This trailer is a befitting tribute, made out love and will leave in the minds of fans forever.
On Saturday evening at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, the Marvel Cinematic Universe took fans on a Wakanda trip and it might prolly be the best thing to hit our screens in a while. The MCU so bent on fan servicing yet very firm in providing game-changing experience did not hold back at this year’s Comic-Con as they released the first trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
The trailer is massaged with a lyrical motif of Kendrick Lamar’s “We gonna be alright” featuring incredible images of Wakanda’s aquatic environments, futuristic technology and what appears to be a funeral with crowds of Wakandans dressed in white. A beautiful sight to behold.
Following the death of Chadwick Boseman, a lot of fans have called for the recasting of T’challa with hopes to see more of Black Panther in the ongoing Multiverse Saga. From the glimpse of shots we saw at the end of the trailer, the question on the mouth of many is …Who is the new Black Panther?
Ryan Coogler is reprising his role as Writer-Director as he did for the first “Black Panther,”. At the SDCC22, he took to the stage to discuss the sequel, reflecting on the death of the film’s former star, Chadwick Boseman. He said, “It’s going to be hard to follow that up, but we’ll try. It’s been five years since I was here. I sat about there and we premiered the first footage from ‘Black Panther 1,’ and sitting next to me was our T’Challa, the late great Chadwick Boseman.”
Coogler shared that Boseman was squeezing his shoulder while watching the first footage “I promise you, I can feel his hand on me right now.” Coogler also made known to fans that the sequel will lead to new places in Wakanda that we haven’t seen before and it goes to new places in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.”
Black Panther” stars Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Florence Kasumba and Winston Duke were then introduced by Coogler on the Comic-Con stage. This was done in the absence Daniel Kayuula who could not make it to the film due to conflicting schedule with ‘Nope’ film which premiering in cinemas at the moment.
There were new faces spotted and they include Michaela Coel, Dominique Thorne, Alex Nivilani, Mabel Cadena and Tenoch Huerta whol will portray Marvel Comics Namor, the Submariner in the film.
This trailer is a befitting tribute, made out love and will leave in the minds of fans forever.
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will be released in U.S. theaters on Nov. 11.
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