Black Panther resulted in a quite a few breakout stars, and T'Challa's smart and snarky sister, Shuri (portrayed by Letitia Wright), definitely sits at the top of that heap. Fans wanted more of the newly-minted Disney princess and were excited once it was revealed that Shuri would appear in the next Marvel franchise film, Avengers: Infinity War.
Wright was pretty excited herself, as you can imagine.
"Listen, I was just mindin' my own business, trying to finish off Black Panther … as you do," Wright said at a fan event, according to Gamespot. "And then the execs at Marvel said, 'We need to talk to you' and I thought, 'Dammit, what did I do. Did I leak something? Did I steal something? I take extra food at lunch so…' Then they got on the phone and said, 'Do you want to be in the next Avengers?'"
"I was like, 'What? Just like that? What about the audition process, do I have to do something? Read some lines?' They were like, 'No, kid. Just say yes and be in the film, and we'll see you in June," she continued. "Then I met the [Russo] brothers, and they said, 'This is your lab, this is what you're doing.' It was just amazing. I am so grateful to be a part of it.'"
And thus began Wright's Avengers press tour! Given Shuri's highly advanced STEM background, Marvel comics fans naturally wondered when she would encounter other Marvel science heads such as Spider-Man's Peter Parker (played by Tom Holland).
my favorite marvel teens!! i wanna see them team up, peter would totally geek out over wakandan tech ???? #BlackPanther #Shuri #Spiderman #Fanart pic.twitter.com/A4VVc9nHaO— ☆ Minty @ SLEEP (@tinymintywolf) February 18, 2018
Of all the meet ups in #InfinityWar I’m hoping for is Shuri @letitiawright meeting Peter Parker @TomHolland1996, giving him props on the webshooters, and then launching all of our shipping dreams. #Wakanda #blackpanther #SpiderMan pic.twitter.com/GzCOWl8pWW— Aaron Sagers @FanEXPO Dallas (@aaronsagers) April 4, 2018
Well, the wait is over! The two finally met at the recent press tour in London:
My favorite photo from the London press tour of #AvengersInfinityWar. Two of the MCU’s newest and most awesome faces @letitiawright and @TomHolland1996 #Shuri #SpiderMan pic.twitter.com/7An41q6vNi— Asad Ayaz (@asadayaz) April 9, 2018
And. Folks. Lost. It.
My two favorite MCU teens finally met! :"))))))))
Awww…..look at em! Nothing but pure joy and full of spirit! I want em to meet in #InfinityWar so bad! ????
*melts* @TomHolland1996 @letitiawright #Shuri #Spiderman #AvengersInfinityWar pic.twitter.com/Y301klAK7z— Shemal Anthony Jayasundera (@shemjay93) April 9, 2018
SHURI & SPIDEY?
Next @MarvelStudios team-up film?
Get @letitiawright & @TomHolland1996 and give us a scientastic flick, Marvel. I have money waiting to throw at you. pic.twitter.com/tlF6QVddVS— Ken Plume (@KenPlume) April 9, 2018
Who else thinks this is the new really smart and totally sweet Marvel duo!@letitiawright @TomHolland1996
Seriously the cutest!!! Can't wait to see this dynamic in #InfinityWar#Shuri #SpiderMan #blackpanther @chadwickboseman #avengersinfintywar pic.twitter.com/ed9eZp3s3L— Alicia Ke_Reviews (@AliciaKeReviews) April 9, 2018
The future of Marvel Cinematic Universe. These 2 must be protected at all costs! @letitiawright #shuri @TomHolland1996 #SpiderMan @Marvel @MarvelStudios @Avengers #InfinityWar @Kevfeige @Russo_Brothers https://t.co/ChRu1Eov82— solfege (@solfege_iwsnt) April 9, 2018
We'll just be sitting here waiting for Shuri to school Peter in material science and applied physics …