Black Panther: 30 Easter Eggs & References You Probably Missed
3. Alex Hibbert's Cameo
Right at the end of the film, T'Challa heads back to Oakland to establish a legacy of sorts on behalf of Killmonger by opening a Wakandan outreach programme designed to share their intellect, technology and resources with the rest of the world.
When they first arrive, they interrupr a basketball game between some local kids, and while most of them are astonished by the appearance of a spaceship (which they hilariously talk about stripping to sell on ebay), one boy approaches T'Challa curiously to ask who he is.
He's played by Alex Hibbert, who played “Little” Chiron in the critically-acclaimed Moonlight, which saw Coogler contributor Hannah Beachler (who was his production designer on Fruitvale Station, Creed and now Black Panther.
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