![]() ![]() Image used with permission by copyright holder A cinematic eulogyįrom the very first seconds of Wakanda Forever, the film does an impressive job of both integrating and honoring Boseman’s death and legacy in the MCU. ![]() The ensuing conflict tests the resolve of Wakanda’s royal family and their allies and puts the entire nation at a turning point in its history. The film explores the aftermath of Wakanda’s suddenly vacant throne and the power vacuum that creates - both within the country and internationally.Īs T’Challa’s mother, Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), and sister, Shuri (Letitia Wright), process their grief in very different ways, they’re soon presented with another challenge when the ruler of the undersea kingdom of Talokan, Namor (Tenoch Huerta Mejía), threatens Wakanda. ![]() Simpson), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever picks up with the death of T’Challa (Boseman), the nation of Wakanda’s monarch and protector. Image used with permission by copyright holder The story so farĭirected by returning Black Panther filmmaker Ryan Coogler from a script he co-wrote with Joe Robert Cole ( The People v. The end result is a film that feels more like a crowded interlude than a fully realized chapter in the MCU saga. While Wakanda Forever does a tremendous job of paying tribute to Boseman and exploring the ways we process grief, its understandable need to lean into those themes leaves little room for the other elements it introduces to Marvel’s movieverse. Two years after the MCU star’s passing, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever arrives in theaters with plenty of questions to answer about the direction the franchise will go and how it will acknowledge - and honor - Boseman’s legacy. ![]() One of Marvel’s most successful solo superhero films of all time (both critically and commercially), Black Panther became the first superhero movie to earn a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards, only to face an uncertain future after Boseman’s death. ![]()
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