Namor confronts Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever featurette
The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever cast honors Chadwick Boseman and offers a new peek at that Namor/Ramonda confrontation
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is just one month away, premiering November 11, 2022. Much of the lead-up to the film has been spent discussing the large shadow Chadwick Boseman has cast over the franchise. His life and legacy can’t be extricated from the Marvel sequel, so instead, the cast and crew have leaned into honoring him every step of the way.
“We all suffered an incredible loss when we lost Chadwick,” says Winston Duke in a new featurette for the film. “Altogether, we ended up using those feelings to create something really special.”
The original big screen Black Panther “knew exactly what these images meant to the world,” Angela Bassett reflects about creating Wakanda. Director Ryan Coogler adds, “Chad was very much our artistic partner. I would spend time with him, just he and I, talking about where he wanna see the story go, how much he admired the other characters and the actors that portrayed them.”
There isn’t much footage from the new film that hasn’t already been seen in the trailers. However, the featurette does provide context for a brief, charged clip that was previously released, in which the rulers of Wakanda and Talocan face off. “I need to know if Wakanda is an ally or an enemy,” Namor (Tenoch Huerta) confronts Queen Ramonda (Bassett). Apparently, it’s not Wakanda that the underwater kingdom has its sights set on—but perhaps Ramonda’s country is the only thing standing in its way.
“The level of care creating this story is astounding,” Danai Gurira gushes elsewhere in the clip. “And so it really just felt like for all of us, to give it everything we have and more.”
“I’m so excited about the world being able to tap into Wakanda again, how each character takes on new challenges. And I’m excited about us honoring Chad,” Letitia Wright, the heavily rumored future Black Panther concludes the clip. “Yeah, he would want us to just inspire the world.”
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Not to speak for the dead, but he’d also probably want you to get vaccinated.
Beat me to it.
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She was absolutely on the wrong side of things but she deserves the same opportunity to learn and realize she’s mistaken, like any human being is. I had a good friend of mine tell me his own hesitancy was because of the history of African Americans being tested on and given faulty medications, which I, being White, wouldn’t have immediately considered. You have no idea what prompted her hesitation towards being vaccinated and so forth but she hasn’t said anything else about it either.
Just a note: Don’t capitalize the W in White, or the b in brown for that matter. We capitalize Black because it represents both race and cultural identity. There’s no pride in whiteness.
You’re a seppo, aren’t you? I keep forgetting ‘Murrica is the only the place on the planet with black people, but fortunately there’s always one seppo along to remind everyone.
Obviously I’m talking about America. The entire context is Americans’ perspectives on vaccination, and the guy I replied to said “African American.” Then again, you’re doing the typically Australian thing where you insert yourself into a conversation about another country when you have no idea what you’re talking about, so I guess you’re an antiseppo?And to keep going: Surely you agree White shouldn’t be capitalized, which was the thrust of my reply? OP used Black. I’ve loved every Australian I’ve met in person, but on the internet you’re fucking insufferable.
GOT HIM!
Yamaa, Unnumbered!Hey. Hey, Unnumbered. YamaRemember how you said you were talking about “Americans’ perspectives on vaccination”? Remember that? Remember how this is in the context of Letitia Wright’s antivax stance?Remember that? You and wis up there talking about how ‘Murrican black people’s experience with vaccination, which, among other things, included the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiments?Well, this is sure as shit gonna be painful for you, because apparently the most painful thing in the world is a Usian have his ignorance lanced like a boil. Letitia Wright was born in Georgetown. Oh, no, silly. Not that Georgetown, which is the one you’re now doubt thinking of, because you problem is – as you’ve demonstrated – that you simple view everything through a ‘Murrican context. I bet you thought Georgetown, Idaho, right? Maybe Georgetown, Mississippi? Maybe the university?(This is fun!)Oh, I’ll put you out of your misery before you have a stroke (lord knows I wouldn’t want to cause you crippling medical debt):
Guyana, for those who don’t know – hey, let’s not name any names, but I think you know who I’m talking about – is a country in South America, on the edge of the Caribbean. So, maybe don’t go criticising others about “doing the typically Australian thing where you insert yourself into a conversation about another country when you have no idea what you’re talking about” because I clearly have more idea than you. Remember what I said about that ‘Murrican lens? One of those symptoms is ‘Murricans like yourself assuming that everyone’s as ignorant as you are – and so because you know fuck-all about other countries and don’t feel confident/empathetic enough to comment on them, you think it’s rude for me to do so. Well, the rest of the world generally takes an interest in…the rest of the world, rather than seeing themselves as some sort of…exception who doesn’t have to know, and who isn’t beset by the sort of nationalistic solipsism as yourself. (It’s also how I knew about Tuskegee.)See, we accept that there are other nations, cultures, societies out there, and thus can comment on them. We know more about you than you know about us. I guess this is also the point where I point out the irony of you saying I shouldn’t insert myself into “conversations about another country” when you were talking about Guyana, not America. And to keep going: Surely you agree White shouldn’t be capitalized, which was the thrust of my reply? OP used Black.Now, now: don’t try to deflect. Never said I disagreed, but nice try. But do stop trying that tactic.But let’s unpack what you said earlier: Don’t capitalize the W in White, or the b in brown for that matter. We capitalize Black because it represents both race and cultural identity.Soooooooooo…hoo boy.First of all, Black cultural identity: because it’s all the same to you, right? The citizens of South Central Los Angeles have the exact same culture as, say, the PNG Highlanders, right? The Kikuyu of East Africa? Pacific Islanders? The Anaiwan of New South Wales? The Guyanese?Do you think these people all identify as…whatever your homogenous, one-size-fits-all definition of what “black culture” is? That’s what you’re saying. Black=race and culture. If you’ve got the skin colour, you’ve got the culture – “a” culture, singular, as you said. That’s what you said. So, let’s apply that to the rest of what you said. Brown people don’t have culture, eh? Because, after all, if brown people had culture, the word “brown” would be capitalised. Do you not recognised the culture of Indians, Sri Lankans, Arabs, Latin Americans…? Oh, but you might say, those are all different cultures……which leads us back to the first point: do you not think of black people having more than one culture? I’ve loved every Australian I’ve met in person,That’s because you’ve only met the ones dumb enough to travel to America. But yeah, I don’t blame you: we’re so much more awesome than you are. so I guess you’re an antiseppo?Thanks!
You’re right, I apologize.
Go have a chat with Evangeline Lilly while you’re at it.
Considering how quick Disney was willing to kick Gina Carano to the curb for her shitty takes, I am surprised they seem to be all in with Leticia Wright. I wonder if its a matter of Black Panther 2 already having to be completely rewritten once for losing it star and to much being invested in her.
All in yet not really making her the focus of advertising with many clips. Let’s see how often they deploy her for interviews.
Do we know that she hasn’t bent knee to the Mouse after all, though? One thing that got Carano canned was that she dug in in that familiar way of “Oh, I can’t say that? I’ll just say it louder then!” I seem to remember Wright going more of the “just asking questions” route, which is morally no less dumb and reprehensible, but possibly gives more cover if, as I suspect, the entire rest of the cast of BP tackled her and told her to shut the fuck up forever. I think she might even have gotten vaccinated after all, though I could be misremembering that.
I suspect a very clear set of conditions were laid down, signed, and adhered to. Similarly as far as I know Evangeline Lilly stopped running her mouth since the antivax convoys in January.
Once again, because Evangeline Lilly IS RIGHT FUCKING THERE. But you know, white lady so she gets a pass.
It’s a red herring. There going to pull a, “We are ALL Black Panther”, queue splash page pan of multiple versions standing together, at the climax, calling it now.
I’ve heard rumor it’s all misdirection and Michaela Coel is the new black panther. We shall have to see. I suppose the difference is in Wright having the personal opinion (hella dumb opinion) about vaccines and not aligning herself with any particular organizations whereas Carrano kept digging the pit.
I’m a little worried that this film is going to be 2 hours of funeral and one hour for the rest of the movie. I’m also concerned that Namor won’t say “Imperious Rex.” These are legitimate concerns!!!!
I have a feeling you’re going to be waiting about as long as fans had to for “Avengers Assemble!”
Well… that “Avengers assemble” was really worth waiting for.
It’s going to be 90 minutes of origin story and then half an hour of CGI nonsense like every single one of these movies
Awwwwww
Imagine the terror you have as an actor, finding out you have to try to appear like you might possibly be able to intimidate Angela Bassett.
so instead, the cast and crew have leaned —> so instead the cast and crew have leanedAngela Bassett reflects about creating Wakanda —> “reflects” does not mean “says”where he wanna see the story go —> where he would want to see the story go (these are the actual words dude says in the video)“I need to know if Wakanda is an ally or an enemy,” Namor (Tenoch Huerta) confronts Queen Ramonda (Bassett) —> “confronts” does not mean “says to”And so it really just felt like —> And so it just really felt likethe heavily rumored future Black Panther concludes the clip —> “concludes” does not mean “says at the end of”
Man Namor looks like shit in these trailers. I was never a big Namor fan (as my fandom was mostly from late 70’s to mid 90’s comics). I’m probably stuck in my 80’s Superhero body shit and should be more open to Namor being lean and ripped.