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After nearly two months off, the cast and crew of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever are ready to resume production next week on the Marvel mega sequel. The news, first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, was confirmed today by a person close to the situation. Marvel had no comment. The film is also again listed among the…

EXCLUSIVE: Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever officially began its production hiatus for the remainder of 2021 today as it allows star Letitia Wright additional time to recuperate from an on-set injury earlier this year. This morning, cast and crew of the sequel received a note direct from Marvel Studios' Kevin Fe…

Deadline has confirmed that Disney is shutting down production on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever for a temporary amount of time. The news Friday comes in the wake of star Letitia Wright injuring herself in late August, when she suffered minor injuries on a stunt rig incident. She was released from the hospital at that…

Letitia Wright is denying that she expressed anti-vaccination views on the set of Black Panther 2, alleged remarks which were reported by a Hollywood trade. Production on the sequel to 2018’s Black Panther began in June, with a July 2022 release date targeted. The sequel is tricky, as it has to deal with the real-life…

UPDATE: Insiders now tell Deadline, Wright has been released from the hospital. EXCLUSIVE: During an overnight shoot in Boston for Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, sources tell Deadline that Letitia Wright suffered minor injuries due to an incident with a stunt rig. "Letitia Wright sustained minor injuries…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the stirring first trailer for Season 2 of I Am, Channel 4’s female-led anthology drama from BAFTA-winning director Dominic Savage, which premieres on August 5. Produced by Me+You Productions, Savage writes each episode in collaboration with his leading lady, for whom the story has a personal…

"This trial is about more than just our freedom," declares Letitia Wright's Altheia Jones-LeCointe to the unsteady Shaun Parkes-portrayed Frank Crichlow in Small Axe: Mangrove. "What is being called into question in this case is the right of anybody, not just Black people, but the right of anybody to demonstrate," the…

Here's the first image from Aisha, the drama starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor that recently wrapped filming in Ireland. Cornerstone has boarded worldwide sales rights ahead of the Cannes virtual market this month. Frank Berry (Michael Inside) directed and wrote the pic, which charts the experiences of a young…

Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights to feature Silent Twins, which marks the English language debut of director Agnieszka Smoczynska (The Lure). Starring Letitia Wright (Black Panther) and Tamara Lawrance (The Long Song) as the title twin sisters, the film is based on the haunting true story of June and…

U2 lead singer Bono, Pharrell Williams and singer Halsey are joining the chorus of Sing 2, as they will voice lead roles in the Illumination/Universal sequel to the 2016 hit. Bobby Cannavale, Black Panther’s Letitia Wright, Eric Andre and Chelsea Peretti have also signed to star, joining reprising stars Matthew…

“This account doesn’t exist” and a blank page is what Twitter users will encounter when they try to search Black Panther star Letitia Wright on the social media platform. Just a days after the Small Axe actress shared a link to a 70-minute YouTube video by a coronavirus vaccine skeptic, Wright deleted both her Twitter…

Black Panther and Small Axe star Letitia Wright has deleted a tweet in which she linked to a 70-minute video posted to YouTube by a coronavirus vaccine skeptic. Wright tweeted the video on Friday morning UK-time with a praying hands emoji. It features On The Table host Tomi Arayomi voicing doubts about the vaccine…