Hounsou Is TV’s Black Panther

We ’ve known about Marvel ’s Black Panther cartoonsince July , but it was only this weekend that the studio announced who would be providing the voice of Wakanda ’s warrior king . Now we know who will be heating up his own prime - time serial next year : Blood Diamond and Alias star Djimon Hounsou . remark that “ [ i]t ’s a benediction for African Americans and minorities to have a superhero they can identify with , ” Hounsou will contribute his articulation to the superhero , who first appear as a supporting case for Marvel ’s Fantastic Four in the mid-60s , as he construct his select - clip debut in next twelvemonth ’s BET serial publication , written and produced by former BET President Reginald Hudlin . Marvel Animation President Eric Rollman is clearly happy about the get :

The Black Panther ” is Marvel ’s entrée into prime - sentence animation , and Djimon raises the bar for all involve as we bring the practiced in the spiritedness business together to perform that sight .

Of course , despite the show being adapted from the comic book , by the meter the animated serial make its debut , it ’ll bear piddling resemblance to its generator : Marvel are relaunching the Black Panther laughable book with an all - raw distaff Panther replacing the grapheme who ’s held the form of address for the last 22 years . Hounsou to voice ‘ black-market Panther’[Variety ]

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