There was a flurry of stories surrounding the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Black Panther 2 yesterday, and never solely was it confirmed that the sequel would begin filming in July, however the first new face within the ensemble has been introduced as properly. Becoming a member of returning stars Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Danai Gurira and Lupita Nyong’o might be Narcos: Mexico‘s Tenoch Huerta as a thriller villain.
This can mark the largest position of the 39 year-old’s profession by far, though he does have loads of expertise engaged on blockbusters having performed the pivotal position of Mexican Man in Raise in James Bond sequel Spectre. There’s nonetheless no official phrase on who he’ll be portraying within the MCU pic, however a brand new report now claims that he could be suiting up as White Tiger, who’s been rumored on a number of events to be concerned within the movie.
Within the pages of Marvel Comics, a number of totally different names have embodied the character together with Hector Ayala, Kasper Cole, Angela del Toro and Ava Ayala, so there’s loads of room for interpretation if Marvel find yourself heading down that route. The Kasper Cole model has numerous historical past with Black Panther as properly, having discovered T’Challa’s costume and fallen below the make use of of Killmonger, whereas he sports activities a Vibranium outfit of his personal.
Mikey Sutton of Geekosity is the one with the inside track and claims {that a} supply has advised him that White Tiger might be one of many movie’s fundamental foes, explaining that “the MCU likes to mix variations of their heroes and villains so a mixture of Ayala and Cole wouldn’t be out of the peculiar.” He can’t verify if Huerta is certainly portraying the character, and as a substitute solely says that White Tiger might be within the movie, however it definitely looks like a superb wager.
In any case, with extra information on Black Panther 2 set to come back thick and quick over the following few months, it shouldn’t be too lengthy till we get a definitive reply.
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