Marvel announces that Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown has joined the cast of Black Panther in the role of NâJobu, a figure from TâChalla aka Black Pantherâs past.
Brown recently won an Emmy Award and is Golden Globe-nominated for his portrayal of Christopher Darden in The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. The veteran stage and screen actor also garnered Screen Actors Guild and NAACP Image award nominations for the role as well as for the critically acclaimed TV show This Is Us.
Black Panther has a February 16, 2018 releae date and is directed by Ryan Coogler starring Chadiwick Boseman as the titular character, Michael B. Jordan as Erik Killmonger, Danai Gurira as Okoye, Martin Freeman as Everett K. Ross, Forest Whitaker as Zuri, Lupita Nyongâo as Nakia, Angela Bassett as Ramonda, Daniel Kaluuya as WâKabi, Florence Kasumba as Ayo,Winston Duke as MâBaku / Man-Ape, with Andy Serkis speculated for Ulysses Klaue / Klaw, and Sebastian Stan speculated to appear as Winter Soldier.
