Looking back at that BP panel at comic con, Winston Duke does have that Tommy Oliver rogue assholeness to him, but with charisma!
I could see him straight interrupting T'Challa's morphing time! on some "Now i'ma let you finish... but the Jabari lands has the best Zords in alllllll of Afrika! Now yall little people hang tight and watch me work!" *pulls out kimoyo flute*
Considering how well Marvel casts relative unknowns, i'll be curious to see if Winston or Letita end up being a huge deal in 5 years.
(if they both survive infinity war that is)
our girl Letita already got toys!
I have a feeling in the next few year, they will go the Hudlin route and make Shuri become Bp at some point. T'challa May or may not gain KotD powers at that point. But i definitely think they may take that direction.
Shuri is a Gem honestly, she has such a great appeal to Little girls. She is a princess of the most advanced and arguably the most powerful nation on earth, one that doesn't need rescuing, she is also a genius and responsible for much of Wakanda's great tech. And she has some cool Panther blasters and a unique look.
On top of that there is also the DM which give another option for Girls as they are fierce warriors that don't need protecting.. BP has this on lock with toys for both genders
Its possible. We have to see what they are planning with Stark/Rogers/Thor to see wth Marvel plans to do when their actors age and potentially they could have legacies for all three.
We also have to see how popular T'challa becomes. especially that toy market. Because disney has never had a chance to tap into the sweet sweet young black kid market.
Would they dare risk that by killing him off or taking the title away from him if they have no black characters waiting in the wings?
the toy side for girls isn't nearly as attractive to disney. They don't have a "marvel girls!" line like DC does (where they market WW, Harley, Batgril, and SuperGirl all over the place).
Plus the kind of elephant in the room that Shuri's run on BP absolutely bombed in the comics lol. It isn't nearly as strong as a legacy character as BuckyCap, Sam Cap, or JaneThor.