Black Panther star lands next movie role in A Quiet Place prequel

Black Panther star Lupita Nyong'o has landed a role in another big movie franchise.

Deadline reports that the actress, who reprises her role as Nakia in the soon-to-be-released Wakanda Forever, is in final negotiations to star in Paramount’s A Quiet Place spinoff Day One.

The prequel, which will be the third instalment in the A Quiet Place franchise, will be directed by Michael Sarnoski and is set for release on March 8, 2024.

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Not a lot is known about A Quiet Place: Day One, but it is thought from the title that the story will follow the early days of the alien invasion on earth.

Allyson Seeger will executive produce the film with original star and director John Krasinski producing alongside Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller.

While he's not in the director's chair for Day One, Krasinski will be back at the helm for
A Quiet Place Part III, which is set to hit in 2025.

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Meanwhile, Nyong'o recently admitted she had some initial concerns with her character's journey in Wakanda Forever.

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The film will see Nyong'o Nakia and all other characters grappling with the loss of King T'Challa, who was played by the late Chadwick Boseman.

"I remember in the beginning reading the script, I was so envious of Letitia [Wright] because she gets to be chaotic and that's how I felt. I felt wrong and, you know, wanted to express it," Nyong'o told Digital Spy and other media last week.

"Nakia though, she is an example of someone [who] is just a little further along in terms of her processing," the actress continued.

"It's not like she has it all figured out, but in the first film, Ryan described her as T'Challa's oasis and that really, really resonated with me. So when I was reading this script and thinking about where she is, I realised that what she was once to T'Challa, she now has the opportunity to offer Shuri."

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has a release date of November 11, 2022. The first movie is streaming on Disney+.