Angela Bassett Joins Ryan Coogler’s BLACK PANTHER

Academy Award-nominated actress Angela Bassett has joined the cast of Marvel Studios’ BLACK PANTHER

Bassett, who currently stars in “American Horror Story,” will play Ramonda, mother of T’Challa, aka Black Panther.

Directed by Ryan Coogler (“Fruitvale Station,” “Creed”), BLACK PANTHER stars Chadwick Boseman in the title role alongside Michael B. Jordan, Forest Whitaker, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Daniel Kaluuya, Winston Duke, and Florence Kasumba.

BLACK PANTHER arrives in theaters on February 16, 2018.