Angela Bassett has joined the upcoming MARVEL Black Panther film.

She will be playing Ramonda, mother of T’Challa (a.k.a. Black Panther).

In the comic book series, Ramonda was T’Chaka’s second wife. T’Chaka married Ramonda after his previous wife, N’Yami, died.

The film also stars Michael B. Jordan, Forest Whitaker, Lupita Nyong’o, and Danai Gurira.

Black Panther is slated to hit theaters Feb, 16, 2018.