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Nadine Ijewere says shooting the cover of Vogue was a "pinnacle moment" in her life. The photographer made history by becoming the first woman of colour to shoot the cover of the famous magazine when she snapped Dua Lipa, Binx Walton and Letitia Wright for the January 2019 issue of British Vogue and will forever be grateful to the publication's outgoing editor Edward Enniful for giving her the opportunity to do so. Ijewere told The Guardian newspaper: "Still, to this day, I don’t think I have fully grasped the meaning of it. "For Edward to want to make a change within fashion and within the ma...
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Letitia Wright is grateful that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has given her a platform to make smaller films. The 29-year-old actress is known for her role as Shuri in the 'Black Panther' movies and is pleased that the blockbuster enables her to make other projects such as the film 'Aisha'. Letitia told the Metro newspaper: "I love independent film-making. That's where my heart is at. Theatre as well. For me, the Marvel universe is just an extension of playing a character that is inspiring and impactful, especially for a lot of black women. "We don't see ourselves in these roles of playi...
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Letitia Wright has claimed that a third 'Black Panther' film is "already in the works". The 29-year-old actress stars in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchise as Shuri and gave fans a positive update about a new film at the Golden Globe Awards on Tuesday (10.01.23). Letitia told Variety: "I think it's already in the works. You know, we just had a terrific two years of bringing it out and everybody coming together to support it. "We need a little bit of a break, we need to regroup and (director) Ryan (Coogler) needs to get back into the lab, so it's going to take a little while, but we'...
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Ryan Coogler has thanked fans for their support of 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'. The 36-year-old director wrote in a typed letter that he is filled with "gratitude" for the movie's supporters, and thanked those who camped out to secure a spot in cinemas on the motion picture's opening weekend. Coogler's note, which was shared on the Marvel social media channels, read: "Gratitude. That is the only word that comes to mind for your support of our work on the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. I am filled with it. "Thank you. Thank you to the people who bought their tickets early and camped ...
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Letitia Wright loves acting because she gets to "have [her] cake and eat it". The 29-year-old actress - who plays Shuri in 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' - loves the varied challenges that she gets in her work. She explained: "I love acting because I get to have my cake and eat it. One day I can get to be a Black Panther in the 1970s or I can be a Black Panther in Wakanda." Letitia has become a global star through her role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But when she's out and about in London, Letitia just feels like "Tish, that girl from Tottenham". Asked if she gets stopped in London, Le...
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Letitia Wright turned to therapy following the death of Chadwick Boseman. The Hollywood actor passed away in August 2020, aged 43, and his 'Black Panther' co-star has admitted to being "devastated" by his death. Letitia - who stars in 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' - shared: "I was devastated, as you can imagine. I’ve had to process it through therapy. "It’s not like I had a two-year break to process it and then came back into the film. We had to start six months after Chad died." Letitia's entire life outlook has been changed by Chadwick's death, with the movie star admitting she's become "...
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Letitia Wright used to think “straighter hair was better”. The ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ star says the Marvel franchise centring on Black superheroes helped her “embrace” her “own beauty” instead of adhering to Western standards. The 29-year-old actress told Glamour magazine’s Unfiltered video series: “I think that unfortunately, I was pulled into the belief that straighter hair was better and unfortunately I did hair processing as a kid and lost all the natural beauty of it. But then it was actually playing Shuri and having her braids and seeing everything be so celebrated in the films...
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Ryan Coogler learned to swim for 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'. The 36-year-old filmmaker felt it was important he also got comfortable in the water after several cast members had to learn to free dive for the vast number of underwater scenes in the film, which are based around antagonist Namor (Tenoch Huerta), the ruler of deep-sea land Talokan. Ryan told Variety: "A lot of us were raised to have fear of water. I had to figure out how to swim so I could direct this movie. "It's a lot of Black and Mesoamerican folks in water in this movie." Before making the film, Ryan's swimming prowess wa...
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Mabel Cadena says ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ required “huge work”. The ‘Asphalt Goddess’ star called bring Namora to life in the Marvel sequel to the 2018 flick- which was delayed due to the death of its star Chadwick Boseman in 2020 from cancer - “like a MasterClass” because of all the skills she needed to pick up, such as learning new languages and upping her physical fitness. After being asked what surprised her about the process of making the movie alongside her co-stars Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, and Angela Bassett, the 32-year-old actress told Collider: “Everythi...
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Kevin Feige says Chadwick Boseman's character wasn't re-cast in 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' because it was "much too soon". The actor died from colon cancer aged 43 in 2020, and Marvel Studios president Feige has admitted a decision was made not to have King T’Challa played by another actor in the upcoming 'Black Panther' sequel because the world is "still processing the loss of Chad". He said: "It just felt like it was much too soon to recast. "Stan Lee always said that Marvel represents the world outside your window. And we had talked about how, as extraordinary and fantastical as our c...
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