Ross who is a character created in the same run from the comics as the character Whitaker is playing, Zuri.
The Christopher Priest and Mark Texeira run on the character moved him into more of a political figure and tied him with Ross as another group tried to take over Wakanda With the number of villains[...]
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Forest Whitaker has joined the cast of Black Panther as the character Zuri, a warrior and loyal ally to the title character Zuri first appeared in the debut issue of the 1998 Black Panther series, written by Christopher Priest and drawn by Mark Texeira.
Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker has joined the cast of Marvel Studios'[...]