Local stars Thuso Mbedu, Tebogo Malope and Nomzamo Mbatha continue to fly the SA flag high on the global stage.
Ahead of her big Hollywood debut in Barry Jenkins's The Underground Railroad in two weeks, Mbedu has already booked her next big gig.
According to American publication Deadline, Mbedu will star opposite Oscar winner Viola Davis in upcoming movie The Woman King. The historical epic will be helmed by director Gina
Prince-Bythewood and it's based on a pre-colonial African kingdom, the kingdom of Dahomey.
"Very excited," Davis gushed about Mbedu's addition to the film on Instagram.