Avengers: Endgame Returns to the Big Screen — And Caribbean Talent Is Part of the Story

By Caribbean Vibrations

The Avengers are assembling once again — and this time, Caribbean audiences have another reason to celebrate.

Marvel Studios’ blockbuster Avengers: Endgame is returning to cinemas on September 25, 2026, giving fans another opportunity to experience one of the biggest movies in cinematic history on the big screen. The special theatrical presentation, titled Avengers: Endgame – Encore, is being released as part of Disney’s new Infinity Vision premium cinema experience.

For Caribbean audiences, however, there is another story worth celebrating: the significant Caribbean connections among the actors who helped bring the Marvel Cinematic Universe to life.

Caribbean Talent On The Avengers Team

Three of the recognizable actors associated with Endgame have strong Caribbean connections: Letitia Wright, Winston Duke and Zoe Saldaña.

Letitia Wright — Guyana 🇬🇾

For Guyanese audiences, seeing Letitia Wright as Shuri is a particularly special connection.

Wright was born in Georgetown, Guyana, then moved with her family to London as a child. She went on to become one of the central stars of Marvel’s Black Panther films, playing Shuri, the brilliant Wakandan scientist and sister of T’Challa.

Wright also appears in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, bringing Shuri into the larger Avengers story.

Her credits include appearances in productions including Top Boy, Doctor Who, Humans and Black Mirror. She gained international recognition in 2018 when she was cast as Shuri, the brilliant princess and scientist of Wakanda, in Marvel’s Black Panther. She went on to reprise the role in Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Her performance has earned major recognition, including a BAFTA Rising Star Award and an NAACP Image Award.

Her journey from Guyana to one of the world’s largest film franchises represents a remarkable Caribbean connection to global popular culture.

Winston Duke — Tobago 🇹🇹

Then there is Winston Duke, the imposing presence behind M’Baku, leader of the Jabari Tribe of Wakanda.

Duke was born and raised in Argyle, Tobago, before moving to the United States with his family when he was nine. His Caribbean upbringing is an important part of his personal story and makes his rise into one of Hollywood’s biggest franchises particularly notable.

Duke’s M’Baku first became a fan favourite in Black Panther before joining the larger battle in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.

He moved to the United States with his mother and sister when he was nine years old and later studied theatre at the University at Buffalo before earning an MFA from the Yale School of Drama.

Duke made his feature-film debut as M’Baku, leader of the Jabari Tribe, in Marvel’s Black Panther (2018). He reprised the role in Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Outside the MCU, he has starred in films including Jordan Peele’s Us, Nine Days and The Fall Guy.

Zoe Saldaña — Dominican Republic & Puerto Rico 🇩🇴🇵🇷

And then there is Zoe Saldaña, one of the most recognizable actors in the Marvel universe.

Saldaña was born in New Jersey, but her Caribbean heritage runs deep. Her father was from the Dominican Republic and her mother is of Puerto Rican descent. Following her father’s death when she was nine, Saldaña and her sisters moved to the Dominican Republic, where she spent much of her childhood.

In the MCU, Saldaña plays Gamora, the fierce warrior and daughter of Thanos. She appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Disney’s official listing for Endgame: Encore includes Saldaña among the film’s principal cast.

Zoe Saldaña is an American actress of Dominican and Puerto Rican heritage, born in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1978. Her father was Dominican and her mother is Puerto Rican. After her father’s death when she was nine, Saldaña spent much of her childhood in the Dominican Republic, where she studied ballet and other forms of dance before returning to New York as a teenager.

Saldaña became one of Hollywood’s most recognizable stars through major franchises including Avatar, Star Trek and Guardians of the Galaxy. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, she plays Gamora, appearing in Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.

Her Caribbean roots remain an important part of her identity. In 2025, Saldaña became the first American of Dominican origin to win an Academy Award, receiving the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Pérez.

Her story provides another important connection between the Caribbean diaspora and one of Hollywood’s most successful franchises.

A Bigger Caribbean Connection To Marvel

The Caribbean connection doesn’t stop with these three actors.

Across the broader Marvel universe, there are other performers with Caribbean roots.

Lashana Lynch, who played Maria Rambeau in Captain Marvel, is a British actress born to Jamaican parents. Lynch has spoken openly about growing up in a Jamaican household and identifying proudly with her Jamaican heritage.

Then there is Rosario Dawson, who became a familiar face in Marvel’s television universe through her role as Claire Temple. Dawson has Puerto Rican and Afro-Cuban heritage, along with Irish and Native American ancestry. She appeared across Marvel’s interconnected Netflix-era productions, including Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders.

And Caribbean representation continues into the next generation of Marvel stories.

The upcoming Avengers: Doomsday features both Letitia Wright and Winston Duke among its large ensemble cast.

More Than Superheroes

For Caribbean audiences, these connections are about more than comic-book superheroes.

They are reminders of the growing visibility of Caribbean people and the Caribbean diaspora in some of the world’s most influential entertainment franchises.

From Guyana to Tobago, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, Caribbean stories and Caribbean people are increasingly part of the global cultural conversation.

So when Avengers: Endgame – Encore returns to cinemas on September 25, audiences can enjoy the epic battle against Thanos all over again — but Caribbean audiences can also look a little closer at the screen.

Because among the superheroes, warriors and intergalactic battles are performers whose stories connect back to the Caribbean.

The Avengers may be fictional. The Caribbean connection is very real.