Is Giant Freakin Robot a reliable source? I have no idea. I’m just here to report the rumors secondhand! As we all know, Letitia Wright is anti-vaccine. She exposed her own Anti-Vaxxer BS about one year ago exactly. She was still under contract for the second Black Panther movie, and so this year, she went to Atlanta to begin filming. According to industry sources, Wright espoused anti-vaxxer ideas on the set. Still, she kept her job. A few months ago, Wright was injured on set and she left Atlanta to go home to the UK to recover while the production halted. Then the US changed their work visa rules so that no one will be allowed to come into the US for work if they’re unvaccinated. So… yeah. That’s where we are. Now Giant Freakin Robot’s sources say that Wright doesn’t even want to go back to the production. Holy yikes.
Actress Letitia Wright has publicly faced many obstacles in 2021. There have been controversies surrounding a social media post she made (and later deleted) about COVID-19 vaccinations. Then, in August 2021, she suffered an injury on the set of Black Panther 2. That injury was at first believed to be minor, but was recently revealed to have caused her ongoing health issues. So much so that currently, Black Panther 2’s production has been put on hold until 2022 while she recovers. This has led to many questions surrounding her future as Shuri. Now, the actress herself may have one. Our trusted and proven inside source has told us Letitia Wright allegedly doesn’t want to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe because she is unwilling to get the vaccine.
This information comes to Giant Freakin Robot from a source that has proven to be in the know with past exclusive reports that are now confirmed. And it makes sense that if Letitia Wright is unvaccinated, she wouldn’t want to return to work for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While the actress herself hasn’t publicly disclosed her vaccination status, both The Hollywood Reporter and Newsweek have heard from their sources that she is unvaccinated. During the summer of 2021, Disney issued a mandate for COVID-19 vaccinations on their sets. That mandate reportedly didn’t apply to Black Panther 2, as it was already underway, but will for future Marvel Cinematic Universe productions. If Letitia Wright is unvaccinated and doesn’t want to change that, she may be frustrated and ready to be done with Marvel/Disney.
She wouldn’t be the first actress to leave production in 2021 due to the rise in vaccine mandates. While this hasn’t been a major issue for the Marvel Cinematic Universe yet, it’s happening across Hollywood. At this point, our source shared that Letitia Wright is unwilling to get the vaccine and wants to leave the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but they didn’t say she’s made any definite steps in that direction, like officially quitting.
First of all, just get vaccinated, you FOOL. This drama is insane and ridiculous. You don’t even have to tell people you’re vaccinated or publicly eat sh-t about it, just get quietly vaccinated and return to work like a friggin’ adult. Second of all, this seems to be more about Wright’s headspace than Wright making concrete plans to be in breach of her Marvel contract. She’s obviously miserable in a lot of different ways, and she clearly does have injuries and health issues. Perhaps that’s her backdoor exit: they’ll work out some crazy way for her to complete Wakanda Forever and then Marvel will say “due to her health issues, we’re letting her out of her contract.” I don’t know.
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Goodbye and good luck.
@ Barbie 1 : Exactly. She can be replaced although at great cost as filming has already started. AND she will become known as an actor who was willing to screw a major studio over for millions because they wouldn’t bend to her will on a political issue. She is in breach of her contract (to do the movie). I would assume she will have a hard time getting roles after this because of her attitude (not that professional).
And she may also find it hard to get insurance for the movies she might be offered because she walked out on a major movie where she was the lead. What insurance company will want to take that risk in the future?
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:
Michaela Cole as Variant Shuri
Loki opened up the possibility for variants and Spiderman is about to collapse the wall between universes. It’s right there y’all….
YES YES YES
She would be UNREAL
Michaela Cole WAS just announced as being cast in it, right, so maybe? And, honestly, no need for any of this variant business. Just recast Shuri. They’ve done it before.
Seriously, how hard is it to pull a Don Cheadle again? I get that it might for this movie but, going forward, just recast Shuri. Letitia is something else, though. Why would you screw yourself over that badly? This is Disney. Other, less powerful studios will take note of this. It’s incredibly hard for women of color to get these kinds of roles and she’s throwing it away over a vaccine.
They need to take the loss and re-cast Shuri. She isn’t indispensable and her irresponsible behaviour would have been a threat to Boseman’s health, if he had survived cancer and been able to continue. Do not reward her bloody-minded stupidity. Marvel/Disney can afford to recast and re-shoot.
CHILLS.
I think it’s quite hard for Michaela Coel to play Shuri. Totally different skill sets as actors. Michaela is WAY MORE SUBSTANTIAL! But I have no problem with Marvel killing Shuri off and Michaela coming in as a different kind of scientist/genius. Shuri’s long-lost cousin?
My bet is Shuri will not be the next black Panther. Disney/Marvel would have seen her bs and would have adjusted the storyline to accommodate her character leaving the MCU.
Girl, bye
Yep. Her name will be a trivia question at some point.
She shouldn’t get to have the chance to quit. Marvel should fire her unvaccinated ass.
@MillieMollie:
Exactly!!! When there are so many who’d kill for a chance like that, she gets to walk away.
Yes!! Fire her f’ing ass b4 she can make another anti-vax, anti-woman or anti-freedumbs post, rant, scream OR just acting out as an entitled actor whose choice over her body is being imposed upon, like these pro-life wackos!!!
Get the shot, FFS!! Don’t get and don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out…..
I’ve heard rumors for weeks that Marvel is furious with her. The movie was going to make her into the new Black Panther but once the whole vaccine stuff came out they became really hesitant about her and they are scrambling now. There is a rumor they might try and bring back Killmonger via the multiverse. But I’ve also heard M’Baku might be the new focus.
Whoa—would love to see Michael B. Jordan get another crack at this. His character was amazing, and it would be cool to see him do an alternate version.
As an actor Letitia Wright doesn’t have the heft to be the next Black Panther!
you know who does? SONEQUA MARTIN-GREEN!!!!
She and Gina Carano can make movies together and go on right wing media to complain about cancel culture. As if fumbling a career in the MCU and Star Wars isn’t something they did to themselves.
I am sure they will make great, quality films under Ben Shapiro’s production company.
I’m surprised he wasn’t all over this when the rumors broke yesterday; he has been too busy tweeting endlessly about the Smollett case. He probably would love to add her to his contracted idiots so he can saber rattle about filing a lawsuit over the vaccine mandate and grift more money from his moronic minions
along with Chachi and Hercules.
Don’t forget the worst buffy the one no one cares about and discount Superman
If that’s really true, what a dumbass…
And here I am, having to wait for my booster shot.
Me too!!! I am in Bryan/College Station, and I have my appointment on Saturday, but I tried to see if I could get it before my husband and daughter leave for CA, and Walgreens states that they have none!!! I am going to CVS Saturday, but given my chronic pain, I like to have someone drive me due to my medications.
Bye boo bye, good bye too!
its ridiculous….she lives a life benefitted by the wide TB Vaccine and MMR (Measels, Mumps & Rubella) even if you don’t have it, the vaccination of others has eradicated the diseases here in the west. Her selfishness (and others) is the reason Covid won’t go away. and i’m sorry but when you’re in ICU and on a ventilator its not God you’re thanking its the modern medicine keeping you alive ffs.
Back in your box letita and good luck down the job centre.
makes me wonder if she’s ever had a polio shot. my mom is “old-school” (read: pre internet/she barely knew how to use a computer/it was the 90s) anti-vaxx and i wasn’t able to get any vaccinations until the day i turned 18.
Were they still vaccinating people her age for polio in the UK? I’m the same age, but from another European country and I already didn’t get the polio vaccine anymore.
No, unacceptable!! I’m a boomer and my mother was a nurse. My kids had ALL of their vaccinations and that shot before going to college, I can’t remember the name of it.
Meningitis and HPV vaccines. Both my nephews got their vaccines before going off to college a few years ago.
We are not living in the freakin’ Middle Ages: GET YOURSELF AND YOUR KIDS VAXXED (barring any TRUE medical reason!). Either that, or move into the *&^%! woods with your nearest neighbor at least 10 mi. away from you, and keep your sickly a$$ away from the rest of us.
Sorry…but I am FULL ON EMPTY of *any* compassion or “understanding” of these selfish, racist, republiTHUG a$$wipes (and let’s face it, most of them ARE republiTHUGs). ALL of my empathy is for the HCWs and frontliners that have to come into contact and save their sorry butts.
Same if you’re a sworn police officer/fire etc… you took an oath to UPHOLD PUBLIC SAFETY, and that means NOT INFECTING PEOPLE. Get the vax or get the hell out and away…w/OUT your pension, since you are breaking the oath to “Serve and Protect”.
I’m also European, not from the UK, and kids here still get the polio vaccine. I honestly don’t know anyone who doesn’t have it. You get fully vaccinated before you turn 1 so many people probably don’t even know if they got it.
I never understood the God defense of anti-vaxxers. You know what God gave you? Doctors, scientists, and researchers who create vaccines to save your life. God gave you brains, resources, and privilege, but you don’t use them. God helps those who help themselves and others.
Let the church say Amen!!!!!!
on top of being too stupid for words — how much money does she have to be able to just throw away Marvel money?
I get that the almighty dollar shouldn’t forge all decisions…but wow.
Bye Felicia.
Recast her. They recast Rhoady in Iron Man and Bruce Banner/Hulk. Both were huge improvements. She’s not irreplaceable but the character of Shuri is. It infuriates me that Shuri, the GENIUS SCIENTIST is being played by someone who is anti-science. She’s a TERRIBLE role model for that character.
Girl, bye! When she started her mess they should have fired her. Frankly this could be her trying to put a spin on getting fired. “No they didn’t fire me, I quit to uphold my ” freedom”. or some such nonsense.
Marvel fan here…they have replaced actors before with great success and I don’t see them having a problem doing that here. It just sucks for all of the other actors and crew members of this new film. Their lives and livelihoods are being directly affected by her choice. That is very selfish and unfair of her.
But they haven’t done those replacements during the middle of filming. My understanding is this film is almost done; they would have to reshoot all Shuri’s scenes which would wreak havoc with the studio schedule and the schedules of all the other actors. And these are actors who very likely have other contractual obligations.
She has really made a mess of things and very likely destroyed her career in the process.
They hadn’t started filming when she was first posting those ridiculous anti-vax things, had they? They should’ve seen the writing on the wall, and fired her then.
Way to fumble the bag…
Sad. What an amazing figure for dark skinned black girls to see on the big screen and now we won’t get it.
Talk about not just fumbling your bag but setting it on fire.
i mean they could recast Shuri with another black woman who doesn’t have insane anti vaxx ideas
Shout out to Mr. Harriott.
I’m so disappointed with her. I can’t believe she’s giving up this opportunity. Way too many think they’re doing something by for one’s civil rights by doing this and the only thing it shows is how uninformed and selfish she is.
Theory: They decided to not make her the new Black Panther due to her nonsense, and she’s pulling this as a result.
She’s not going to be returning to any universe unless she gets vaccinated.
Who are these people who are like, “Keep your millions of dollars, I will not take this totally safe medicine.”???
She’s not just throwing away a Marvel cheque in general, but she’s also throwing away the chance of being the lead (or almost lead) in not one but two BP movies and who knows how many other Avengers movies and other cameos she could have done.
Exactly. These new deals aren’t like the phase one types that people were worried over. They’re not 9 picture deals that tie you down. They’re fir movies, tv, guest shots, supporting roles, appearances. They’re a lot more flexible and still super profitable. Even for a supporting character. And supporting can get bumped up to lead easily. Just ask Elizabeth Olsen, Sebastian stan, Anthony mackie, etc. You could be set for life and able to pick and choose your roles, be part of an iconic universe, immortalized—and your going to toss it away over not getting a shot to save your life.
She’ll relax her hair but won’t get vaccinated. Ok, girl.
This. She makes my teeth grind. Representation still matters and there are not too many world famous Black actresses her age. She could have been a global ambassador/ advocate for so many causes, but she chooses ignorance and superstition. She could quit today and live off her Disney royalties for the rest of her life, but this is really disappointing. Maybe she’s bored and wants more challenging, thespian roles; she got good critical notice in the smaller roles she was in before Black Panther, but many actors have said you’re lucky to get one signature role in your professional career so good luck to her. She needs to grow up and figure out what she really wants.
I look forward to Wright’s comeback in about 7-10 years, when after she stops using this dangerous Christian evangelical dogma to suppress whatever it is she is trying to desperately suppress.
Same. I hope she gets the opportunity TO return.
Anything she is EVA in…I won’t be watching so I hope she’s recast
GFR sucks. But even a broken clock is right twice a day. I think there’s something to this. She’s injured worse than was initially reported but she can’t reenter the US for filming if she’s not vaxxed. They may have bought some time but if it’s true (unvaxxed) then they’re at an impasse. Some people in the MCU blogosphere are pretty pissed even saying it’s disrespectful to Chadwick’s memory. He fought valiantly for years against a disease and her she is risking her life and others’ on something highly preventable.
Insane that Disney even made the exemption for Black Panther to begin with. If they can replace Terrence Howard with Don Cheadle, they can replace Letitia. She’s dug her grave.
Yeah, she is not nearly as talented as she thinks she is and she doesn’t have the “star power” to pull this off without any repercussions. If this had been RDJ, Angelina Jolie, or someone else super famous, I wonder if they may have granted an exemption, but she’s a supporting character who has been in 1 movie so far. 🤷♀️ This is a really bad career move — have her people not advised her on this?!
She’s actually been in 3 of the most successful Marvel movies to date. Shuri was also in Infinity War and Endgame. Still not irreplaceable!
This is not a Disney situation, she can not enter the United States with out being vaccinated . She filmed early this year before the law was passed and went back to the UK and can’t come back.
It does not matter how A list one might be, no vaccination no entry.
A self-inflicted wound.
More like a self inflicted destruction of her career. She brought this all on herself!
Yes it’s amazing that she’s throwing away this opportunity.
Also I’m so sad to hear of a young person getting injured at work. I hope she makes a full recovery and doesn’t end up with chronic pain or anything like that.
Yup, living in chronic pain is no picnic as I have been fighting this fight for 20+ years. My problem is that my condition isn’t very widely spoken or treated, as it was just being diagnosed in early 2,000’s. I live on eight medications and 2 of which are class 3, like Vicodin. It’s no picnic and the number of surgeries I have had are enough for 6 lifetimes. I have begged my husband for a divorce, but he refuses, through sickness and health!
Bye and she just ruined her career not just with Disney, but period. She can’t enter in the U.S as noncitizen with out being vaccinated, the same with most other countries in regards to foreigners. If the U.K has a vaccine mandate for their film industry then she won’t be able to work there ether.
Goodbye. So long. Auf Wiedershen!!! 😂😂😂
Just wondering, as I don’t know: the US, at least, has a complicated relationship with black Americans and the medical community (the Tuskegee experiments, for example, not that that’s the only example, or that it’s only in the past). Is that where she’s coming from? Or is that not as much of an issue in the UK?
Either way, I do find it sad that she’s destroying her career and jeopardizing BP2, not to mention the serious health implications of refusing to get vaccinated.
It is not just the US. Lots of countries have used Black people as science experiments throughout history.
For cryin’ out loud—does she secretly hate being an actor and wants to tank her career? This is an incredibly self-destructive move. What a hill to (literally) die on…
Yes. My thoughts exactly!
Why would she shot herself in the foot like that when she’s a black woman this close to being the next disney’s black panther if that indeed was the plan ?
I lowkey wish this was the plan, that shuri is becoming black panther at the end of this movie, and then they just recast her.
And TBH even if the best advice would be to get vaccinated and not tell anyone about it if she feels bad about getting vaccinated for some reasons she had already SHOT her career by tweeting her anti wax pov.
Disney Marvel could have handled the situation with her privatly, the reason why they will axe her after this is because she made her dangerous views public when she has influence as a celebrity and big actress in this big movie.
If they try to cast her again the backlash (not dis stupid bish again ?!!!!!) would be so bad there’s no way.
I’m sure they are fully done with her.
I don’t know I would do anything to be an actress let alone freakin black panther, I can’t think of anything that would make me fumble that and she did because she doesn’t trust in vaccination in the middle of a pandemic that let me tell you, best believe we’re lucky that this is 2021, a couple of centuries ago and a serious good chunk of the population would have been wiped the hell out of here by now.
Forever disapointed in her.
I liked her so much in Black Panther that I’m truly disappointed that she’s an idiot in real life. Oh, well.
Even tho I had very rare complications from the vaccine that lasted for months I’d get five vaccines in a row for that Marvel money and to be in one of those movies. Some people don’t even know how good they have it.