Black Panther isn't even out yet and the cast are already being lined up to appear in Avengers: Infinity War, but then... who isn't?

IMDb have tweeted that Winston Duke has been cast in the upcoming third Avengers movie, reprising his role of M'Baku, also known as the terrifying(ly goofy) Man-Ape.

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. #WinstonDuke has joined the cast of #AvengersInfinityWar as M'Baku/Man-Ape, the same role he will portray in #BlackPanther! pic.twitter.com/NHtc51PP93 — IMDb (@IMDb) June 2, 2017

Related: Everything you need to know about Avengers: Infinity War

The Man-Ape is Wakanda's second best warrior in the comics, with eyes on the top spot (which belongs to Black Panther himself, obviously).

He gets his superman abilities from drinking the blood of a sacred white gorilla. Yeah, we can't imagine him having much screen time in Infinity War when there's the cosmic threat of Thanos to deal with.

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Related: Everything you need to know about Black Panther

We know that Sebastian Stan's Bucky, also known as the Winer Solider, will be appearing in Infinity War and since he was last seen being put on ice in the Black Panther's home of Wakanda at the end of Captain America: Civil War, we can imagine that's how we'll see M'Baku.

Black Panther will be released on February 9, 2018 in the UK and February 16, 2018 in the US, while Avengers: Infinity War will follow in May of the same year.

Next up for Marvel is Spider-Man: Homecoming – watch a trailer below:

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