‘Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever’: release date, synopsis, trailer and everything you need to know

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, the sequel to ‘Black Panther’, promises to be a success again. A few years ago, no one knew the king of Wakanda, except for Marvel fans. He was not a Wolverine, an Iron Man, a Hulk, despite the fact that his history dates back to 1966 (here in Spain he came to us as ‘Black Panther’) and that he has gone through various superhero groups.

Marvel decided to bet on an unknown superhero, and the public responded in an incredible way, turning Ryan Coogler’s film into a cultural phenomenon. As the critic of ‘Black Panther’ pointed out in FOTOGRAMAS, signed by Beatriz Martínez: “a film that moves away from the patterns of the Marvel universe to achieve its own entity thanks not only to a powerful visual imagery that becomes an ode to the african roots in key high tech, but also to his speech, underlined, but no less effective and current around racial discrimination and power as a destructive weapon or a generator of peace, harmony and justice”.

This sequel will bring many changes, especially after the sudden passing of Chadwick Boseman in the summer of 2020. Marvel Studios has already announced that T’Challa will not be replaced, so a new stage begins for the world of Wakanda within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And this is everything we know so far about its release date, synopsis, cast and other details of the production.

‘Black Panther 2’: Release date

The Marvel/Disney release schedule is one of the tightest on the current movie scene, and things have gotten even more complicated with all the delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After dancing for a while on the calendar, the release date of ‘Black Panther 2’ was set for July 8, 2022. However, there is a new change: now Marvel fixes it for next November 11, 2022. This day was originally reserved for ‘The Marvels’.

The date raised many doubts due to the stoppage of filming after Letitia Wright’s injury in October 2021. However, already in January it was confirmed that the actress was already recovered and filming would start that same month of January 2022 If there are no more setbacks, Marvel should be able to meet the premiere date.

‘Black Panther 2’: Synopsis

The most important thing to keep in mind is that T’Challa will disappear from the narrative. Marvel Studios has no intention of replacing Chadwick Boseman with another actor or creating a digital version with special effects. “There is only one Chadwick and he is no longer with us,” said the executive vice president of Marvel Studios, Victor Alonso. “Our king has sadly died in real life, not just in fiction, and we’re taking a little time to see how we go back into history and what we do to honor this chapter of what has happened to us that was so unexpected, so painful, so terrible, actually“.

Where can history go then? Coogler made it clear that, while they were developing ‘Black Panther’, many ideas arose for the sequel, including having the mythical Marvel villain ‘Kraven the Hunter‘. In fact, one of the strongest rumors is that this character will unite ‘Black Panther 2’ with ‘Spider-Man 3’. “I’ve always loved the character of Kraven. There’s been a time where I’ve been like, ‘Can I have Kraven?’ but they told me no.

But in those early days of development, ideas of not only take the sequel into the future, but into the past, specifically Wakanda’s past. When T’Challa transitions to the astral plane, he meets not only his father, T’Chaka, but former Black Panthers who have ruled Wakanda for centuries. Coogler believes that he is a gold mine to teach the history of the African country:

“We’ve talked a lot about the Ancient Plane sequence when, at the end of the movie, T’Challa picks up the weed and meets his dad, who’s like, ‘Hey, man. We’ve screwed up in the past, and I want to fix it. There’s that moment when all the ancestors reach out to T’Challa. Maybe it would be nice to know her story. For example, who is Bashenga, the first king of Wakanda?

But the possibility has also been discussed for a long time that let’s see Namor in ‘Black Panther 2’, and the rumor has been confirmed. “Both Wakanda and Atlantis are hidden civilizations with advanced technology and greater militaristic abilities that decided to separate themselves from the rest of the world for their own safety and, in a way, out of fear,” it could be read in the few details that Marvel Studios has offered. Namor is the Marvelite equivalent of Aquaman.. And yes this is what it looks like:

Apparently, he is not the only villain that Marvel is testing, since another of the options that they are considering is that of Princess Zanda. This character debuted in 1977, in comic number 1 of ‘Black Panther’ and is the leader of Narobia, one of the kingdoms of Wakanda. The character has always been obsessed with collecting super-powered and mystical artifacts, as well as having a crush on T’Challa. When he marries the mutant Storm, Zanda becomes a supervillain. And in fact, it is also rumored that Storm could make his first appearance in this movie.

Everything points to Shuri could become the new Black Panther in this sequel, and replace his brother as a full member of the new Avengers, who would arrive in ‘Avengers 5’. At the moment Wright suffered a minor accident on the set of the sequel. Luckily there has been no regrets. Is Shuri getting involved in too much action? The important thing is that her role points to that of the protagonist.

Also it is rumored that the villain could be Kit Harington, who will play the Black Knight in the movie ‘The Eternals’a character who already faced the Wakandans in a 2005 story written by Reginald Hudlin.

‘Black Panther 2’: Cast

The main cast of ‘Black Panther 2’ seems to want to bring back all the protagonists of the first installment, except for the deceased Chadwick Boseman. It is expected that Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia), danai gurira (Okay), Letitia Wright (shuri), Winston Duke (M’Baku), Daniel Kaluya (W’Kabi) and Angela Basset (Ramonda) resume your roles, just like Martin Freeman as CIA agent Everett K. Ross. danai gurira He has also confirmed that he will be in the sequel reprising his role as Okoye, but has not wanted to confirm more about the film.

Among the new signings, Michaela Coel stands out, the creator and protagonist of the acclaimed series ‘Could Destroy You’. It has also been rumored for months that the singer and actor donald glover (Lando in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’) would be in negotiations to play one of the villains of this new installment. The only problem is that Glover is already part of the official MCU canon, since he played Aaron Davis in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’.

Another of the actors of ‘Black Panther’ who wants to return in this sequel is Michael B. Jordan, despite having died in the first installment. He could come back in the form of a flashback or even in the Ancestral Plane, since he was also King of Wakanda, so he should be with the rest of the kings. In fact, In a statement by Angela Bassett, who played the queen of Wakanda in ‘Black Panther’, the actress states, along with her husband Courtney B. Vance, that everyone involved in the first part will be in the sequel, including Michael B. Jordan. Although Kevin Feige ‘debunked’ the rumor a few weeks ago.

Another great addition will be the dand Dominique Thorne, known for such acclaimed films as ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ and ‘The Blues of Beale Street’. The actress will be the protagonist of the series MCU on Disney+ ‘Ironheart’ and, although this still does not have a release date, it has already been confirmed that it will also be in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, which would be its official presentation in the MCU. Kevin Feige himself confirmed it for comicbook.com last August.

It started shooting, I think, this week. All before his ‘Ironheart’ series.

‘Black Panther 2’ Trailer and official images

For now we do not have the first official images or a trailer for ‘Black Panther 2’.

Although it is true that there is some filming, which leads one to think that there will be action underwater, we will report and insert it right here as soon as it comes to light. For now, don’t miss this video with 7 reasons not to miss ‘Black Panther’: