Letitia Wright Reflects on the Success of 'Black Panther'

Letitia Wright is on the cover of Harper Bazaar UK‘s December issue, which is out now.

Here’s what the 26-year-old Black Panther star had to say…

On the roles she chooses to portray: “Early on, I would just say no if the roles weren’t progressive for myself or my community. You are told there’s not much for you. I just ignored it and I’m still ignoring it. I want to work with anyone who has something to say. If it’s meaningful and serves a purpose, I’m up for it.”

On the success of Black Panther: “After the premiere, it was overwhelming. I didn’t expect that response to the film. It was doing something that wasn’t done before and it represented the African diaspora. It also took the idea that an all-black cast cannot make this amount of money and slapped it in the face.”

On the all female battle sequence on Avengers: Endgame and an all female Marvel film: “It was a beautiful moment. We spent most of the time trying to convince the producers that we should get an all-female Marvel film. After every take we’d be like, “Did you see that? We don’t need the guys!”’

For more from Letitia, head to harpersbazaar.com/uk.