Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Short description
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever continues the story of the African nation of Wakanda after the death of its king, T'Challa. His mother Ramonda, now leading the country, and his sister Shuri face pressure from foreign governments eager to get their hands on Wakanda's supply of the mineral vibranium. At the same time, a hidden underwater kingdom called Talokan, led by Namor, emerges as a new threat, and Shuri, Nakia, Okoye and M'Baku are drawn into the conflict.
The film is directed by Ryan Coogler, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole and produced it with Kevin Feige and Nate Moore for Marvel Studios. It is the fourth feature Coogler directed, following Fruitvale Station, Creed and Black Panther. Letitia Wright leads the cast as Shuri, alongside Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke and Angela Bassett. The production was large in scale, with a budget of 250 million dollars and 82 credited cast members supported by 574 credited crew.
It was released in November 2022 and became a major commercial success, taking in 859 million dollars worldwide. On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.6 from around 367,000 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 7 from 7,791 votes. A film critics' rating of 7.2 from 451 reviews places it somewhat above the audience scores on IMDb in particular.
What's left behind the scenes
- The first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe without a musical theme in the opening. The opening features footage of Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa – in memory of the prematurely deceased actor.
- In preparation for filming, Tenoch Huerta learned the Mayan language.
- Tenoch Huerta, who played the ruler of the underwater kingdom, could not swim. When director and screenwriter Ryan Coogler offered him the role and asked about his swimming ability, he replied: “You can see for yourself, I haven’t drowned yet.” Huerta took swimming lessons in preparation for the role.
- In Haiti, Nakia lives at number 1804. This is a significant year in Haitian history – it was the year that French colonial rule came to an end (this happened on January 1, 1804).
- The appearance of Toussaint, also known as T'Challa II, in this film was known from the very beginning of the project, but initially it was planned that he would play a more significant role in all these events. Unfortunately, his participation was significantly reduced due to the death of Chadwick Boseman.
- Given the significant amount of underwater filming, costume designer Ruth E. Carter specifically submerged some Talokan costumes in water and kept them there to understand how the material behaves underwater (Talokan is an underwater kingdom).
- In 2014, Chadwick Boseman signed a contract with “Marvel Studios” to appear in five films. This film would be the last of five feature films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with him in the role of Black Panther.
- Research has shown that in many African cultures there is a custom of shaving the head as a sign of mourning, which is why Shuri has short hair – because T'Challa died a year ago.
- Ryan Coogler nearly turned down directing this film and almost left the profession altogether after the death of Chadwick Boseman – it was so difficult for him to cope with the loss of the actor and close friend. One way or another, remembering his last conversation with Boseman, he still decided not to abandon the project.
- The son of T'Challa and Nakia, who is shown in the credits, bears the Haitian name Toussaint. Toussaint Louverture was the leader of the Haitian Revolution, who fought against the French in the largest slave revolt since the Spartacus uprising almost two thousand years ago for the abolition of slavery and the establishment of an independent Haitian state. This reflects Black Panther's desire to protect Wakanda and its freedom.
- Daniel Kaluuya was originally supposed to reprise his role as W'Kabi (a role he played for Coogler in "Black Panther" in 2018), but he was busy filming Jordan Peele's science fiction film "Nope" (2022).
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