Black Twitter Reacts to Angela Bassett's Casting in 'Black Panther' #BlackPantherSoLit

By Brian Richards | Celebrity | November 22, 2016 |

By Brian Richards | Celebrity | November 22, 2016 |

Yesterday, it was announced that Angela Bassett (a.k.a. The Hottest Chick In The Game Rocking His Chain, according to her incredibly lucky husband Courtney B. Vance) joined the cast of Black Panther. Bassett will be playing the role of Ramonda, mother to T’Challa, a.k.a. Black Panther, who made his first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe earlier this summer in Captain America: Civil War and was played by Chadwick Boseman. (Although let’s be real, considering that she looks damn near the same age now as she did back in the early Nineties, Bassett could easily play his sister if she really wanted to)

This newest casting news put Black Twitter in a very good mood and inspired them to use the same hashtag that has been used for every casting announcement that is convincing them how awesome this movie is going to be: #BlackPantherSoLIT

#BlackPantherSoLit

World: that's enough black people for now, thanks.

Ryan Coogler: pic.twitter.com/ZXevJxUIFA

— Eliyannah Amirah (@ELIYANNAHdirect) November 22, 2016

Genuine tears streaming down my face #BlackPanthersolit 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/dT5LaFJUXE

— Zany Empress (@hoshyempires) November 22, 2016

#BlackPantherSoLIT 💃🎶🎉🎈💕👑 WOOO HOOOO 💃🎶🎉🎈👑 #BlackPanther https://t.co/fh2l6uZZI2

— Don&DawnAllen's Mom (@2024Hyphenator) November 22, 2016

ALSO - Florence Kasumba is back for more Dora Milaje fierceness as Ayo in #BlackPanther #BlackPantherSoLit pic.twitter.com/TI5CR4PY3J

— Rebecca Theodore (@FilmFatale_NYC) November 21, 2016

LISTEN,WAKANDA is a BIG PLACE!We GOT Room! Okkaaayy! #NoWhiteSaviorInWakanda neevah #BlackPantherSoLIT #BlackPanther https://t.co/n9phRLbmjS

— #BlackPantherSoLIT🔥 (@BPSoLIT) November 22, 2016

And there were those who didn’t use the hashtag, but still set off ALL of the reggae air-horns to celebrate nonetheless:

Had to check my inbox to make sure I'm not in Black Panther too. Every black person in the Milky Way is going to be in this movie

— BrilliantVillain (@IntergalacticQ) November 21, 2016

Black Panther bout to be the blackest movie in the history of blackity black blackness.

Here for it. ☺️☺️ https://t.co/rc802v2pEK

— Eliyannah Amirah (@ELIYANNAHdirect) November 22, 2016

Black panther movie isn't even filming yet and it's already the most iconic marvel movie pic.twitter.com/F89pEkfjLb

— p (@kinkytchalla) November 21, 2016

Do you realize just how many dark skinned actors specifically actresses Ryan Coogler has in Black Panther? A MAJOR studio film!! ICONIC

— Cartoons and Cereal (@BlckBolex) November 21, 2016

I'm going to have faith that not one single struggle wig will be in sight in the Black Panther movie. pic.twitter.com/Po8bGqCFD3

— MistyKnightsTwistOut (@Steph_I_Will) November 21, 2016

Black Panther got;

Black People
Black People
Black People
Black People
More Black People
Possibly Bucky

YOU NAME IT! pic.twitter.com/gGryBvgOSJ

— MistyKnightsTwistOut (@Steph_I_Will) November 21, 2016

(This last tweet is actually from June, but it definitely still applies)

The face you make when you know you're going to drop the best Marvel movie ever. pic.twitter.com/tFoxeuD3Oz

— Geeks Of Color (@GeeksOfColor) June 18, 2016

Black Panther opens in theaters February 16, 2018