Funke Akindele-Bello's name reportedly removed from Hollywood superhero movie cast

Funke Akindele-Bello's name reportedly removed from Hollywood superhero movie cast

- Nigerian actress Funke Akindele-Bello’s name has been removed from the upcoming Avengers movie cast

- It was gathered that the actress was never contacted by the movie makers

- The actress’ name was reportedly included on Marvel Cinematic Universe website after it was hacked by unknown individuals

Nigerians were excited and many people celebrated for Nigerian actress Funke Akindele-Bello after news broke on Wednesday, January 10, that the actress would appear in upcoming Hollywood superhero movie.

You may recall that reports surfaced that the actress would act as a member of the all-female guards known as Dora Milaje in the Black Panther franchise. The reports surfaced after her name was sighted on the Marvel Cinematic Universe website.

It was gathered that the multi-award winning actress’ name was included in the Avengers Infinity War cast after the Marvel Cinematic Universe site was hacked. A Nigerian who came across her name after the site was hacked reportedly shared the news on social media.

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Funke Akindele's name reportedly removed from Hollywood superhero movie cast Photo Source: BBC

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According to reports, the actress only found out about the incident after the news broke. It was gathered that the actress never acknowledged the news on any of her social media platforms because it was not true.

The Avengers Infinity War is the first time all the heroes from Marvel comics would appear together in a movie. It is regarded as one of the biggest Marvel movies due to the fact that the movie would feature several superheroes from different franchises from Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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