Angela Bassett gives zero f*cks about Marvel's precious handling of spoilers
If there's something you want to know about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, just ask Angela Bassett.
The queen of Wakanda (and of our hearts) dropped two tantalizing nuggets of information during a recent interview about the post-Infinity War state of the MCU. If you haven't seen April's Avengers movie, or you more generally want to avoid anything that could be construed as a spoiler, stop reading now.
Still here? OK, so. During an interview promoting Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Screen Rant asked if Black Panther's Ramonda survived the snap heard 'round the universe after Thanos assembled his coveted Infinity Gauntlet. Bassett gamely said that she had, but she didn't stop there.
"No [I didn't die]," she said. "Neither did my daughter. Shuri, she's a bright girl there in Wakanda."
Bassett elaborated even further on how things are going for Queen Ramonda and Princess Shuri in a post-Infinity War MCU, during an interview with ABC News.
"I think she's still there in the throne room," Bassett said. "Or she's safely ensconced in the Wakandan Palace, because we didn't see her 'poof' into ashes -- her or Shuri. So mama and baby girl are going to have to right this world back together, because it was pretty much decimated...in the last Avengers."
Bassett feels confident that Wakanda will carry on without T'Challa. She's upset that Black Panther went "poof" -- "That's my son!" she exclaimed -- but her fictional home country's grasp of technology gives Wakanda a leg up on the rest of the world.
Her hope for now is that she'll have more to do in Black Panther's inevitable sequel. Ramonda has a big role to play in that first movie, but Bassett wants a piece of the action in any return to that character.
"I would kid when we were working, saying, 'When we come back for [the sequel], she's going to really get into the game,'" Bassett said. "You're gonna see some of her skills and [Black Panther will] say, 'That's my mama.' She's going to throw down."
Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
