Wakanda Forever

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is now streaming on Disney+, 82 days after it was released in theaters.

'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is the second instalment in the Black Panther franchise, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). [Thunder](/topic/thunder)in terms of critical acclaim and coming close to its box office success. This will be the first time an MCU film receives its own full documentary series.

It's the longest wait for a Marvel movie yet, which may not bode well for streaming Ant-Man, Guardians and The Marvels later this year.

With Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania set to hit theaters next month, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Disney hasn't talked about any connection in the timing, but it's possible the film's wait to start streaming was drawn out so its availability coincided with an opportunity to celebrate Black culture. [Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness](https://www.marvel.com/movies/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness) in May, [Thor: Love and Thunder](https://www.marvel.com/movies/thor-love-and-thunder) in July and Wakanda Forever in mid-November. The movie became available to stream on Disney Plus early Wednesday morning, starting at 12:01 a.m. After the depths of social distancing pushed a wave of big-budget movies straight to streaming, theatrical exclusives are the norm again. 3 and The Marvels hitting theaters this year.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever sets up Riri Williams' connection to the Ten Rings of Shang-Chi with a throwaway line that has deep roots in her Marvel ...

Marvel](https://www.denofgeek.com/ms-marvel/). [Mandarin twist of Iron Man 3](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/mcu-movie-twists-reveals-ranked/), while a scene involving a mysterious member was [cut from Ant-Man](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/10-deleted-scenes-that-would-have-completely-changed-the-mcu/). [Kamala Khan’s magical bangle](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/ms-marvel-episode-3-temple-scene-mcu/) is found in [Ms. One arc (reactor) we know is directly tied to Wakanda Forever is Chinaka Hodge’s [Ironheart](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/robert-downey-jrs-one-piece-of-advice-for-marvels-ironheart/). After all, who’d have guessed [WandaVision](https://www.denofgeek.com/wandavision/) would end with Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) heading into space? We know the Ten Rings is alive and kicking, with Xialing (Meng’er Zhang) taking over as leader in a shocking [Shang-Chi post-credits scene](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings-what-the-post-credits-scenes-mean-mcu-future/). [tease of Phase 5’s Thunderbolts](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/black-panther-just-set-up-a-major-phase-5-mcu-movie/) and a possible Midnight Angels spin-off. Wakanda Forever established a bond between Riri, Shuri (Wright), and Okoye (Danai Gurira), so apart from the pretty fanciful Wellspring, none of this is much of a reach for Ironheart or Shang-Chi 2. Here, Iron Man and War Machine learned the Ten Rings were up for sale and clashed with Riri over the artifacts. [Black Panther: Wakanda Forever](https://www.denofgeek.com/black-panther-2/) roared its way to the top of the box office, Ryan Coogler’s superhero showstopper has landed on Disney+. When she meets him in the comics, the Ten Rings are trying to reopen the Wellspring of Power in Wakanda for selfish reasons, leading to Riri recruiting Shuri and Okoye to help her defeat them. Alongside Namor, Wakanda Forever introduced Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) to the MCU.

Disney+ revealed when exactly Black Panther: Wakanda Forever takes place in the MCU's timeline.

I think it probably happens potentially concurrent with [Thor: Love and Thunder]. - Ant-Man - The Avengers The sequel Given that Marvel confirmed that T'Challa is dead in the sequel, many fans have wondered if his demise is connected to Thanos' snap, but the movie disproved it, which led to even more speculation. - Thor

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Last fall, Marvel fans were treated to a line of new apparel and accessories inspired by the superhero Black Panther and his home nation.

- Contrast waistband - Short sleeves - Tunic Dive into the adventures of Marvel’s - Dress The World of Wakanda collection [launched at the D23 Expo](https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2022/09/09/black-panther-world-of-wakanda-collection-shopdisney/) before coming to shopDisney.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever joins 16 other Marvel Cinematic Universe movies now streaming in IMAX Enhanced on Disney+. With IMAX Enhanced, subscribers can ...

Ross (Martin Freeman) if they are to forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. In tracing Shuri, Ramonda, and Riri’s journeys through the film, this featurette explores what legacy ultimately means in Wakanda and how it will resonate with MCU viewers for years to come. Artist Dorothea Taylor designed one SteelBook that highlights the Wakanda warriors and Orlando Arocena recreated the vibrant world of Talokan for the other. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever joins 16 other Marvel Cinematic Universe movies now streaming in IMAX Enhanced on Disney+. Fans can add the film to their collection and access exclusive bonus content including deleted scenes, a gag reel, and audio commentary by esteemed filmmakers Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole, and Autumn Durald Arkapaw. Content availability varies by region.) More information about IMAX Enhanced on Disney+ is available

Now that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is streaming on Disney+, the movie has been added to the Marvel Cinematic Universe Timeline Order playlist. According to ...

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is suggested to take place before Hawkeye, while While that is still before Black Panther 2, the Disney+ timeline puts Moon Knight after Hawkeye - which firmly takes place in Christmas 2024. That is why Black Panther: Wakanda Forever taking place in Spring 2025 fits. [Black Panther: Wakanda Forever](https://screenrant.com/tag/black-panther-2/) is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline. [MCU Phase 4 timeline](https://screenrant.com/mcu-timeline-mistakes-worse-in-phase-4/) is largely thanks to Disney+, which repeatedly places Marvel Studios properties at different points in chronological order than most other MCU resources and guides. Since the movie's ending is believed to occur in October 2023, the minimal one-year time jump makes late 2024 the earliest the film could take place.

Marvel has released a playlist for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever that features exclusive bonus content to celebrate the film's release on Disney+.

And, with the upcoming release of Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever and the release of the official playlist of the movie, Marvel Studios shows audiences its willingness to continue to celebrate culture through music. [release of a new featurette series titled](https://collider.com/black-panther-2-making-of-sountrack-series-trailer/) Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever. Marvel revealed that the official playlist for the hit superhero movie will start streaming exclusively on Spotify today, making the announcement on

The success of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever means a sequel must be in the cards at Marvel Studios, with some key storylines started in Phase 4.

Ryan Coogler has many avenues that he could follow with the story for Black Panther 3, helped by some emotional and intense storylines that have started to grow in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. A deleted scene for Wakanda Forever reveals that the leader of the Border Tribe had attempted to convince Okoye to challenge for the throne of Wakanda, which could perhaps open the door for the new Midnight Angel to become Queen during Black Panther 3. This story would certainly be in keeping with Coogler's big swings during the Black Panther films and would be a great payoff for many who wished to see Victor Von Doom introduced in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. This would be the perfect progression for her character in the MCU, and it would be great to see Danai Gurira portray a powerful and charismatic Queen. Vibranium has been a key element of the MCU since its beginning since it's the metal that forms Captain America's shield, but Black Panther and Wakanda Forever stressed the fact that many of the world's governments want to get their hands on vibranium for their own purposes. Wakanda has had a rough go of it for the past few years, losing their King, T'Chaka, during Captain America: Civil War, losing T'Challa at the beginning of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and seeing Queen Ramonda drown during Namor's attack on Wakanda. The fact that Okoye and Aneka have already taken their places as two of Wakanda's Midnight Angels could create the perfect opportunity to introduce Doctor Doom as the primary villain for Black Panther 3. One of the biggest plot points during Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was Shuri's attempts to create a synthetic heart-shaped herb, which would allow the Black Panther to return to Wakanda after T'Challa's death, and Killmonger's destruction of the heart-shaped herbs in Black Panther. Wakanda Forever brilliantly set up some epic adventures for the future of Wakanda and the MCU as a whole, which could see the introduction of some much-anticipated characters during Black Panther 3 and beyond. While T'Challa's death at the beginning of Wakanda Forever made Shuri give up on her quest to create the herb, the death of her mother, Queen Ramonda, motivated her more than ever to finish her work and bring the Black Panther back to Wakanda. [Prince T'Challa, whose Haitian name is Toussaint](https://screenrant.com/tchalla-son-toussaint-prince-wakanda-forever/), debuted during Wakanda Forever means that T'Challa's, and by extension Boseman's, legacy can live on in the form of his son. The follow-up to 2018's [Black Panther](https://screenrant.com/tag/black-panther/) went through some dramatic changes in development after the sudden death of Chadwick Boseman, the MCU's Black Panther, eventually delivering a story that explored the Wakandans' grief at losing their King, losing their subsequent Queen, and seeing the new Black Panther rise as Shuri develops a synthetic heart-shaped herb.

Artist Jomo Tariku shares what it means to see his designs on the set of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

We are a part of a canon," says Tariku. He is also a winner of the 2022 The designs in the film—the Nyala chair and Mukecha stool—were already part of Tariku's portfolio of functional art inspired by his upbringing. "You set goals for yourself as a designer—targets we hope to hit. [Jomo Tariku](https://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/a33956913/jomo-tariku-furniture/) about featuring his work in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the Ethiopian-American furniture designer and artist was in disbelief. [Set designer](https://www.housebeautiful.com/set-designs/) Hannah Beachler included five of Tariku's designs in the award-winning film, which expertly fuses the past, present, and future to create a new narrative around the African diaspora.

Divine Love Konadu-Sun, who plays Prince T'Challa aka Toussaint in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, recently talked about the film and his role.

Marvel](https://thedirect.com/tags/ms-marvel-character/), and was also teased with Jullian Hilliard and Jett Klyne, who play [Billy](https://thedirect.com/tags/billy-maximoff/) and [Tommy Maximoff](https://thedirect.com/tags/tommy-maximoff/). [Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is now streaming](https://thedirect.com/article/mcu-timeline-order-black-panther-wakanda-forever-disney) on Disney+. She reveals his existence to Shuri in the film's mid-credits scene, but it is clear that they want to keep his identity hidden for the time being. This was the case with The eight-year-old actor also revealed how much the first Black Panther film inspired him, and what it meant to "see (himself) on the big screen:" Konadu-Sun also talked about the difficulty of actually landing the role, which required him to do reads of multiple scripts. [Hailee Steinfeld](https://thedirect.com/tags/hailee-steinfeld/)'s [Kate Bishop](https://thedirect.com/tags/kate-bishop/) and [Iman Vellani](https://thedirect.com/tags/iman-vellani/)'s [Ms. The name translates directly to T'Challa in Wakandan, perfectly closing out the film's emotional tone while still paying respects to Boseman and his legacy. It was wonderful. [Captain America: Civil War](https://thedirect.com/tags/captain-america-civil-war/), which was the actor's debut project in the [MCU](https://thedirect.com/MCU/). [Letitia Wright](https://thedirect.com/tags/letitia-wright/)'s [Shuri](https://thedirect.com/tags/shuri/) picking up the mantle of the Black Panther while also introducing the world to [Tenoch Huerta](https://thedirect.com/tags/tenoch-huerta/)'s [Namor](https://thedirect.com/tags/namor/). [during the mid-credits scene](https://thedirect.com/article/black-panther-2-post-credits-scene-chadwick-boseman-died), it was revealed that [T'Challa and Nakia actually had a son](https://thedirect.com/article/black-panther-2-post-credits-scene-letitia-wright), who was revealed to be named Toussaint.

Disney+ will add other Marvel movies to the streaming platform this month as well.

- “Marvel Studios Legends” (“Ant-Man,” ”Hank & Janet” and “Wasp”), available Feb. The women of Wakanda must step up to protect their nation, which is threatened by rising powers. - “Marvel Studios’ Assembled: The Making of Black Banter: Wakanda Forever,” available Feb. It has earned six Oscar nominations, including best supporting actress and best costume design. - “Water and Power: A California Heist,” available Feb. - “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” Season 2, available Feb.

Spoiler warning: Please don't read this if you don't want any spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, especially about “Toussaint.” Okay? Here we go.

Hazareesingh calls him “the first Black superhero of the modern age,” and he has one great power that T’Challa does not: He grew up to become particularly well-versed in the works of revolutionaries from Machiavelli to Rousseau. (If you’re in the latter group, and just watched the film’s streaming debut on Disney+… In 1804, Haiti became independent. She doesn’t need to explain why, because the filmmakers know that some people will get it right away, and others will Google. It was the first independent nation of Latin America and the Caribbean, the second republic in the Americas, and the first country in the Americas to abolish slavery.

Queen Ramonda met her demise at the hands of Namor during Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, marking yet another major death in the emotional MCU film.

Since Shuri seemed unwilling to take over the throne of Wakanda, it was left to someone else to step up as the new leader of the nation. Queen Ramonda's death came as a huge surprise to audiences, but was incredibly important to the story of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and will inform the motivation of the MCU's Black Panther going forward. It also meant that Shuri would have to step up to become Queen of Wakanda, or vacate the throne and allow someone else to take her place. After Shuri refuses to strike an alliance with Namor and the Talokanil, the mutant and his forces attack Wakanda, flooding the streets, and leading to the death of Queen Ramonda as she tries to save Riri Williams, a.k.a. Angela Bassett was given a larger role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever after the tragic death of Chadwick Boseman, who previously portrayed T'Challa, the King of Wakanda, with Bassett's Ramonda stepping up to the role of Wakandan Queen, and stealing some of the most powerful moments of the project. Wakanda Forever marked the end of the MCU's Phase 4, bringing one of Marvel Studios' more light-hearted slates to a close with one of the MCU's most emotional adventures, as characters grieve the loss of T'Challa, and set out to war against the mutant Namor.

Jeweler Douriean Fletcher breaks down the touches that make meaning in 'Wakanda Forever,' from the undersea kingdom of Talokan to Queen Ramonda.

So the piece that I designed and created for the Ramonda flood scene, I intentionally, No. All around the entire piece, you see labradorite, there’s some ruby in there, some tiger’s eyes, some other stones that I intentionally put in there to just uplift this idea of the queen of Wakanda in her last moment. And I was able to do that and then allow the team to come in and build the pieces behind me. and seeing the labradorite that I chose to use, seeing how the light reflected on it when she would move in that power of the vibranium, seeing it all come together was beautiful and exciting, especially from where I started selling literally on the streets. So when I put that on, I incorporated that piece into the metal breastplate because that was my Easter egg showing that Ramonda was sitting on a legacy in her ancestry, which T'challa, he’s not her ancestor, but he has become an ancestor within this film. And it’s important to the story. It was amazing because I was able to talk to an anthropologist about the culture and the history of the Mayan people to be able to make pieces that were as realistic as possible. I wanted to put my aesthetic in it and lend to the story and the culture of Wakanda. So to be able to dig deep and discover other materials they wore and incorporate that was amazing. I wanted to put more of myself into it — the reason why I was brought onto the film. And then for building out the Mayan or Talokaneal pieces, there was so much that went into that. What was the atmosphere like in terms of creating for this film?

Marvel pays tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (now on Disney+).

The tribute here is heartfelt, but the spirit of the man and the character sometimes get lost in all the bric-a-brac of the Marvel machine. Also intriguing is how Coogler and co-scripter Joe Robert Cole reinvent the Namor character from a son of Atlantis, as he was in the comics, to the successor of Mayan culture; such diversity gives the film opportunity for further representation and fresh visual invention (although the core idea of two nations of color warring each other doesn’t get much traction). All of the legends and fables? Coogler continues to rebel against some of the visually washy components of the MCU, maintaining his status as an artist with an eye for thoughtful compositions. Although Coogler’s aesthetic virtuosity renders the film at least worth watching, one gets the sense that he’s struggling to control a gargantuan vessel. Boseman and the iconic character he played are no more. Seems like a lean and mean and compelling conflict, but this being an MCU movie promising 141 minutes of bloat, it needs to be cluttered with other stuff, including: The return of CIA Agent Ross (Martin Freeman), who’s Wakanda’s man on the inside, and snarky CIA director Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus); and hey guess what, they used to bang, under the umbrella of their now-defunct holy matrimony. Performance Worth Watching: Bassett’s Oscar nod is well-deserved, stemming from two or three passionate speeches, one of which actually stands out among all the too much stuff of this movie. These water-breathing folk hail from the submerged metropolis of Talokan, which is also rich with vibranium, so, so much for Wakanda’s stranglehold on the resource, and the nation’s status as the planet’s superest political superpower. A year later, the plot begins: The United Nations pressure Ramonda to share vibranium with the rest of the planet’s powers – you remember vibranium, right? The answer is, of course, very carefully. Meanwhile, Americans use a vibranium detector on the Atlantic Ocean floor, hoping to get their grubby capitalist political-superpower hands on the valuable material, but they get the snot murdered out of them by blue-skinned underwater people who look like the Na’vi crossed with Aquaman’s pals.

The new Black Panther battles their nemesis in this emotional Marvel sequel, which hit Disney Plus on Wednesday and sets up fresh possibilities.

The ending of the film sets up the next adventure for the people of Wakanda and their friends and enemies -- the credits end with the caption "Black Panther will return." As flames consume the robes, she cries for the first time as she thinks of T'Challa, seen in clips of Boseman. Finally, as the people of Wakanda gather at the ceremonial waterfall for her coronation, they're surprised to see M'Baku (Winston Duke) challenge for the throne instead. Marvel has yet to announce whether there'll be a Black Panther 3, but Wakanda Forever has set many of them on new and interesting paths -- and potentially into conflict with each other. Finally, Shuri sees her mother, Ramonda, in the ancestral realm, who urges Shuri to show the world who she really is. Her motives are clouded: The herb took her to the ancestral plane where each Black Panther consults with their forebears, but instead of hearing the wisdom of her mother, Shuri encounters the previous film's villain, Eric Jordan, aka Killmonger (played in a sizzling cameo by Michael B. Namor utters his catchphrase from the comic books, "imperius rex," but Shuri counters with a triumphant "Wakanda Forever!" Shuri dons a new Black Panther suit and finally joins the revered lineage of Wakanda's protector. Okoye (Danai Gurira) and Aneka (Michaela Coel), two of the Dora Milaje warrior cadre, don Shuri's blue exosuits to even the odds as the Midnight Angels. Accepting Wakandan tradition and reconciling her technological skill with the gifts of the natural world, she's able to synthesize a new form of the mystical Heart-Shaped Herb that grants superpowers to whoever imbibes it. Played by Letitia Wright, Shuri is the heart of the film. Having already lost her brother T'Challa, Wakanda princess Shuri is enraged by the death of her mother.

KALW's Jenee Darden sat down with two comic book experts for a special discussion of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Latino Comics Expo co-founder Ricardo ...

They talk about the theme of grief, expectations going into the film, Namor’s indigenous background, and much more. Also Marvel comic book fans were excited to see the first appearance of antagonist Namor, a powerful underwater mutant. Moviegoers were eager to see how Oakland director Ryan Coogler would continue the story following the death of lead actor Chadwick Boseman, and they wondered who would take on the mantle as the new Black Panther?

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever released on Disney+ on February 1, 2023, so many can catch details and Easter eggs they might have missed in theaters.

[Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's post-credits scene](https://screenrant.com/black-panther-wakanda-forever-post-credits-phase-5/) came as a shock to audiences, though it was perhaps the perfect way to continue Boseman's legacy in the MCU. This name brilliantly reflects the colonizer/colonized themes that run deep in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and act as a symbol of liberty and freedom for the Wakandans and the Talokanil. At the end of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the new Director of the CIA, Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, has her ex-husband and employee, Everett Ross, arrested for feeding information to the Wakandans. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's post-credits scene reveals that T'Challa and Nakia had a secret child before the former's death, choosing to raise the kid in Haiti, away from the pressures of the Wakandan throne. After Shuri successfully creates a synthetic heart-shaped herb and ingests it, she finds herself imbued with the strength of the Black Panther, quickly setting to work on designing a suit for herself. In the trailers, this led many to wonder whether Killmonger would be permanently returning, but in Wakanda Forever, it shows Shuri's growth and development as a fully-fledged hero. MIT has been a significant location in the MCU for a number of years, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever only adds to its importance. The original film saw T'Challa returning to Wakanda after the death of his father and the events of Captain America: Civil War, with Okoye repeating the same line, "we're home," in both instances. Riri Williams, portrayed by Dominique Thorne in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, has been set up to be Iron Man's legacy hero in the wake of Tony Stark's sacrifice in Avengers: Endgame. However, when Okoye is removed from the Dora, Ayo is seen wearing red and gold armor, signifying her ascension to General of the Dora Milaje. Trevor Noah reprises his role as the AI, Griot, in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, helping Shuri with her technological advancements, specifically the creation of the synthetic heart-shaped herb. While Wakanda Forever will have changed the future of the MCU in significant ways, it also features many callbacks to the MCU's rich history and pays tribute to the legendary Chadwick Boseman.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star Dominique Thorne talks about the Riri-Shuri scene she wishes had made the final cut.

There were moments talking about how Riri came to build her first machine, and Shuri talking about the impact that her brother had on her." "But there were a couple moments in the cave in Talokan between Shuri and Riri that really work to establish, I think more of a sisterhood between them. But even within all this, a new character emerged on the MCU scene and stole the hearts of the audience, namely one Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne).

Bassett has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.

[WBUR.org.](https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/02/02/oscar-nominee-angela-bassett) [here](https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/11/07/angela-bassett-wakanda-forever) for the full story. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.