A familiar face from "Captain America: Civil War" is confirmed to return on the upcoming "Black Panther" movie from Marvel. As production for the superhero pic begins, actor Martin Freeman has been spotted on set to reprise his role as Everett K. Ross.
In the Marvel comics lore, Ross plays a big role in Black Panther's universe as he serves as the US* government's man in Wakanda. In "Civil War," he was introduced as a member of the Joint Counter Terrorist Centre. Following his involvement with the latter, it is expected that his presence will be heavily felt on the upcoming film with Chadwick Boseman in the title role.
Photos of Freeman on the set of Marvel's "Black Panther" have began to emerge on Saturday Jan. 21st. It comes after sightings of co-stars Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o and Danai Gurira in Atlanta, Georgia were also released online. The first production photos include a shot of Boseman sporting his Black Panther suit.
EXCLUSIVE to Twitter: #ChadwickBoseman in Costume! pic.twitter.com/zXPgFtKWVy
— Atlanta Filming (@AtlantaFilming) January 22, 2017
Martin Freeman joined the cast of #BlackPanther on set in Atlanta! Check out pics: https://t.co/Ysvr0ka2C1 pic.twitter.com/4cNKD7jWGR — JustJared.com (@JustJared) January 21, 2017
According to Just Jared, the actors mentioned above are reportedly filming for a UN meeting scene during a rainy day.
While Marvel has yet to release an official synopsis for the film, Nyong'o has shared (via Collider) last year at Comic Con that the story is that "the Black Panther's leadership is really threatened by two foes who come together, and so Black Panther gets the help of the C.I.A. and the Dora Milaje to try and defeat the enemy."
Co-starring on Marvel's "Black "Panther are Angela Bassett (American Horror Story) as T'Challa's mother, Romonda, Andy Serkis as Ulysses Claw, Winston Duke as Man-Ape, Michael B. Jordan (Fantastic Four) as Killmonger, Forest Whitaker (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) as Zuri, Florence Kasumba as Dora Milaje.
Produced by Marvel Studios, "Black Panther" will hit theaters on Feb. 16, 2018. The film is directed by Ryan Coogler.
