Louis-Dreyfus made her first appearance in theMCUas Val inFalcon and the Winter Soldier, followed soon thereafter byBlack Widow.

Now, fans know why.

Why Less Val in Black Panther 2?

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Marvel

(laughs) Man, tons.

Big shout-out to Joe.

And then I got to work with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, which is awesome.

A scene from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever during which Val and Everett Ross are walking on a street with parked cars behind them during the daytime. They are both wearing sunglasses, and the former is wearing a dark blue suit while the latter is wearing a lite blue shirt, dark blue tie, and black pants.

Shes a lovely woman.

Some of the stuff she would do was too funny for the movie.

I cant… (laughs) Man.

A scene from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever showing a black car outside of a large building during the daytime. The building is surrounded by green grass and trees, and a sidewalk. Through the window of the car, Val and Everett Ross can be seen.

(laughs) Bro, there was like, all sorts of, like…

This conversation.Arkapaw: It was in a garage.Coogler: It was.

She was like, Dude, we rigged this whole thing.

A close-up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever of Val (left) and Everett Ross (right) in a car during the daytime. Val is wearing a dark blue suit, and Ross is wearing a light blue shirt and a dark blue tie.

What are you doing?

Im like, I think Ill put it outside.

And I could not see it that day.

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This was a statementechoed by Louis-Dreyfusherself, adding to the mystery of this character.

Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveris streaming now on Disney+.

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She also commonly reports on Percy Jackson, Invincible, and other similar franchises.

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