BLACK PANTHER: Astral Projection And The Necropolis Strengthen Fan Theory About The Last Infinity Stone

BLACK PANTHER: Astral Projection And The Necropolis Strengthen Fan Theory About The Last Infinity Stone

Executive producer Nate Moore and production designer Hannah Beachler on Wakanda's City of the Dead and Black Panther's "astral projection." Is this a big clue why Thanos attacks in Infinity War?

By MarkJulian - Jan 25, 2018 09:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Black Panther
Source: io9
In talking to io9 about the many different sets and locations used to create Wakanda, Black Panther executive producer Nate Moore and production designer Hannah Beachler had two very different thoughts about the importance of the Necropolis, Wakanda's City of the Dead.

Moore tried to downplay the significance of the final resting place of Wakanda royalty and Black Panthers when describing the Necropolis.  "In the architecture and some of the dressing you’ll get an idea of
Panthers throughout the centuries.  I think we’ll see a little bit of it but I don’t know that it’ll be a big part of the film."

Beachler, on the other hand, gave a description that sounded as if the royal tomb would be a very important and pivotal backdrop.  "You see a lot of masks, all the panther masks, and you see how they do a lot of their rituals... and it will be fabulous and wonderful.  And then also the dream states that he goes into when he meets the ancestors."

io9 went on to report that they saw concept art for what appeared to be an astral projection scene that flashbacked to T'Challa's childhood.  




In comic book lore, the Necropolis is a tomb for past Black Panthers and a spiritual focal point that allows T'Challa to communicate with their spirits when he needs guidance and advice. Will the Black Panther film explain the mystical significance of the location by relieving that it's actually the resting place for the Soul Stone?

There are a ton of fan theories floating around the internet that all make the same argument and cite Thanos' attack in the first Avengers: Infinity War trailer as support for their argument. 

Image result for infinity war trailer wakanda
 

Black Panther hits theaters on February 16, 2018, in North America.
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Inktown03
Inktown03 - 1/25/2018, 10:01 AM
Anybody with a brain knows the last stone will show up in black panther
Scarilian
Scarilian - 1/25/2018, 10:33 AM
@Inktown03 -

Eh... i doubt it. Nothing we have seen from the marketing remotely hints at any connection to the Soul Stone. Necropolis is a spiritual point, but i dont think it's got the Soul Stone.

At least four movies in the MCU have set-up Heimdall as being the bearer of the Soul Stone;

• Soul Stone is Orange in the comics.
• Heimdall has an Orange stone on his Armour, specifically added in Thor Ragnarok the movie where they started to explain the Infinity Stones
• Heimdall can see the souls of everyone across vast distances
• Heimdall's eyes are Orange and glow brighter when seeing souls.
• Thor's Ragnarok/Infinity War vision shows Heimdall blind without the orange eyes and

The main villain's name is also spelled out in the first letter of each storage vessel for the Infinity Stones;



(Ignore the misspelling of Heimdall on the image, not sure who made it originally)
Scarilian
Scarilian - 1/25/2018, 10:44 AM
The four movies that set-up Heimdall having the Soul Stone - many of these aspects are repeated in later movies or built-upon

• Thor
- Heimdall remarks on sensing Loki
- Heimdall has Orange Eyes
- Heimdall can communicate with Thor regardless of where he is and activate the Bifröst upon request
- Is able to break out of being frozen simply due to sheer force of will

• Thor; The Dark World
- Heimdall remarks about seeing the souls of everyone
- Heimdall's powers expanded upon, Stone seen on Heimdall's chest
- The movie explains the Infinity Stones more and even remarks on sending the Aether off-world to avoid multiple Infinity Stones in the same place (The Tesseract was not acknowledged as an Infinity Stone up until Thor's vision in Age Of Ultron)

• Avengers; Age Of Ultron
- Infinity Stones are expanded upon
- Heimdall is shown losing his sight in a vision related to the Infinity Stones, Ragnarok and Infinity War

• Thor; Ragnarok
- Heimdall is able to take Thor's 'Astral form/soul' and project it to Asgard to witness what Hela is doing
- Heimdall survives the events of the movie despite being an expendable character


Overall it just makes more sense to have the Soul Stone be with Heimdall - it would also mean that we have explored the powers of the Soul Stone which would be to;

• Observe peoples actions from great distances, including being able to find people across the galaxy
• Project others using an Astral form
• Increases powers slightly
QWICCSHOTT
QWICCSHOTT - 1/25/2018, 1:44 PM
@Scarilian - Heimdall doesn’t have it. That little “Meme” is ridiculous. N for necklace ? LMAO. The soul stone is in wakanda, Thanos invasion and even the LEGO sets confirm this.
Scarilian
Scarilian - 1/25/2018, 3:43 PM
@QWICCSHOTT -

Nothing about the idea is ridiculous and it has a lot more basis than the Soul Stone randomly being in Wakanda.

Also, for context, the Lego set is one of two based on the Wakanda battle, the other includes the Mindstone. The set you are thinking about mentions Vision having his Mind Stone removed in Wakanda - so if you believe the Lego set then they are after the Mind Stone in Wakanda.
Termin8er
Termin8er - 1/25/2018, 4:05 PM
@QWICCSHOTT - It would be kind of silly for yet ANOTHER stone to be on earth. First the space stone, then the mind stone, then the time stone, and now we're gonna find out the soul stone's been there all along too? That would be so stupid. Gotta be Heimdall. There were a lot of conscious decisions made with his character to imply it. Maybe after Ragnarok he ends up in Wakanda.
Termin8er
Termin8er - 1/25/2018, 4:30 PM
@Scarilian - Totally agree. it would be pretty strange misdirection for them to hint that it's heimdall and have it not be him. Why go through that trouble? They made obvious, distinct choices to have the orange stone on his chest, the orange eyes, the references to souls, etc. And we know for a fact that the soul stone is the orange one.
Kumkani
Kumkani - 1/25/2018, 10:07 AM
I doubt we'll actually see the Soul Stone in this film. Nate Moore and co. have stressed that this film feels standalone. Now the stone probably is in Wakanda but I'm sure Infinity War will confirm that
Termin8er
Termin8er - 1/25/2018, 4:29 PM
@BlindWedjat - Exactly. My theory is that Heimdall has the stone and winds up in Wakanda in the event that sends Bruce Banner to Sanctum.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 1/25/2018, 10:07 AM
False. Everyone knows that the soul stone is in Don Cornelius' tomb.

blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 1/25/2018, 10:08 AM
I have a feeling @nomis is the only person on this site that will get that reference.
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 1/25/2018, 10:10 AM
@blackandyellow - lol I see what you did there!!!
AstonishingArachnid
AstonishingArachnid - 1/25/2018, 10:09 AM
Pretty sure it’ll just be the Necropolis from the comics. Magic exists in the MCU, there’s no need to use Infinity Stones to explain it. Plus Odin talks to Thor after his death and that didn’t need explaining. Also [POTENTIAL SPOILER] the LEGO sets and a leaked report confirm that Thanos is attacking Wakanda because they’re keeping Vision there after Cap, Widow and Falcon save SW and Vis from Corvus and Proxima.
QWICCSHOTT
QWICCSHOTT - 1/25/2018, 1:45 PM
@AstonishingArachnid - u didn’t see all of the sets then I take it... cuz there’s clearly a set that shows the soul stone in wakanda.
InfinityWar2019
InfinityWar2019 - 1/25/2018, 10:12 AM
Post credit scene for Black Panther will be the soul stone reveal in wakanda.

ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 1/25/2018, 10:15 AM
@Invading96 - DAMN....DAMN...DAMMMNNN!!! 🙌
Kumkani
Kumkani - 1/25/2018, 10:20 AM
@Invading96 - HOLY SHIT I'M NOT READY
NightBoyWonder
NightBoyWonder - 1/25/2018, 10:22 AM
@Invading96 - I shouldn’t have watched but MY GOD
greyjedi
greyjedi - 1/25/2018, 10:16 AM
Holy f. Hans Zimmer will score Dark Phoenix. I actually want him to do Infinity War
superbigguy32
superbigguy32 - 1/25/2018, 10:16 AM









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