‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Cast Includes These ‘Black Panther’ Characters

“Avengers: Infinity War” will unite the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, and that includes Wakanda. The fictional African country will be well-represented in the 2018 Marvel flick. Several “Black Panther” characters are already confirmed to appear.

Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) — Well, obviously King T’Challa is going to be there. If there’s a threat to the world, the newly crowned leader is going to fight back.

“It’s considerable, it’s considerable,” Boseman told ComicBook.com of his role. “He’s an important factor in ‘Infinity War.’”

Shuri (Letitia Wright) — Black Panther’s sister is going to join the fight too. Wright confirmed her appearance on Twitter. “Super excited to be a part of this,” she wrote.

Shuri seems like a hero in her own right. The princess is a fighter and a scientist. She experiments with vibranium, the resource Wakanda is known for, and creates new weapons. She even has her own blasters that she wears on her arms.

“She is also a genius and runs the entire Wakandan design group,” Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios president, told Entertainment Weekly. “She’s responsible for all these amazing technological advances that Vibranium has brought about from Wakanda.”

Okoye (Danai Gurira) — Deadline reports that the “Walking Dead” actress will reprise her role as the head of the Dora Milaje, Black Panther’s all-female secret service.

Though she’s tough, audiences will discover that she is not cold and distant. “She can be serious, but she also has an unexpected sense of humor,” Gurira told EW. “She has a heart, but for her country and for her people. She’s not a person who doesn’t connect to human beings as a result of what she does.”

M’Baku (Winston Duke) — Despite having issues with how T’Challa leads Wakanda, M’Baku (also known as Man-Ape in the Marvel Comics) will stick around. He is also set to appear in “Avengers: Infinity War,” but it sounds like he and the king might have to work out their differences first in “Black Panther.”

“Well, M’Baku is the charismatic young leader of the Jabari tribe, and the Jabari tribe is one of Wakanda’s main tribes,” Duke told ComicBook.com. “They’ve removed themselves from the mainstream Wakandan society and they don’t really believe in the importance of vibranium to the movement of the country forwards. That puts them at odds with how the country is ruled and everyone else, for the most part.”

They’ll have to unite despite their differences to take on Thanos (Josh Brolin).

“Avengers: Infinity War,” directed by brothers Joe and Anthony Russo, is the culmination of all the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies so far. Thanos will be searching for the Infinity Stones, gems that could make him the most powerful being in the universe. All the Marvel superheroes will have to unite to stop the purple alien.

With a decade of movies under Marvel Studios’ belt, that means there will be tons of superheroes on screen. Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Spider-Man (Tom Holland), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Mantis (Pom Klementieff) are just some of the heroes who will be in “Avengers: Infinity War,” which hits theaters May 4, 2018.