Letitia Wright expresses her optimism about returning to the MCU as her 'Black Panther' character Shuri
Letitia Wright, while promoting her new movie Surrounded, recently spoke with PEOPLE and shared her optimism about returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Shuri, who took over as the superhero after the death of her brother King T'Challa in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
"The way we end [Wakanda Forever], it definitely shows that
this character is going to go on a healing journey," Wright says. "She has
responsibilities as an auntie, and as someone who is one of the last
remaining members of the royal family. That's, unfortunately, just something
that she's dealing with."
The actress goes on to say that "the
indication" of whether Shuri will continue her journey in MCU future
installments "is in the comic books, really."
"[The] comic books
reveal a lot," Wright adds.
Meanwhile, she enjoys connecting with
her Black Panther co-stars, who are "really a family" that she’s happy
she’ll "have forever."
"We spread out and go do our thing and then we collectively
come back. Every two or three years or so, I see everybody," she says of her
co-stars.
She mentioned connecting with Danai Gurira, who plays
Okoye in the films, just "a few months ago" — and had camel rides sin Dubai
with Winston Duke (M'Baku).
"I text [director/co-writer] Ryan
Coogler all the time, check in with him and his family. We have a great
bond, a beautiful bond," Wright says.
Lastly, she mentioned
seeing Angela Basset, "I see Mama Angela [Bassett] all the time, awards
season — giving her flowers, just making sure that she's good."
