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WWE superstar Damien Priest almost had a role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, but the role was taken from him. However, according to Priest, it wasn't Disney or Marvel Studios that nixed the deal, and there could have been another party involved. Priest has become one of the most exciting names in wrestling, having won the WWE United States Championship in 2021 and the World Heavyweight Championship. With a star presence, Priest seemed destined to make the leap into acting with fellow WWE wrestlers Dwayne Johnson, John Cena, and Dave Bautista.

It seems Priest came very close to joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. In an interview on Insight With Chris Van Vilet, Priest revealed he was offered a role in the hit 2022 MCU sequel. While Priest does not disclose which role it was, it seems that the role was likely Attuma, the loyal right-hand warrior of Namor,...

Kevin Feige’s Marvel Cinematic Universe seems to be an unlucky place for WWE stars. Damian Priest joined Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins on the list of pro-wrestlers who were cut out from a Marvel role. Priest revealed that he almost landed a role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever but was eventually not allowed to play the character.

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WWE stars have previously made appearances in the MCU and other Marvel films. Dave Bautista successfully played Drax in six Marvel movies and a Disney+ special. Tyler Mane recently played the role of Sabretooth in Deadpool & Wolverine, while Triple-h and Randy Savage have appeared in Blade: Trinity and Spider-Man respectively.

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever finally brought Namor the Submariner into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, the character underwent some significant changes, with Atlantis swapped out for Talokan and his origin story rooted in Mayan legend.

While not everyone was happy about that, it went a long way in helping to differentiate Namor from DC's Aquaman.

Thanks to Marvel Studios concept artist Phil Saunders (who has spent the past year working on Disney's Tron: Ares), we have a new look at some sequences which didn't make it into the Black Panther sequel's final cut.

That includes a clash between Ironheart and Namora. "The script originally called for an extended battle between [Riri Williams] and [Namora] that would have taken them underwater," Saunders says. "It was inevitably cut to keep the focus on [Shuri] and [Namor], but gave me the opportunity to paint some dynamic shots."

We also see Namor riding an Orca into battle, an...

Dominique Thorne entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Riri Williams with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, but the actress had actually auditioned for the role of Shuri in the original movie. She obviously didn’t win the role, but she impressed Marvel Studios enough that they knew they wanted to work with her in future. In Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which is now streaming on Disney+, a short clip of Thorne’s original audition is played, with the actress appearing alongside the late Chadwick Boseman.

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While speaking with Entertainment Weekly last year, Dominique Thorne referred to her original Black Panther audition. “They said, ‘We’d love to work with you in the future, but you just don’t have enough experience right now,’” Thorne recalled. “At the time, I was like, ‘Yeah, yeah, sure, okay. That’s what you tell everybody,...

It’s been less than a week since Black Panther: Wakanda Forever premiered on Disney+, and Marvel Studios has announced that it has become the most-watched Marvel movie premiere on the streaming service globally, based on hours streamed in its first five days.

Marvel Studios didn’t supply viewership figures, but Samba TV, which measures viewership across 3 million smart TVs in the U.S., said that 2.1 million U.S. households streamed Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Col Strain, VP of Measurement at Samba TV, said, “Just as it smashed box office records last year, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever made a splash in its debut on Disney+ as 2.1 million U.S. households streamed the much-anticipated sequel to the iconic film featuring a star-studded cast.”

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“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is the most-watched Marvel film premiere on Disney+ across the globe, based on hours streamed in its first five days, the company announced Monday.

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” directed by Ryan Coogler, launched on Disney+ on Feb. 1, after its theatrical debut Nov. 11, 2022. Note that Disney did not provide any specific viewing numbers for the movie’s streaming performance, and that the claim is based on the media conglomerate’s own internal measurements.

The hit Marvel sequel takes place following the death of Chadwick Boseman’s King T’Challa with the people of Wakanda grieving his loss and searching for a way for their kingdom to endure.

In “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba) fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of T’Challa’s death.

This article contains Black Panther: Wakanda Forever spoilers.

Marvel’s last Phase 4 movie is finally on Disney+, and if you missed Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther sequel Wakanda Forever in theaters, we’re here to help you get to know all the fresh faces that have now joined the MCU. In this installment of the franchise, Wakanda and its royal family are grieving after the loss of King T’Challa and, sensing a destabilization in the region, world powers (seen and unseen) start to make their moves against the sovereign nation.

From the villainous Namor to a mysterious new US Secretary of State, here are the characters and actors to keep your eye on as Marvel moves into Phase 5 with a new threat bubbling up from underwater, and a brand-new Black Panther after the tragic passing of actor Chadwick Boseman.

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Although you can still catch Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in many theaters, and the movie will be coming to Disney+ on February 1, physical media collectors will be glad to hear that they aren’t going to be left behind. On February 7, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever releases on DVD, Blu-Ray, and 4K Ultra, with a ton of special features to flesh out Marvel’s fictional nations.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Special Features

For those curious about how writer/director Ryan Coogler helmed such an ambitious movie despite the shocking death of star Chadwick Boseman and the Covid-19 pandemic, the movie’s audio commentary features the director, joined by his screenwriting partner Joe Robert Cole and his cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw.

Behind-the-scenes featurettes reveal more about the filmmaking process. For the “Envisioning Two Worlds” featurette, Coolger is joined by production designer Hannah Beachler and Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth Carter. The trio...

If you weren’t able to catch Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in theaters, you’ll soon be able to watch the Marvel sequel in the comfort of your own home, or even while sitting on the toilet at Starbucks, if that’s your thing. Disney has confirmed the official streaming release for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, announcing that it will debut on Disney+ on February 1st.

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While Black Panther: Wakanda Forever didn’t quite reach the first films 1.3 billion box-office take, it still managed to snag a very respectable 820 million worldwide. It remains to be seen if we’ll see Black Panther 3, but I’m sure Marvel isn’t done with Wakanda, especially as the two movies have grossed over 2 billion worldwide. Director...

Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will premiere on Disney+ on Feb. 1, Disney announced on Wednesday.

The Marvel sequel hit theaters in November, making 820 worldwide to date. Over the holiday, the “Black Panther” sequel was third on the U.S. box office charts with 6.5 million grossed over the 4-day weekend, and now stands at 440 domestic through Monday.

The first “Black Panther” made over 1 billion in 2018 and was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture (so far the only Marvel movie to accomplish such a feat), ultimately winning three. It’s also the 30th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the capstone to its wobbly Phase 4.

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In Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba) fight to protect...

Despite the tragic loss of Chadwick Boseman, Ryan Coogler proved that there are still plenty of stories to tell in that particular corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was a big success for Marvel Studios, but will Ryan Coogler return for Black Panther 3?

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Ryan Coogler recently spoke with The New York Times, where he said that he’d be down to continue making movies about Wakanda for as long as audiences will have him.

I feel blessed that I have the opportunity to work on these movies, bro. When I got asked to do the first one, it was like a moving train. I thank God every day that I was able to jump on it and meet these people, these actors, and to meet Chadwick during some of the last years of his life. I’ll...

"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" sees Danai Gurira once again becoming the "bald-headed demon" and Dora Milaje leader, Okoye. You've seen Gurira slicing and dicing zombies; now, she's fighting blue merfolk. They're not *really* mermaids and mermen, though we can certainly hope to someday see an Okoye vs. the Little Mermaid crossover.

No, the merfolk-type people Okoye is battling in "Wakanda Forever" are the fearsome water warriors, the Talokanil, led by Namor (Tenoch Huerta). If Namor himself can be regarded as the General Zod of this equation, then his lieutenants, Namora (Mabel Cadena) and Attuma (Alex Livinalli), might correspond to Ursa and Non, the secondary villains in "Superman II."

In /Film's forthcoming interview with Gurira, she discussed her preparations for Okoye's bridge fight with Attuma in "Wakanda Forever." And she told us they involved some injuries, followed by physical therapy:

"It was very arduously intense to learn that fight. I also...

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One week into it’s worldwide release, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has spawned a multiverse of conversations surrounding grief, fate, honor and duty — all themes that add new texture to viewers’ understanding of both the singular hero’s journey and the multiplied power of community. Having grossed more than 400 million worldwide to date, the film is at once deeply present, and Afrofuturist while dwelling in the past; the immediate invocation of the ancestors and portrayal of inherited traditions guide the sequel’s cast of characters in the absence of the late Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa) in order to carry the next generation forward.

When reflecting on her preparation for the role of Nakia, Lupita Nyong’o tells The Hollywood Reporter she had to face the task she was given, “which was of a woman who was at a different stage of accepting the loss than I was.

Few films in the 21st century have made as large of a cultural impact as “Black Panther.” A sequel was inevitable, but Chadwick Boseman’s tragic death put the creative team in a seemingly impossible position. How do you continue a franchise without its titular star?

As part of IndieWire’s Consider This FYC Brunch November 18, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” producer Nate Moore and costume designer Ruth E. Carter joined IndieWire’s Marcus Jones for a conversation about bringing the fictional African nation of Wakanda to life once again.

“Making this movie was a way for us to process our own grief,” Moore said. “And we knew it would be a way for the audience to mourn this character and this actor they loved so much as well.”

Boseman, and his character King T’Challa, is felt throughout “Wakanda Forever.” But the filmmakers decided an outright funeral scene was needed.

"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is caught between two worlds. That's nothing new for a movie set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where audiences are frequently whisked off into space or transported to separate dimensions a la the multiverse — but this movie does things a little differently. No wizard portals or futuristic ships are required because we never actually leave the planet Earth. Instead, the people of Wakanda come to realize that they aren't the only super-advanced vibranium-hoarding country on the planet.

In revealing itself to the world, Wakanda has made an enemy of a society that preferred to exist in the shadows. Or better yet, in the depths of the ocean, where no one was the wiser.

Yes, in between making audiences cheer and making them cry, "Wakanda Forever" also finds time to amaze audiences with the underwater kingdom of Talokan. Under the rule of their king Namor (Tenoch Huerta Mejia...

Major spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Consider yourself warned. The much anticipated Black Panther sequel is finally playing in theaters. As you might expect from the Marvel movie, there are plenty of surprises to be had, but not every actor involved was pleased with how their characters were handled… at least at first.

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Remember those Black Panther: Wakanda Forever spoilers I mentioned earlier? Here’s where they come into play. Those who have seen Black Panther: Wakanda Forever know that Queen Ramonda doesn’t survive the events of the movie, something Angela Bassett wasn’t very happy about.

“I objected,” Bassett told IndieWire. “Yeah, I was like, ‘Ryan, what are you doing? Why? You will rue the day! You will rue the demise of [Ramonda]. People are gonna be so upset.’” But director Ryan Coogler was...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is an unprecedented success story in filmmaking, a unique experiment in crafting an interconnected universe with dozens of characters and some great stories. But for all its features, the MCU doesn't have a great track record when it comes to its villains. Sure, some are great — like Thanos, the mighty conqueror with some good points that had the internet debating whether he did anything wrong. There's also Zemo, the charismatic mercenary with some rather good taste in music and some good points that had the internet debating whether he did anything wrong. Oh, and who can forget about Killmonger, the charismatic mercenary with some good points that had the internet debating whether he did anything wrong. Other than them — and the "Spider-Man" villains — anytime we had a half-decent villain in the MCU, they died as soon as they were introduced.

That changes with "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” not only gives the on-screen women central roles, director Ryan Coogler had women playing major roles behind the camera too.

“Black Panther s” costume designer Ruth E. Carter and production designer Hannah Beachler both returned for the sequel. And for the film’s cinematography, Coogler called in Autumn Arkapaw — who is no stranger to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having worked on “Loki” — to help deliver his vision.

A good chunk of the film involves the underwater city of Talokan, where the franchise’s new character Namor [Tenoch Huerta] rules off the coast of Mexico; thus, lots of Mayan art and cultural influences. “We continue to push the artistic elements. We were exploring the deep ocean and looked at different inspirations in Mayan culture, as well as the Aztecs. We were [also] upgrading and reinventing Wakanda,” says Carter. “I remember Ryan saying every time he sees a new Batman movie,...

The follow up to 2018's "Black Panther" was always going to face unfair comparisons to other films. Not only did it need to live up to its predecessor, but "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is also arriving at a time when its set pieces look strangely like James Cameron's forthcoming "Avatar" sequel and its rendering of a fictional underwater city follows in the footsteps of James Wan's nothing-if-not visually spectacular "Aquaman." Where "Wakanda Forever" surely succeeds though is in its use of Mayan and Aztec history to reinterpret Marvel Comics' Namor: The Sub-Mariner for a modern audience and to update the tired trope of Atlantis with the fresh image of Talokan.

We would expect nothing less from writer-director Ryan Coogler, whose wide inclusion of cultures across Africa in the first cinematic imagining of Wakanda (however reductive) was a large part of what made "Black Panther" a hit. And like Wakanda,...

“It was incredibly difficult.” That is how Letitia Wright (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”) describes the moment she learned about Chadwick Boseman‘s death in August 2020 from colon cancer. Wright recently spoke out at a Q&a following a SAG Awards screening of the new Marvel Studios blockbuster alongside co-stars Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli and filmmaker Ryan Coogler, moderated by Rotten Tomatoes’ Jacqueline Coley.

“I remember just that moment of going to my phone and seeing every possible American number calling me,” Wright recalls about that tragic and confusing day. “I went to my email and someone was saying, ‘My condolences.’ And I’m like, my condolences for what? I just spoke to you last night about a script, why are you emailing me that? Coming out of my email, I saw my team, my representatives at the time saying, ‘Do you want to write something about Chad?...

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Although the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is somewhat bittersweet in a world without Chadwick Boseman, audiences are clearly ready to be thrust back into the world of Wakanda. The much anticipated Black Panther sequel has already taken in 28 million in Thursday night preview screenings and is looking to be a big opening for Marvel Studios.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever finds Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye, and the Dora Milaje fighting to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. When Namor, king of a hidden undersea nation, alerts them to a global threat and his disturbing plan to thwart it, the Wakandans band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Evertt Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. The film stars Letitia Wright as Shuri, Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda, Tenoch Huerta as Namor,...

Over the past few years, Marvel Studios has strived to tell more diverse stories, pulling not only from the rich lore of their comics but also from the history of other cultures. Marvel Cinematic Universe stories such as "Eternals," "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," and "Ms. Marvel" are deeply rooted in the cultures and traditions of people from around the world. The celebration of different cultures is front-and-center in the newest film in the MCU: "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." 

The first "Black Panther" film received acclaim for its story and world-building, and was the first Marvel Studios film with a Black director and predominantly Black cast. With "Wakanda Forever," Coogler uses his skills to tell the story of another underrepresented minority in the MCU. At the forefront of the film and its marketing has been the opposing force against Wakanda, Namor, and his underwater nation of Talokan.

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” earned 28 million at the Thursday night box office, opening in the U.S. and Canada beginning at 3 p.m. before expanding to more than 4,396 theaters this weekend.

The Marvel Studios film is set to play in IMAX, Premium Large Format, 3D, D-Box/4D motion and Screen X this weekend. It debuts day and date in all international markets save for China and Russia.

Given the massive success of its predecessor, “Wakanda Forever” is projected to exceed 200 million at the weekend box office, though some estimates fix that number at 175 million.

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The original “Black Panther” broke the record for the biggest pre-summer preview when it debuted in February 2018 to 25.2 million. By the end of opening weekend, the film took in 202 million and would go on to make more than 1.3 billion at the worldwide box office.

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever introduces a whole new corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Talokan the secret underwater kingdom. Although the people of Wakanda are mourning the loss of their protector and king, T’Challa, a new threat will rise to the surface with Namor. The ruler of Talokan, a nation that mirrors Wakanda in many ways, will test them in a way the rest of the world could never dream of doing.

Talokan, like Wakanda, has kept themselves isolated and hidden in order to protect their resources. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will also introduce two important Talokan warriors Namora and Attuma. Namora and Attuma fight alongside Namor and, while their relationship with him in the comics is complicated, that may not be the case in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

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Before filming “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” director Ryan Coogler didn’t know how to swim.

“A lot of us were raised to have fear of water,” the 36-year-old filmmaker told Variety, admitting his own trepidation and evoking the various reasons Black people have avoided — or ways they’ve been excluded — from pools and the ocean over the years. “I had to figure out how to swim so I could direct this movie.”

It’s late October and Coogler is sitting alongside two of his lead actors, Angela Bassett and Letitia Wright, at Variety’s cover shoot, just hours before the world premiere of the Marvel sequel. As “Wakanda Forever” introduces Namor, ruler of Talokan — a hidden underwater realm and surprising new threat to “Black Panther’s” fictional African kingdom of Wakanda — about half the movie’s scenes take place in the depths of the ocean.

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Alex Livinalli, who plays Attuma in Black Panther 2, describes the respect Attuma holds for Namor as a leader and their deep bond. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will introduce Namor, his hidden kingdom of Talokan, and his warriors Namora and Attuma. Talokan's warriors, under the leadership of Namor, prove to be a major threat to Wakanda.

Attuma is one of Namor's greatest rivals in Marvel Comics, as he constantly challenges him for the throne. An impressive warrior with martial arts skills and strength, Attuma is nearly a match for Namor. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has already changed major aspects of Namor's origin and the origins of his people, and now it seems to be changing this iconic rivalry. In Screen Rant's exclusive interview with Livinalli, the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever actor explains the relationship between Namor and Attuma in the new MCU movie and alludes to a very different dynamic than in the comics.

(From left): Alex Livinalli as Attuma and Mabel Cadena as Namora in Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Photo: Marvel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever lands in theaters on November 11 with a lot of expectations, and one very big question: How do you follow up one of the most successful...

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever finds Wakanda and its people in a very different place. Wakanda is a country in mourning after losing T’Challa, their king and Black Panther, but it also soon becomes a nation at war. The movie introduces a new threat to the nation with Namor the leader of the underwater civilization Talokan.

Lupita Nyong’o’s character Nakia is in a completely different place than in Black Panther after losing the love of her life. T’Challa’s death has had a major impact on Nakia, changing her outlook as she mourns the loss in the new movie. But she is also a warrior and thus will play an important role against the new threat of war.

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Alex Livinalli, who plays Talokan warrior Attuma and fights alongside Namor in Black Panther 2, defends the actions of Talokan in the new MCU movie. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever sees Wakanda mourning the death of their king, T'Challa, but soon war breaks out between them and the hidden underwater kingdom Talokan. Ruled by Namor, Talokan proves to be a massive threat to Wakanda—especially in the wake of losing their own leader and protector.

In Black Panther 2, Talokan and Wakanda mirror each other in many ways, with both nations historically isolating themselves and their resources from the rest of the world. Wakanda revealed the truth about themselves to the Un and world at the end of Black Panther, however, which could lead to a chain reaction culminates in the war between them and Talokan. During Screen Rant's exclusive interview with Livinalli, the actor defends Talokan's actions in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever...

Despite the presence of New Line’s Black Adam and Universal’s franchise title Halloween Ends at the October box office, the drought we’ve been weathering since the second frame of August with U.S./Canada weekend ticket sales averaging 58M has been stinging to say the least.

But here comes Disney Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to put the world back on its feet.

A scene from Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2022 Marvel.

Expect the Ryan Coogler directed and written sequel to the 3x Oscar winning, 1.3 billion worldwide grossing hit to do between 175M-185M stateside at 4,300 theaters and another 180M+ abroad for a worldwide start between 355M to 365M, which will make it the third highest debut of the pandemic after Spider-Man: No Way Home (568M) and Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness (429M). That’s more than plenty...

In Ryan Coogler’s upcoming sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the nation is left reeling by the passing of King T’Challa (played by the late Chadwick Boseman). It’s during their time of grieving, and of celebrating T’Challa’s life, that a new power rises up from the sea. The Talocan nation, led by Namor the Sub-Mariner (Tenoch Huerta), is seeking answers and justice for their people, which could spell out war for Wakanda. This conflict introduces all-new characters to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Mabel Cadena’s Namora and Alex Livinalli’s Attuma, who sat down with Collider’s Steve Weintraub ahead of the film’s release.

With the film right around the corner, Danai Gurira opens up about her preparation for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's big battle. Following the untimely death of King T'Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), Wakanda wrestles with the pain and loss of its leader and struggles to continue its new outreach mission. However, with a new threat at the fictional nation's gates, the people of Wakanda must work together and combat the forces of Talokan, an ancient underwater city led by the mutant Namor the Sub-Mariner (Tenoch Huerta).

The final Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Four film will see the return of many characters from its popular 2018 predecessor, Black Panther, including Shuri (Letitia Wright), M'Baku (Winston Duke), Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o), Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), and Okoye (Gurira), the leader of the Dora Milaje, Wakanda's all-female special forces. Okoye made her MCU debut in Black Panther and proved a crucial ally to T'Challa...

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In Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba) fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.Introducing Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor, ruler of a hidden undersea nation, the film also stars Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli.

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” directed by Ryan Coogler and produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore, opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 11, 2022.

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Rihanna – The global icon, designer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the top-selling digital singles artist of all time – makes her highly- anticipated return to the airwaves with “Lift Me Up,” the lead single from the upcoming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever original soundtrack.

“Lift Me Up” – a tribute to the extraordinary life and legacy of Chadwick Boseman written by Tems, Oscar winner Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler – leads the forthcoming soundtrack Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By, available November 4 from Roc Nation Records/Def Jam Recordings/Hollywood Records. The soundtrack is produced by Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Archie Davis and Dave Jordan. The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Original Score, composed and produced by Ludwig Göransson, will be available on November 11 from Hollywood Records.

In Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – one of the most highly anticipated film events of the year – Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M...

The MCU returned to the capital this evening for the Black Panther Wakanda Forever Premiere in London. Marvel’s MCU Phase 4 film Black Panther 2 lovingly honours Chadwick Boseman and stars Angela Bassett, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Danai Gurira, Florence Kasumba, Lupita Nyong’o, Martin Freeman. And introducing Tenoch Huerta as Namor, king of Talokan, the film also stars Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli. It was directed by Ryan Coogler and produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore.

Black Panther Wakanda Forever will be released on the 11th of November, 2022. Colin Hart and Scott Davis were on the red carpet, seeking answers to questions.

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In the film, Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba) fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake...

A day after releasing the audio for “Lift Me Up,” her new song from the soundtrack of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Rihanna has dropped the official music video, and you can watch it above now.

The video is a fairly simple thing — Rihanna just went to a beach somewhere and had a camera crew capture her looking emotional against a sunset and twilight sky. It’s interspersed with footage from “Wakanda Forever,” which will of course be its own kind of emotional, since the context both in the story and in the real world is the tragic loss of Chadwick Boseman, who died of cancer in 2020.

The song is Rihanna’s first solo single since “Lemon” in 2017.

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Alongside Rihanna’s music, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” stars Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia, Leticia Wright as Shuri, Danai Gurira as Okoye,...

So many parties, so little time! October closes with charity galas, film festivals, premieres and even fashion fetes, all filled with the world’s most famous faces — and nary a mask in sight.

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“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood

Kevin Feige, President and Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Studios, Nate Moore, Victoria Alonso, President of Physical, Post Production, VFX and Animation at Marvel Studios, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dominique Thorne, Ryan Coogler, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Mabel Cadena, Michaela Coel, Tenoch Huerta, Lupita Nyong’o and Louis D’Esposito,...

Rihanna’s newest solo song in five years is here.

“Lift Me Up,” which the Fenty mogul confirmed after Marvel teased Monday night, will accent the soundtrack of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which had its gala premiere on Wednesday and will see wide release Nov. 11.

Listen to it above right now.

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Rumors began circulating earlier this month that Rihanna has recorded not one, but two tracks for the upcoming Marvel movie.

On Twitter Tuesday, the studio posted an animation of the “Wakanda Forever” title shimmers, shuffles and then fades away, leaving only the letter R, and a date: 10/28/22.

Five years ago, the artist released “Lemon,” and it has been 6 years since she released a studio album (“Anti”). More recently, she gave birth to a child she shares with longtime partner Aap Rocky.

Following a Los Angeles premiere Wednesday night, first reactions to “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” are pouring in. Critics have applauded writer/director Ryan Coogler’s MCU installment that both honors the late Chadwick Boseman’s legacy while introducing new characters into the epic world of Wakanda.

Wednesday’s premiere screenings were split between the Dolby and El Capitan theater across the street. Along with the cast and crew, the Dolby brought in everyone from Quinta Brunson and Sheryl Lee Ralph to Chloe x Halle and Daveed Diggs. Marvel stars like Simu Liu, Kumail Nanjiani, and Iman Vellani also turned out for the world premiere, along with directors (MCU and non-mcu alike) Destin Daniel Cretton, Gina Prince-Bythewood, David Lowery, Rian Johnson, and Steve Caple Jr. Audiences cheered for every character intro, especially for newcomer Tenoch Huerta as Namor, and for Dominique Thorne.

In “Black Panther 2,” following the death of King...

Stars, filmmakers and special guests hit the El Capitan Theatre on Wednesday night in Hollywood for the world premiere of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Disney begins overseas rollout of the highly anticipated sequel on November 9 and releases domestically November 11.

Stars Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Alex Livinalli and Mabel Cadena were all in attendance at the premiere. Also on the carpet, Marvel boss and producer Kevin Feige with fellow producer Nate Moore and executive producers Louis D’Esposito and Victoria Alonso.

Director Ryan Coogler spoke to Deadline about the late Chadwick Boseman, who starred in the first film and said, “He was a giant of a man, the screen couldn’t contain him. To watch his movies is only to know a piece of him. We felt so fortunate to know the whole guy and we try...

Fans around the world are celebrating the long-awaited musical return of Rihanna. The global superstar will release her new single on Friday, October 28. “Lift Me Up” from the “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” original soundtrack was written as a tribute to the extraordinary life and legacy of Chadwick Boseman and was co-written by Tems, Oscar winner Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler.

Per a press release from Walt Disney Studios, the release of “Lift Me Up” ushers in the next era of Rihanna’s iconic career and will be released October 28th via Rihanna’s own Westbury Road label in partnership with Roc Nation, Def Jam Recordings and Hollywood Records. Earlier this year it was announced that Rihanna would headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday, February 12, 2023 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

“After speaking with Ryan and hearing his direction for the film and the song, I wanted...

Rhianna has finally returned to save music and, while she's at it, cinema. The global popstar is making her much-anticipated return to the airwaves with a new original song for the soundtrack of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." The lead single, "Lift Me Up," will debut this Friday, October 28.

Per the press release, "Lift Me Up" was written, "as a tribute to the extraordinary life and legacy of Chadwick Boseman." Just in case you weren't sure about your ability to make it through the film without tears, Rhianna's got you covered. The song is a collaboration between Tems, Oscar winner Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, and Ryan Coogler.

Yes folks, we did it! We made it through the Rhianna drought and now our patience will finally be rewarded! We won't get to enjoy the song in full until Friday, but the benevolent songstress that she is, Rhianna has released a short snippet of...

A scene from Marvel Studios’ ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ (Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios © 2022 Marvel.)

Rihanna returns to music after a long break with “Lift Me Up,” the lead single off of the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack. “Lift Me Up” was written by Rihanna, Tems, Oscar winner Ludwig Göransson, and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler and will drop on Friday, October 28, 2022.

The original song is a moving tribute to Chadwick Boseman and was produced by Göransson.

“After speaking with Ryan and hearing his direction for the film and the song, I wanted to write something that portrays a warm embrace from all the people that I’ve lost in my life. I tried to imagine what it would feel like if I could sing to them now and express how much I miss them,” said Tems. “Rihanna has been an inspiration to me so hearing her convey this song is a great honor.

It’s been 6 long years since Rihanna’s last studio album, and 5 since her last solo single, “Lemon.” She’s appeared on a few other artists’ records here and there, but that’s still a long time for fans to go without Luckily, it looks like the Rihannapocalypse might be ending soon — thanks to “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”

Earlier this month rumors spread that Rihanna has recorded two tracks for the upcoming Marvel movie and on Tuesday Marvel appears to have confirmed them. On Twitter the studio posted an animation of the “Wakanda Forever” logo that jumbles around and then fades away, leaving only the letter R, and a date: 10/28/22.

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— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) October 26, 2022

Of course, Marvel doesn’t say that they’re going to make fans feel, like they’re the only fans (in the world), outright. But unless that R stands for Robert Downey Jr. or something,...

With less than a month to go before the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Marvel Studios has released a new clip from the movie. With the release of the first trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, it’s becoming something of a Marvel Monday.

The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever clip features Okoye (Danai Gurira), Aneka (Michaela Coel), and Ayo (Florence Kasumba) taking out some soldiers in a laboratory. While both Okoye and Ayo are using the spears associated with the Dora Milaje, Aneka is using a set of energy daggers given to her by Shuri (Letitia Wright), which prompts Okoye to give her a talking to.

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Alex Livinalli as Attuma, Mabel Cadena as Namora in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Image: Marvel Studios Namor, also known as The Sub-Mariner, is one of Marvel’s oldest comic-book characters, dating back more than 80 years. Yet when he makes his first MCU appearance in the upcoming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,...

Check out new character posters and a featurette marking the one-month countdown until Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever debuts in theaters nationwide. Posters are now available for all key characters, featuring Letitia Wright (Shuri), Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Winston Duke (M’Baku), Florence Kasumba (Ayo), Dominique Thorne (Riri Williams), Michaela Coel (Aneka), Mabel Cadena (Namora), Alex Livinalli (Attuma), Tenoch Huerta (Namor), Martin Freeman (Everett Ross), and Angela Bassett (Queen Ramonda).

In the film, Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. When Namor, king of a hidden undersea nation, alerts them to a global threat and his disturbing plan to thwart it, the Wakandans band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,...

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. © 2022 Marvel.

Check out new character posters and a featurette marking the one-month countdown until Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” debuts in theaters nationwide.

The posters feature Letitia Wright (Shuri), Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Winston Duke (M’Baku), Florence Kasumba (Ayo), Dominique Thorne (Riri Williams), Michaela Coel (Aneka), Mabel Cadena (Namora), Alex Livinalli (Attuma), Tenoch Huerta (Namor), Martin Freeman (Everett Ross) and Angela Bassett (Queen Ramonda).

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. © 2022 Marvel.

In the film, Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. When Namor, king of a hidden undersea nation, alerts them to a global threat and his disturbing plan to thwart it, the Wakandans band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.

In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba) fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death.

As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.

Introducing Tenoch Huerta as Namor, king of Talokan, the film also stars Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli.

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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ opens in theatres November 11, 2022 in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu!