Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Premieres in Zimbabwe this Friday (November 11) at Ster-Kinekor Sam Levy’s Cinema in Borrowdale.
A sequel to the 2018 Black Panther, the second instalment to the franchise has been one of then most anticipated movies of the year.
A Sold Out African Premiere
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has a solid fanbase in the country so its not surprise that tickets for the premiere sold out.
The Cast
Directed by Ryan Coogler, the film stars Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke and Florence Kasumba.
Martin Freeman, Michaela Coel, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Dominique Thorne are also part of the cast.
Death and Grief
The death of Chadwick Boseman who played King T’Challa in the first movie might have been a setback for the production.
However, while the actor has passed, he has not been forgotten and the Boseman legacy is remembered in this film.
Fight For Wakanda
After the king of Wakanda, T’Challa dies, this African kingdom has to deal with the challenge of other world powers also wanting a slice of their vibranium.
The powers that be have to find a new Black Panther as a fight to protect Wakanda looms.
New Villain Unleashed
The film introduces us to a new villain, Namor, who rules an underwater kingdom Talokan.
This character breaches Wakanda’s defenses while its inhabitants are still grieving the loss of their king.
He wants Ramonda and Shuri (Letitia Wright) to find a certain scientist.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever gives us another mythical and powerful nation inspired by ancient Mayan culture.
The Soundtrack
The film’s soundtrack has a mix of African and Latin American artistes with the likes of Burna Boy, Amaarae, Tems and Stormzy being roped in.
Rihanna came in with the lead single Lift Me Up.
The project was recorded in various countries including Nigeria, Mexico and London.
What the Critics said about Wakanda Forever
“Once the action of Wakanda Forever gets set into motion, the movie starts to feel hopelessly busy, with separate story arcs involving the Wakandan Jabari tribe (led by the always scene-stealing Winston Duke as M’Baku), the whereabouts of T’Challa’s wife Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o), and the mythic past of the Talokan people, which, like that of Wakanda, is painfully entangled with the history of colonial violence.” – Dana Stevens (Slate)
“Ryan Coogler’s Marvel epic is a thoughtful, emotional and weighty film, an open-hearted story that courses with collective pain.” Wenlei Ma (News.com.au)
“A Marvel movie, for sure.
But a pretty interesting one, partly because it’s also a Ryan Coogler film, with the director’s signature interplay of genre touchstones, vivid emotions, and allegorical implications.” – A.O. Scott (New York Times)
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