Unfortunately, Zuri was later killed when he while he was protecting Shuri, T’Challa’s sister who was attempting to become the next Black Panther at the time.
While Marvel’s announcement didn’t provide any details about Forest Whitaker’s Zuri in Black Panther, as is typically the case with comic book movies, we can turn to the source material for clues.
Whether this means a grisly fate awaits Whitaker’s Zuri in Black Panther remains to be seen, but with T’Challa slowly learning the ropes of leading Wakanda, he’ll need all the help he can get from the wise statesman.
Introduced in 1998, Zuri was a loyal ally to T’Chaka, T’Challa’s father and the previous king of Wakanda.