A new BlackPantherWakandaForever image has arrived, showing Ramonda and Shuri prepared to fight to defend their home.
T’Challa’s mother Ramonda and sister Shuri take their fighting stances in a new Black Panther: Wakanda Forever image. The Black Panther sequel will be the final film in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the repercussions of T’Challa’s death looming over the technologically advanced African country of Wakanda. After the passing of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman in 2020, Marvel Studios is also having Boseman’s T’Challa die in the MCU rather than replace him.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY This, in turn, leaves the moniker of Black Panther up for grabs for a new character to become Wakanda's guardian, with fans already have ideas of who the next superhero will be based on marketing for the movie. In addition to a new Black Panther, Wakanda Forever will introduce Tenoch Huerta as Namor the Sub-Mariner, who has a long, complicated relationship with T’Challa in the Marvel comics.
Shuri's Role In Black Panther 2 Explained In the new Black Panther: Wakanda Forever image, Wright and Bassett also convey the fighting spirit that the titular nation is known for, with their characters ready to fight while going through the hardest time in their lives yet. While fans have speculated the potential successor of Black Panther, marketing products and general hints point to T’Challa’s younger sister Shuri, played by Wright.
Marvel made a thoughtful move retiring Boseman’s T’Challa by writing his death into the story, and appears to once again draw inspiration from the original Marvel comics by having Shuri pick up the Black Panther mantle. Although product releases may have spoiled the Black Panther successor, some have expressed division over her taking over the mantle, given Wright's behind-the-scenes controversies during the film's production.