Danai Gurira reveals that Okoye nearly had a much different, and more poignant, ending in BlackPantherWakandaForever. '[Coogler] was saying it's like that kung fu show, where the guy just walked the earth...'
Danai Gurira talks about Okoye's alternate ending in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Among the mainstays of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Black Panther franchise is the Dora Milaje warrior Okoye. The character made an impact with audiences due to her ferocity and take-charge attitude that playfully bounced off the characters of T'Challa and Shuri .
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY While speaking with Deadline, Gurira revealed that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's Okoye nearly got a very different ending in the film. While there were many scenes that were deleted from the MCU sequel, including for Okoye herself, the scene that Gurira described was supposed to wrap up her character's arc, mainly by revealing that she does not return to the Dora Milaje.
And then there's another key one of mine, which is really my character saying bye to Shuri, and she just catches her in Haiti unexpectedly, and Shuri's like, 'Are you going back to the Dora?' and my character says no. And she said, 'Where are you going to go,' and I was like wherever my blue suit takes me, and she just walks off. And they have the beautiful moment, and then she just walks off.
Okoye's very different ending in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was obviously made to hint at future adventures with her, as is custom with the MCU. However, the altering of the ending could mean one of two things, as either the story needed to wrap up and avoid feeling bloated, or so that the Marvel could let the audience breath and focus on Shuri's story and not get distracted at the tease of future adventures involving Okoye.
It is inevitable that Okoye would be featured, but if Marvel is to reveal so, it was smart of them to not do so at the end of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Despite losing the series' lead star, audiences are still drawn to the world of Wakanda and will no doubt be excited for seeing Gurira reprise her character in one Marvel project or another.
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