Winston Duke to play M’Baku in Marvel’s Black Panther Marvel‘s Black Panther cast has a new member, according to Variety. The trade says that Person of Interest actor Winston Duke has landed the key role of the villain M’Baku, aka Man-Ape, in the February 16, 2018 release. In the comics, M’Baku was a Black Panther villain with mystical powers who tried to usurp the Wakandan throne. Chadwick Boseman will star as the title hero in Black Panther and he’s joined by Michael B.