Actress Natasha Rothwell, best known for her quirky character Kelli on HBO’s Insecure will star in Patty Jenkins’ highly anticipated sequel to Wonder Woman called Wonder Woman 1984. Rothwell also appeared in the 20th Century Fox movie Love, Simon release this year. Rothwell is another new character that will join actors Kristen Wiig and Pedro Pascal making their debut in the popular comic book franchise. Actors Gal Gadot and Chris Pine will return to their roles respectively.
Rothwell was a writer on Saturday Night Live and is currently a co-producer on Insecure which makes its third season return on HBO August 12th. Natasha Rothwell will also appear in Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog and she stars in Christopher Winterbauer’s indie film Wyrm.
No details have been released about who Natasha will be playing. Will it be a friend or foe to Diana? We’ll keep you posted!
Wonder Woman 1984 had an illustrious panel during the Warner Bros Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con and featured new never-before-seen clips from the film.
Wonder Woman 1984 is due for release November 1, 2019.