Black Panther

2022 - 11 - 10

Chadwick Boseman - Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's credits scene honors Chadwick ... (Vox)

Over its last few movies — Eternals, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Thor: Love and Thunder — Marvel has used its post-credits scenes to ...

They wanted a normal life for Toussaint, Nakia says, and the scene ends with Nakia and Shuri’s newfound nephew asking Shuri to keep their secret. Nakia introduces the boy as her son, and he tells Shuri his name is Toussaint. As Shuri is grieving, Nakia approaches her with a 6-year-old boy in tow and asks if they can grieve with her. The movie’s final scene has Shuri finally visiting Nakia and performing a Wakandan ritual in which she says goodbye to her brother. Shuri wrestles with her anger and guilt at not being able to help him. One might assume that would happen with Wakanda Forever, especially with how the movie introduced the antihero [sub-mariner](https://www.marvel.com/characters/sub-mariner) Namor (Tenoch Huerta) and the underwater city of Talokan.

Why Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Has the Best End Credit ... (Gizmodo)

The new Marvel movie—starring Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, and Winston Duke—is now in theaters.

No end credits scene in Marvel Cinematic Universe history has so expertly threaded that needle of cool future implications, while also wrapping up and being a crucial addition to the story you just watched. His name is Toussaint (Divine Love Konadu-Sun) and we learn he’s the son of T’Challa and Nakia. For example, in the film we never quite learn why Nakia—T’Challa’s significant other—didn’t come to his funeral. Once the waterworks stop, the implications of the scene are huge. And yet, on top of all that, meeting the boy also provides an even warmer, more loving, and deeper conclusion to the film as a whole. What could have been a sad ending of Shuri simply mourning her losses instantly becomes cathartic and hopeful. However, those decades-away hypotheticals are not why this scene stands on the top of the MCU mountain. Picking up seconds after the film ends, we see Shuri (Letitia Wright) still crying on the beach in Haiti as she burns her funeral garb, marking the end of mourning not just for her brother, but her mother too. And yet we think Marvel’s latest film, [Black Panther: Wakanda Forever](https://gizmodo.com/black-panther-wakanda-forever-movie-review-marvel-studi-1849725648), has the best credits scene in Marvel Studios history. Nakia explains T’Challa wanted Toussaint to grow up away from the pressures of the throne which is why he remained hidden. Since the beginning, Marvel Studios has put scenes during and after its credits to keep fans in the seats and tease what’s to come. Wakanda Forever only has one end credits scene, and it’s in the middle.

Wakanda Forever's New Black Panther Is the Only Natural Choice (Vulture)

Shuri (Letitia Wright) suits up in Marvel's 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' as the new Black Panther, a successor to Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa.

According to Queen Ororo (the X-Men’s Storm, T’Challa’s wife in the comics), Wakanda needed a Black Panther, and Shuri was the most suitable candidate. In a meta-textual sense, Shuri’s initial refusal to take on the identity speaks to how no one is really capable of living up to Chadwick Boseman. The battle for the throne, and thus for the mantle, is a visualization of the idea of continued lineage, with a mask that anonymizes its wearer in order to draw a direct ceremonial line between generations of Wakandans who previously donned it. Shuri graced the cover of 2009’s Black Panther #1, which told much of her story in flashback after Doctor Doom attacked T’Challa and left him for dead, leaving Wakanda without a Black Panther to protect it. In the first Black Panther, Shuri was referred to as “a child who scoffs at tradition,” an idea that informs her story after her brother succumbs (off-screen) to an illness which she’s powerless to prevent, despite her technological prowess. The 2020 passing of Chadwick Boseman left Marvel Studios two choices: re-cast his role as T’Challa, the Black Panther and king of Wakanda, or pay tribute in the sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Black Panther's Latino characters get long overdue look (Axios)

From left: Alex Livinalli, Tenoch Huerta and Mabel Cadena during an appearance on "Despierta America" in Florida. Photo: John Parra/Getty Images. "Black Panther ...

[ in 1939](https://www.marvel.com/comics/discover/1105/namor-the-golden-age-hero), Namor, also known as the Sub-Mariner, was one of the first comic book characters. [Noticias Telemundo.](https://www.telemundo.com/noticias/noticias-telemundo-mediodia/cine/video/actores-latinos-de-black-panter-wakanda-forever-explican-como-la-pelicula-rinde-tributo-tmvo11408706) [prompting criticism](https://twitter.com/happymantshrimp/status/1576955172156080129?s=46&t=dLT_m2VKG3fuNp8a5XWKJQ) that the movie could negatively depict Latinos. He made his debut in [issue #1 ](https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/10008/marvel_comics_1939_1)of "Marvel Comics." [Indigenous roots](https://twitter.com/AlejandroRuizVO/status/1551062655451799552?) represented. [ prompting excitement](https://twitter.com/ahsokalivesss/status/1586023558177619968?s=46&t=dLT_m2VKG3fuNp8a5XWKJQ) in Latin America and beyond.

<i>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever</i> Just Dropped a Huge Hint ... (TIME)

Fans have been eagerly awaiting the introduction of mutants in the MCU. Now Namor the mutant is here, and the X-Men aren't far behind.

[Red Wave Was More Like a Pink Splash](https://time.com/6231293/red-wave-pink-splash-election-republicans/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20221107-midterms) [How John Fetterman Beat Dr. We got a glimpse of [Professor X in a parallel universe](https://time.com/6174199/doctor-strange-2-characters/) in [Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness](https://time.com/6174219/doctor-strange-2-mcu-future/), and [WandaVision hinted](https://time.com/5942708/wandavision-what-happened/) that the Scarlet Witch was born a mutant, too. He also is in constant ally-ship or conflict with the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and, yes, the X-Men. A true anti-hero, Namor doesn’t just help and betray the Wakandans. Perhaps most significantly, Namor plays a major role in a comics storyline that involves incursions, or parallel universes crashing into one another. Throughout his comics run, Namor has spent a lot of time either teaming up with or fighting Black Panther. [Disney-Fox merger](https://time.com/5351246/disney-fox-merger-approved/), Marvel fans have eagerly been awaiting the official arrival of the X-Men in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Until Disney merged with Fox, the studio could not declare their onscreen superheroes mutants: Fox owned the rights to the X-Men and mutant characters. The implication is that the infinity stone only enhanced powers she had since birth. In Avengers: Age of Ultron the siblings say they gained their powers after the evil organization HYDRA experimented on them using an infinity stone. He has an incredibly long lifespan and has lived for centuries by the time he meets Shuri. His mother was a member of a tribe trying to flee their colonist oppressors.

What's Next for the MCU After <i>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever</i> (TIME)

Marvel has not yet set a date for a third Black Panther movie. But presumably we will see Shuri suit up before then in another Marvel film or television series.

[Red Wave Was More Like a Pink Splash](https://time.com/6231293/red-wave-pink-splash-election-republicans/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20221107-midterms) [How John Fetterman Beat Dr. Ryan Coogler announced shortly after the launch of Disney’s streaming service Disney+ that he intended to produce a series on Wakanda that would explore more corners of the technologically-advanced African nation and follow several different characters. A much-anticipated (but yet to be announced) Young Avengers project could include her, alongside Ms. It’s unclear if these two projects are the same but expect to explore Wakanda on the small screen soon. After one final Disney+ movie, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, this particular era of the MCU will be wrapped up and our heroes will prepare to face a new Thanos-like threat in the form of [Kang the Conquerer](https://time.com/6080568/loki-villain-kang-the-conqueror/). Riri is getting her own show on Disney+ called Ironheart about her adventures in the suit. Will some bad guy try to expose his identity, threatening the future of Wakanda. It introduced a new Black Panther in Shuri (Letitia Wright), T’Challa’s little sister. Ironheart has, at times, been part of the Young Avengers team. In the comics, he’s equally as complex and often finds himself, in turns, allied with or fighting against the traditional do-gooder teams like the Avengers, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four. At the end of the film, Namor tells one of his allies that forging an alliance with Wakanda will ultimately benefit his underwater realm. But presumably we will see Shuri suit up before then in another Marvel film or television series.