The first Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is out today – and it will probably make you cry.
Two years after the death of Chadwick Boseman, the emotional sequel is finally here, and we can't wait to find out how Marvel have chosen to honour the late star, while simultaneously taking the story to new epic heights.
Here's everything we know about Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
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What is Black Panther: Wakanda Forever about?
Marvel's Black Panther sequel will see “Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Leticia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira), and the Dora Milaje 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.”
What did we learn from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's trailer?
In the trailer, which was debuted to fans at San Diego Comic Con on 23 July, Queen Ramonda delivers a powerful speech as a mural of T'Challa (Boseman) flashes on the screen. “I am queen of the most powerful nation in the world and now my entire family is gone,” she says. "Have I not given everything?"
Of course, the trailer's debut made a huge impact on fans—as well as the Black Panther cast. “Just played the Wakanda Forever trailer in the room and now everyone, and I mean everyone, is crying,” Marvel.com editor Rachel Paige tweeted alongside a video from the event.
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"It was everything really," Gurira said of sharing the emotional moment with fans. “We didn't know when and how it was gonna hit us, it hit us in various ways and various moments.”
The actor also teared up while discussing how her new costars supported the returning cast on set. “You just never knew when it was going to be a really hard day. They were really amazing – our new family – they understood they were in a place where grief was happening. And they really held us up.”
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During the panel, director Ryan Coogler shared a memory from the last time he debuted Black Panther footage at Comic Con with Boseman before the film's release in 2018.
"He was really strong and he was getting excited and as the clip went on he was squeezing my shoulder the whole time and when it finished, I couldn't even lift my arm," Coogler said, per People.
"I felt his hand for the rest of that day. Standing here with you all, listening to that music and thinking about it all, I promise you I can feel his hand on me right now."
Coogler continued, “Chad is no longer with us physically but his spirit, his passion, his genius, his pride in his culture, and the impact that he made on this industry will be felt forever. We put our love for Chadwick into this film and we also put our passion.”
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is out now.
This article was originally published on GLAMOUR US.
