Earlier this week, tickets for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever went on sale. That news was accompanied by a new trailer and a whole gallery of posters, and Marvel Studios has now shared some awesome stills from the sequel.
Some are essentially trailer screengrabs, while others are the official hi-res versions of those recent Entertainment Weekly photos (minus any pesky watermarks). A closer look at Shuri suited up as the MCU's new Black Panther is welcomed, as are shots of characters like M'Baku, Queen Ramonda, and Okoye.
Perhaps the most intriguing still shows Shuri in the flooded throne room surrounded by fire; could this be the moment she figures out how to restore Wakanda's Heart-Shaped Herb and become the new Black Panther? If so, that obviously opens the door to other heroes potentially inheriting the mantle from the fallen T'Challa.
M'Baku remains a firm fan-favourite for that role, though we knew from the start that there might come a time when Shuri became Black Panther. That's obviously just happened considerably sooner than expected, and all eyes will now be on Letitia Wright to see if the actress can do Chadwick Boseman justice.
We're keeping our fingers crossed she does.
In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba) fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death.
As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. Introducing Tenoch Huerta as Namor, king of Talokan, the film also stars Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, directed by Ryan Coogler, opens in theaters on November 11.