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Actress Danai Gurira attends the screening of Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” hosted by The Cinema Society with Ravage Wines and Synchrony at Museum of Modern Art on February 13, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage) *“Black Panther” star Danai Gurira has hinted that a spin-off series is in the works for her […]

Getty t*Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira’s ‘Americanah’ series with HBO has been cancelled due to production delays amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  Nyong’o was set to star in and executive produce the adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s acclaimed, best-selling novel. The project was greenlit as a 10-episode limited series last year, with Gurira serving as writer […]

*After seven seasons playing zombie slayer Michonne on “The Walking Dead,” actress Danai Gurira departed the hit show in Sunday’s “What We Become” episode. Gurira revealed over a year ago her plans to leave the show, but this may not be the last time TWD fans see her in action.  The actress and series showrunner […]

*It was mucho fun while it lasted, but Danai Gurira is done with her “The Walking Dead” character Michonne and is moving on. On Saturday, the actress/writer confirmed during San Diego Comic-Con that the upcoming 10th season will indeed be her last. “I can confirm this is the last season I will be on this […]

 * Danai Gurira (“The Walking Dead,” “All Eyez on Me”) returns to the Marvel universe in the sequel to the 2018 Academy-Award-nominated film “Black Panther.” Gurira reprises her role as “Okoye,” the confident and influential leader of the Dora Milaje in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” As Wakanda is grieving the loss of its king […]

(L-R) Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong’o and Chadwick Boseman (Getty) *Actress Danai Gurira celebrated her late friend and “Black Panther” costar Chadwick Boseman for being a real-life hero.  “How do you honor a king? Reeling from the loss of my colleague, my friend, my brother. Struggling for words. Nothing feels adequate. I always marveled at how […]

Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere Of AMC+’s ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’ Season 1  (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency) *We caught up with Danai Gurira during the Television Critics Winter Press Tour (TCA) earlier this month to unpack the return of her beloved character Michonne in […]

*You may not know it, but “Walking Dead” and “Black Panther” star, Danai Gurira‘s first love is not acting, but writing. A play that Gurira wrote in 2012 called “The Convert,” which deals with her Zimbabwean/American heritage, recently opened in London at the Young Vic, starring her “BP” costar Letitia Wright. The play, which Gurira calls […]

Danai Gurira (Reebok) *“Black Panther’ star Danai Gurira joins model Gigi Hadid, singer Ariana Grande and “Wonder Woman” actress Gal Gadot in a new campaign from Reebok that celebrates strong-voiced females who inspire others to act and drive change. “Game of Thrones” actress Nathalie Emmanuel, Yelda Ali (founder of Camel Assembly); athletes Katrin Davidsdottir, […]

Actor Danai Gurira attends the Los Angeles Global Premiere for Marvel Studios? Avengers: Infinity War on April 23, 2018 in Hollywood, California. *”The Walking Dead” and “Black Panther” star Danai Gurira may go from battling zombies and villains to giant mutated dinosaurs and gorillas in the upcoming “Godzilla vs. Kong.” The actress is in early […]

[…] travel the world retrieving dangerous vibranium artifacts. This is their story.” “Eyes of Wakanda” does not yet have a release date. A year ago, “Black Panther” star Danai Gurira hinted that a spin-off series was in the works for her character.  Danai Gurira / Getty In the original blockbuster Marvel movie, Gurira’s character, Okoye, leads […]

Actress and “Eclipsed” Playwright Danai Gurira celebrates Women’s History Month on it’s Opening Night of “Eclipsed” at the Curran Theater on March 9, 2017 in San Francisco, California. *Deadline Hollywood is reporting that “The Walking Dead” star Danai Gurira has joined the cast of Marvel’s “Avengers: Infinity War.” The actress will likely reprise her “Black Panther” […]

[…] War” will offer fans of Marvel’s “Black Panther” an early look at where Wakanda stands after the coup of Erik Killmonger. T’Challa’s loyal general Okoye, played by Danai Gurira, is seen fighting alongside the “Avengers” in the trailers for the film—a fight that the leader of the Dora Milaje isn’t ready for. On the set […]

*“Black Panther” stars Danai Gurira and Letitia Wright are set to reunite for the acclaimed play “The Convert,” Playbill reports. Gurira, best known for her role as zombie slayer Michonne on “The Walking Dead,” penned the script with Wright in its leading role. via comicbook.com: Set in Zimbabwe in 1895, Wright plays Jekesai/Ester, a Shona-speaking girl […]

[…] in the Public Theater’s new war drama Eclipsed, according to The New York Times. Danai Guirira The play, written by Obie-winning playwright and “The Walking Dead” actress Danai Gurira, follows a group of women in Liberia who are caught by rebels fighting the government in 2003. It is described as a “feminist reading” of the […]