The Daily ShowhostTrevor Noahhas finally let everybody in on his secret “high level” role inBlack Panther. Noah took over for Jon Stewart on the hit Comedy Central show back in 2015 and has been taking the news broadcast to new places, including Wakanda. Marvel’sBlack Panthercame out in February of this year and quickly started breaking box office records and went on to earn over a billion dollars during its theatrical run. But, not many people know that Trevor Noah was actually in the hit film.
Trevor Noah stopped byThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertto talk politics as well as promote his new book and was eventually asked about his role inBlack Panther. Noah started off by joking that director Ryan Coogler had contacted him to play the titular character and then claimed that he was too busy withThe Daily Showto commit. After Colbert mentioned that he was involved in the project at a low level, Noah corrected him by saying, “I was involved in a high level.”
In all seriousness, Trevor Noah was actually inBlack Pantheras the voice of the computer towards the end of the movie during theWakanda Jet sceneswhen Martin Freeman’s Everett K. Ross is piloting the jet. Noah went uncredited and did not even let the audience ofThe Daily Showknow that he was featured in the film until much later. Even after getting serious for a moment, Noah went back to the jokes. He had this to say.
“I’m like, I will be the voice of the computer in the background,the computer that runs everything- every spaceship you see is me. A lot of people think I just did the lines there, but I’m everything. I’m the ship as well. They got me in to play the ship.”
Earlier this week,Black Pantherwent ontowin big at the MTV Movie Awards, even taking home the Best Movie Award. When Chadwick Boseman stepped up to accept his award for Best Hero, he instead brought up a real-life hero and gave the award to him. James Shaw Jr. accompanied Boseman to the stage where theBlack Pantheractor presented Shaw with the award for saving lives during the waffle house shooting in Tennessee that occurred in April.
Black Pantherwas a huge success andWakandawas featured heavily inInfinity War, which may or may not have another Trevor Noah appearance. We’ll have to wait and see ifThe Daily Showhost says anything about that in the near future. For now,Black Pantheris still in some select theaters and is available on Blu-ray and for streaming now.The Daily Showairs weeknights at 8 PM Pacific, but you can watch Trevor Noah reveal his big role inBlack Pantherbelow, provided by the Tonight Show YouTube channel. They speak about the role at the 6:45 mark.
