All right, everyone, time to stop what you’re doing because a full-length trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is here.
The newest look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe film, which debuts on November 11, reemphasizes the focus on the late Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa. As we glimpse what appears to be a funeral for the king, we’re reminded that Wakanda Forever will show us a grieving nation. “I had to find a way that I felt like I could keep going and a way that our Black Panther family could keep going,” director Ryan Coogler told EW about the trailer. “I started to come up with a film that had elements of the film that we had just finished writing, but also applied the themes that the people who were hurting just as much as me could actually perform and execute and come out on the other side whole.”
Elswehere in the preview, we’re treated to fresh footage of two new characters: Riri Williams and Namor. The former, who is set to continue Tony Stark’s legacy as Ironheart, even suits up and flies around in the preview, giving a hearty, Wooooo! Namor, who is primed for a major conflict with Wakanda in the film, is much more menacing, save for those little ankle wings. (Coogler on the character: “I think with making these types of movies, you’ve got to lean into the weird stuff, or you risk missing what makes it fun.”) At the very end of the trailer, we see that mystery-character-in-the-Black-Panther suit again, albeit much more than a claw this time. Is it Shuri in there? Nakia? We need answers!
Well, we just got a hint. In a recent Hollywood Reporter interview, Black Panther star Lupita Nyong’o joked that “If I told you that, I might as well just… swim into the ocean and never be seen again.” Previously, she told Elle UK that fans “haven’t guessed it at all.” Ah! The suspense is killing us. While we wait for a final trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever—one that hopefully has said answers—here’s everything else we know about the film so far.
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