Amandla Stenberg – ‘Black Panther’
There is no denying that Letitia Wright became one of the major standouts in this year’s Black Panther, where she played the title hero’s technologically-advanced and witty little sister. However, the part was not hers at the beginning. Instead, the rising actress and activist Amandla Stenberg was very close to snagging the role of Shuri. However, she decided to pull out at the last minute because she felt that she was not right for the role. The reason was that she believed that her ethnicity would have proven to be a distraction. Stenberg is biracial, her father is Danish, while her mother is African American. She believed that the role is best played by an actress who is darker skinned and that the role should be fulfilled by someone who is right for it.
Amandla Stenberg Black Panther