Black Panther: Wakanda Forever just gave the fans some new looks at Riri Williams and Nakia before the movie’s big reveal. Empire Magazine has a big feature story out about Ryan Coogler’s film. In the images from the story, Ironheart is in the royal chambers of Wakanda. Another image shows off Lupita Nyong’o’s stunning look for T’Challa’s funeral in the movie. It’s all very emotional stuff. There’s so much concern in the eyes of these actors during these screengrabs. But, it’s clear that parts of Wakanda Forever are going to be very pensive. The loss of Chadwick Boseman dominates the conversation around this film. It feels like the marketing run up to the film isn’t shying away from that reality. It’s still hard to say exactly what role Ironheart will play in the movie or what other surprises lay beneath the waves with Namor. Check out the latest images for yourself right here down below.
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Kevin Feige actually spoke to Empire Magazine about the upcoming trip back to Wakanda. He was asked specifically about the decision not to recast T’Challa after Boseman’s passing. While some fans were pushing for that, the creative team never considered it in earnest. They decided to honor their friend’s legacy the best they knew how and leave those questions for another time.
“It just felt like it was much too soon to recast,” Feige revealed. He later said how the plan is to follow the comics that inspired much of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Stan Lee always said that Marvel represents the world outside your window. And we had talked about how, as extraordinary and fantastical as our characters and stories are, there’s a relatable and human element to everything we do. The world is still processing the loss of Chad. And Ryan poured that into the story.”
“The conversations were entirely about, yes, ‘What do we do next?’” Feige added. “And how could the legacy of Chadwick – and what he had done to help Wakanda and the Black Panther become these incredible, aspirational, iconic ideas – continue? That’s what it was all about.”
Here’s the most recent synopsis for the enormous blockbuster: “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.”
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