Black Panther: Villain Nightshade (And Her Werewolves?) Confirmed

Another classic villain coming to Wakanda

Deadly Nightshade
Marvel Comics

The Black Panther cast just keeps getting bigger.

According to actress and musician Nabiyah Be - who was briefly spotted in the Black Panther trailer alongside Erik Killmonger as they seemingly sought to break Ulysses Klaue out of captivity - she's playing a classic Panther villain. She is set to play Marvel villain Nightshade, or at least her alter-ego Tilda Johnson:

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As fans of the comics will be aware, Nightshade is a great villain, who first appeared in 1973 (in Captain America #164) with a super serum that would transform convicts into werewolves. Now, whether that actually happens in the MCU is a different matter, but it would be a hell of a swerve for future Black Panther sequels.

She's another tech-loving genius - like T'Challa and Shuri - who is a native of New York (which is presumably where she meets the initially exiled Killmonger).

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It's probably a little unlikely that we'll see her original backstory introduced, since Marvel have a habit of reusing more minor characters for the MCU, but it's a nice little nod to the character, all the same.

And if you aren't excited about the possibility of werewolves, there's no hope for you...

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