Letitia Wright Talks About Shuri's Big Story Arc in 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'

The cast of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever are looking sharp!

Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, and director Ryan Coogler stepped out in coordinating looks for an appearance at SiriusXM’s Town Hall in New York City on Tuesday (November 1).

Later on, the cast was spotted at the premiere, held at AMC 34th Street, with a few notable guests.

During a recent press event, Letitia opened up about fleshing out Shuri’s story arc for the second movie.

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Letitia shared that she and Ryan had a conversation about how to move forward while trying to honor Chadwick Boseman‘s legacy every step of the way.

“It was, firstly, through connecting with Ryan. That heart-to-heart conversation of how do we take a gentle step forward, because it was so raw when we spoke,” she says. “It was just Ryan talking me through how the different characters and how the world was going to expand a bit, but also how we’re going to grow. We all take so many different turns, and Shuri does too.”

Letitia went on, saying that part of their conversation was about how Shuri would handle the heartbreak of grieving her older brother.

“We meet her in the first film, and she is that ray of sunshine. She’s so clothed and protected in royalty and love and proud of her big brother taking this step, following his father’s legacy. And she just wants to create,” she says. “I love Shuri in the first one, because there was no limit to her as well. She was the person her brother went to for his protection and his armor, and he encouraged that. Her family encouraged her to be a genius and to be wonderfully made. We follow on from that. What does that look like when your heart is broken?”

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will hit theaters on November 11.

Find out if there is an end credits scene here!

FYI: Danai wore an Alexander McQueen dress to the premiere with Ananya jewelry.

Check out 35+ pictures of the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in New York City…