“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is the sequel to the blockbuster and game-chaning film of 2018.
Let’s find out some trivia and facts about the new film.
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a 2022 American superhero film
- The film is based on the Marvel Comics character Black Panther
- It is produced by Marvel Studios
- And distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- It is the sequel to Black Panther (2018)
- This marks the 30th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)
- The film is directed by Ryan Coogler
- Coogler co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole
- The film stars Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Florence Kasumba, Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Tenoch Huerta, Martin Freeman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Angela Bassett
- In the film, the leaders of Wakanda fight to protect their nation in the wake of King T’Challa’s death
- Ideas for a sequel began after the release of Black Panther in February 2018
- Coogler negotiated to return as director in the following months
- Marvel Studios officially confirmed the sequel’s development in mid-2019
- Plans for the film changed in August 2020 when Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman died from colon cancer
- With Marvel choosing not to recast his role of T’Challa
- Other main cast members from the first film were confirmed to return by that November
- The title of the film was announced in May 2021
- Production initially took place from late June to early November 2021, in Atlanta and Brunswick, Georgia, as well as around Massachusetts
- Production stopped for a hiatus to allow Wright to recover from an injury sustained during filming
- Production resumed by mid-January 2022
- It finally wrapped in late March in Puerto Rico
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever premiered at the El Capitan Theatre and the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on October 26, 2022
- The film was released in the United States on November 11, 2022
- It is the final film in Phase Four of the MCU
- The film received positive reviews from critics
- In September 2021, it was revealed that Ludwig Göransson was set to return as composer for the sequel
- His score was released by Hollywood Records on November 11, 2022
- According to The Hollywood Reporter, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is projected to earn $175 million in North America on its opening weekend
- By November 2022, Boxoffice Pro estimates the film’s opening weekend in North America to be between $170 – 205 million
- It is projected to earn $435 to 543 million for its total domestic gross
- The film made $28 million from Thursday night previews
- This marks the third-best of 2022 and 15th of all-time
- The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 84%
- With an average rating of 7.2/10
- Based on 297 reviews
- The site’s critics consensus reads: “A poignant tribute that satisfyingly moves the franchise forward, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever marks an ambitious and emotionally rewarding triumph for the MCU”
- On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 67 out of 100
- Based on 61 critics
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
- Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “A” on an A+ to F scale
- While PostTrak reported audience members gave the film an average five out of five stars
- With 83% saying that they would definitely recommend it
- In November 2022, Coogler and Feige were revealed to have discussed a potential third Black Panther film
- Earlier that month, Moore stated that the Disney+ series Ironheart would serve as a direct sequel to Wakanda Forever
- Thorne will be returning to reprise her role as Riri Williams/Ironheart in the project
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