more.
SYNOPSIS: After the events of Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, King T’Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country’s new leader. However, T’Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakanadan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
The film stars Chadwick Boseman (Get on Up), Michael B. Jordan (Creed), Lupita Nyong’o (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Danai Gurira (The Walking Dead), Martin Freeman (Sherlock), Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), with Angela Bassett (American Horror Story), with Forest Whitaker (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), and Andy Serkis (Avengers: Age of Ultron).
Additional cast members include Letitia Wright (Urban Hymn), Winston Duke (Modern Family), Florence Kasumba (Emerald City), Sterling K. Brown (The People v. O.J. Simpson) and John Kani (Coriolanus).
Ryan Coogler directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Joe Robert Cole.
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is in theaters now. Spider-Man: Homecoming lands on July 7, 2017, followed by Thor: Ragnarok on November 3, 2017. After that Black Panther debuts on February 16, 2018, while Avengers: Infinity War hits theaters on May 4, 2018. Ant-Man and the Wasp is slated for July 6, 2018, followed by Captain Marvel on March 8, 2019.
MORE BLACK PANTHER:
- Marvel Releases First Black Panther Poster
- Marvel Studios Won’t Rush Diversity In Order To Get Characters Right
- Producer Says Film Bypasses Traditional Origin Stories
