Award-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya will not reprise his role as W’kabi in the upcoming Marvel film Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever. 

Citing a Wednesday interview with the star for his role in Jordan Peele‘s Nope, Jacqueline Coley, of Rotten Tomatoes, tweeted the news. 

“BREAKING NEWS: Fresh from my NOPE interview with Daniel Kaluuya he did not reprise his role in #BlackPanther2 due to his schedule conflicts w/ #NOPE! It’s official he’s not in #BlackPantherWakandaForever,” Coley wrote.

Kaluuya starred as W’Kabi, the leader of the Border Tribe of Wakanda and childhood best friend to King T’Challa, played by late actor Chadwick Boseman.

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