"Get Out" star Daniel Kaluuya, 27, will not be part of "Game of Thrones" Season 7. But apparently, the British actor and writer thinks highly of the HBO hit series based on George R. R. Martin's fantasy novel series "A Song of Ice and Fire."
Currently, Kaluuya is filming "Black Panther." He likes the action sci-fi film, which is being directed by Ryan Coogler, so much that he even compared it to "Game of Thrones."
In an interview with GQ, Kaluuya said that "Black Panther" is "an African blockbuster" and it is like "Game of Thrones." He went on to say that Coogler is "a normal dude in a Golden State hat and a Tupac T-shirt directing the whole set," which is "the most beautiful thing to see."
In "Get Out," Kaluuya plays Chris Washington, an African-American man visiting the mysterious family estate of his Caucasian girlfriend Rose Armitage (Allison Williams). Playing the Armitage family members are Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford and Caleb Landry Jones.
In "Black Panther," Kaluuya will play W'Kabi. Created by Roy Thomas, the Marvel Comics character, a resident of Wakanda, acted as the loyal second-in-command of King T'Challa/Black Panther. In the film, the title character will be played by Chadwick Boseman.
The story of "Black Panther" revolves around T'Challa's duty to fight enemies from outside and inside the country who want to tear the advanced kingdom of Wakanda apart. Coogler co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole based on the comic book by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Joining Kaluuya and Boseman in the cast of "Black Panther" are Academy Award winners Forest Whitaker and Lupita Nyong'o as Zuri and Nakia, respectively. Also in the cast are "Creed" star Michael B. Jordan, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" star Andy Serkis, "American Horror Story" star Angela Bassett, "This Is Us" actor Sterling K. Brown, "Sherlock" star Martin Freeman and "The Walking Dead" star Danai Gurira, among others.
Recently, Nyong'o and Gurira celebrated their respective 34th and 39th birthdays together. Among those who attended the party were Boseman and Janelle Monae, Entertainment Tonight has learned.
Meanwhile, here is a video of Kaluuya and Williams: