After the juggernaut success of 2018’s Black Panther, director Ryan Coogler and the Marvel team had the insane task of recreating the magic, power, and culture of the Oscar-winning original.
Then beloved star Chadwick Boseman died. It thrust Marvel and Coogler in an even more impossible position of either having to callously recast the role quickly after his death or honor Boseman's legacy while making a movie that appeals to the masses looking for escapism and thrills. Last Saturday, Coogler and the Black Panther cast took to Hall H at SDCC 2022 to unveil the first teaser trailer for the highly-anticipated sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and, while they opted for the latter, it's the best movie trailer in MCU history. A powerful and heartrending cover of Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” by Tems mixed with Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” contributes to the ethereal ambiance as Wakanda and the watery nation of Atlantis engage in a catastrophic battle. Wakandans mourn in all white. Babies are born underwater. Namor (Tenoch Huerta) descends into an aquatic throne. Someone dons the dynamic Black Panther suit. As usual, the women of Wakanda are front and center. Michaela Coel offers a striking presence as Aneka. In the Marvel comics, she trains the king’s guard known as the Dora Milaje, and is also Ayo’s girlfriend. Riri Williams AKA Ironheart makes an iconic debut as she hammers metal, a throwback to Tony Stark’s famous creation of the Iron Man suit. Angela Bassett’s Queen Ramonda delivers the only dialogue in the two-minute clip, announcing, “I am the queen of the most powerful nation in the world, and my entire family is gone. Have I not given everything?” The teaser trailer does just that. We know that King T’Chaka and now T’Challa are gone, but what happened Princess Shuri (Letitia Wright)? What is on that ship? Is M’Baku still a gruff, scene-stealing smartass? The trailer accomplishes two key things: it honors Chadwick's indelible contribution to the MCU as King T’Challa, but also offers hope for what is to come. He’s gone, but not forgotten (and with the exploration of the multiverse, is anyone ever gone?). Beyond that, it establishes that BP: WF just might be an exhilarating and badass follow-up to its billion-dollar predecessor. The clip, which has garnered over 20 million views in 48 hours, broke the hearts and minds of Marvel fans, who took reacted on Twitter:
What do you think of the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer? Who do you think is in the suit? Sound off in the comments below.
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