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All about the powerful women of 'Black Panther'
All you need to know about Okoye, Shuri, Nakia and more!
Video by Peter Travers, Peter Travers, Peter Travers
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Letitia Wright, 24, steps in as tech guru and younger sister to the king, Shuri. This role is especially important as Wakanda is the most technically advanced nation on the planet due to its abundance of the rare ore vibranium.
In the film, Shuri helps the Panther with his superhero suit and is not afraid to quip back at her older, regal brother.
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\"I love how she would say, 'Did you freeze again?'\" Travers said of the young actress. \"It's like... you're talking to the king, your brother, who's also a Black Panther and she's saying 'What's wrong with your reflex?'\"
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Boseman said he knew Wright was perfect for the scene-stealing role of Shuri from the first time the two actors met.
\"I read with the young ladies that came in and as soon as I saw her, I knew she was the person because she came right up to Ryan [Coogler] and I, and just started... you know, there was respect there, but at the same time, she gave it to you just like a little sister and she has something that you just couldn't teach,\" he said.
But this doesn't mean Wright didn't bring \"life and joy\" to the set each and every day, Boseman added.
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Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o plays the love of Black Panther's life, Nakia, but, of course, that's not what defines her at all.
\"She's the only one who could make [The Panther] freeze up,\" Boseman said.
Nakia is devout in crusading the world and helping others. And while she has no spear or superpower, she's willing to risk it all to be a hero in her own right.
As for the actress, herself, Boseman said Nyong'o is \"amazing.\"
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— Lupita Nyong'o (@Lupita_Nyongo) February 13, 2018
\"She's just an amazing person,\" he added. \"Really pays attention to detail, loves the smaller things of life, not just on screen.\"
Being the love interest of an accomplished actress like the \"12 Years a Slave\" star was simply a \"joy,\" Boseman said. But she's also the \"prankster\" on set, as well.
Luckily, fans will get to see this joy and chemistry play out in the film.
In contrast to the joking nature of Nyong'o, Boseman said the incomparable Angela Bassett was \"very serious.\"
The Oscar winner plays T'Challa's mother and widow to the late king of Wakanda, who died in \"Captain America: Civil War.\"
\"She has fun, but [she's] just really, really strong,\" Boseman said of Bassett. \"I would actually pinch myself sometimes because I'd look over and see her there. Be like, 'I can't believe I'm working with her!'\"
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— Black Panther (@theblackpanther) February 9, 2018
Ultimately, it's the strength of the women in the film that helps the Black Panther get through some trials and tribulations in this hero's journey.
\"Black Panther\" is out now in theaters nationwide.
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