Rumored Black Panther Casting Call Includes Man-Ape, Queen Divine Justice & More

Following the character's debut in Captain America: Civil War, production on Black Panther has picked up in recent weeks, and two prominent actors, Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong'o, have joined its cast in unconfirmed roles so far and now Movie Casting Call has what may be a summary of the film roles.

If the casting notice is accurate, it confirms two previously-seen Marvel characters will appear, and it might just reveal who Jordan and Nyong'o are playing as well. According to the notice, both Ulysses Klaw (Andy Serkis) and Everett K. Ross (Martin Freeman) will be part of the film; they debuted in Avengers: Age of Ultron and Civil War respectively. It's likely that Nyong'o might be playing T'Challa's (Chadwick Bosema) love interest, Monica Lynne. And sinc Jordan was rumored to be playing a villain, he could be playing Achebe or Man-Ape

• ULYSSES KLAW (played by Andy Serkis) – Murderer and betrayer of T'Chaka and personal archenemy of T'Challa. A powerhouse with near-absolute control of sound.

• MONICA LYNNE – A singer who saved T'Challa from drowning after being bested by Killmonger. His longest love interest, whom he pledged eternal devotion towards.

• EVERETT K. ROSS – A United States State Department employee, whose job was to escort foreign diplomats on American soil. His world changed forever when he was assigned to T'Challa, the Black Panther, the ruler of Wakanda.

• N'GASSI – Adviser to T'Challa, acting regent when he goes away on missions.

• OKOYE – One of the former Dora Milaje, a ceremonial betrothed/bodyguard of T'Challa. Okoye is of the J'Kuwali tribe and acted as a traditional, proper concomitant to the king, speaking only to the king and only in Hausa, an African dialect not widely spoken in Wakanda and thus affording the king and his wives a measure of privacy.

• QUEEN DIVINE JUSTICE – The street-smart queen of the Jabari tribe of Wakanda raised in Chicago, and former Dora Milaje (ceremonial betrothed/bodyguard) of T'Challa. She originally went by the name Chanté Giovanni Brown.

• W'KABI – T'Challa's competent second-in-command, completely loyal to his liege.

• ZURI – A grumpy and gigantic elderly warrior. A close friend of the late T'Chaka, and one of T'Challa's most trusted advisers.

• ACHEBE/REVERAND ACHEBE – A poor farmer somewhere in South Africa, Achebe sold his soul to the demon Mephisto. He is portrayed as a grinning, unpredictable, lunatic, warrior-mystic, regularly talking to his hand-puppet Daki with delusions that it's truly alive, and engineering complex plots of social unrest for profit or entertainment.

• ERIK KILLMONGER – A powerful warrior and strategic genius in politics and economics.

• MALICE – Wakandan Mutate with superhuman strength, speed, and agility. She is a former Dora Milaje (ceremonial betrothed/bodyguard) of T'Challa.

• MAN-APE – Ruler of the Jabari Tribe a recognized micronation within Wakanda's borders. M'Baku was Wakanda's greatest warrior second only to the Black Panther. He plotted to usurp the throne with the help of the outlawed White Gorilla cult who were ancient rivals of the Black Panther cult, which basically made them heretics since Panther worship is the state religion. Founding member of the "Pan African Congress on the Treatment of Superhumans".

• WHITE WOLF – T'Challa's adopted elder brother and the former leader of the Hatut Zeraze, the espionage elite police of Wakanda. Exiled by T'Challa, due to using torture and assassinations in his zeal to root out potential threats to national security.

Since the notice wasn't confirmed by Disney nor Marvel Studios, take this as a grain of salt.

Ryan Coogler is directing Black Panther, and is set to release in theaters on February 18, 2018.

Via Screenrant