Daniel Kaluuya left US journalist Robin Roberts blushing after she attempted to “butter him up” for gossip on Black Panther 2.
The British actor, who plays Fred Hampton in the forthcoming Judas and the Black Messiah, was appearing via video link on Good Morning America when Roberts tried to get him to spill the beans.
After praising Kaluuya’s performance in the new film, Roberts said: “I’m buttering you up because: can you tell us anything about Black Panther? Can you tell us a little something-something?”
“You’ve gotta give me more butter, man,” Kaluuya replied, to a howl of laughter from Roberts.
“That’s not enough butter, you’ve gotta come better than that,” he added.
“Oh my goodness!” laughed Roberts. “You better be glad we’re not in the same studio together, because I’d come right back at you!”
Nonplussed, Kaluuya asked what she would have done.
“You are too much!” Roberts responded. “You are right on time! … Thank you for keeping me on my toes.”
In the 2018 Marvel film, Kaluuya portrayed the chieftain W’Kabi, who was also the best friend of Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa.
While he has not been officially confirmed to reprise his role in the sequel, he is expected to make a return.
Black Panther 2, which will not recast the late Boseman in the starring role, will begin filming this summer.
