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“With Avengers, it’s just like, an ensemble of greatness, so I was just really excited to be a part of it,” she told Flip Your Wig. “I’ve been a part of it before, but in a smaller way, and now I have a little bit more. So yeah, just a great family. Literally coming off set from filming yesterday, putting my best into it, working with the Russos is always amazing. It’s a great team.”
The interviewer tried to press Wright for more details, and even presented her with a popular fan theory, but the actress was very true to her NDA. “I can’t say anything, I’ve sworn to secrecy, I literally can’t say anything,” she said. “All I can say is that I did my filming yesterday, and it was great! We’re having a great time.”
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Shuri filled the role of the “guy-in-the-chair” for T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) when he was Black Panther in the early movies, but now she is taking center stage. We saw her assume the mantle of Black Panther for herself in 2022’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. That movie also introduced Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, who stars in her own MCU streaming series Ironheart, premiering later this month. Shuri and Riri clearly became friends during Wakanda Forever, but so far there’s no hint that Shuri and any other Wakandan characters will appear in the show.
That means as far as we know right now, Avengers: Doomsday will be the next time we see Shuri in the MCU, and crowded as it is, we can only hope she gets enough screentime. The movie is now scheduled to hit theaters on December 18, 2026. Ironheart premieres on June 24th on Disney+, and previous Black Panther movies are streaming there now.
