Dominique Thorne

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The Bay Area was a weird place in 1987. You had the remnants of the Me Decade’s cults of touchy-feeliness bumping up against Silicon Valley’s computer-nerd capitalism. Competing D.I.Y. music scenes meant you could surf between S.F. Thrash, East Bay rap, and pockets of punk popping up from everywhere; shows and entrances to a subculture of your choice were just a BART ride away. Other than the San Francisco 49ers, still deep into their Joe Montana-led winning streak, sports meant rooting for underdogs. (The Oakland A’s…

Image: Marvel StudiosBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever has finally arrived, and to say that Marvel’s latest—the sequel to 2018’s smash hit Black Panther, which won three Oscars—at was highly, highly anticipated is putting it rather mildly. io9’s Germain Lussier and Cheryl Eddy and Gizmodo’s David Ewalt sat down to discuss the MCU’s return to Wakanda, the movie’s new and familiar characters, and how it dealt with the loss of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman.Image: Marvel StudiosDavid Ewalt: So I literally just got back…

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — out now in cinemas — already had the big task of following its universally beloved 2018 predecessor, which I dubbed the king of Marvel movies. But then in 2020, after the death of Chadwick Boseman, the franchise was forced into an impossible corner. What do you do with a sequel when the actor who plays your lead character is gone? Returning director Ryan Coogler, who almost quit filmmaking after the tragedy, has attempted to infuse the loss of his friend and colleague, and his feelings…

That Black Panther: Wakanda Forever works completely defies logic. The film juggles so many storylines, so many characters, and so many emotions, when you’re watching it, you half expect it to fall apart. Which, frankly, most of the audience would probably be okay with. It’s not every day a major Hollywood blockbuster comes to life without the titular star of the previous film, especially when that star has tragically passed away.But co-writer and director Ryan Coogler leans into the passing of Black Panther star Chadwick…

Riri Williams, aka Ironheart, is introduced in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.Image: Marvel StudiosNot only does Black Panther: Wakanda Forever bring back dozens of characters from the first film, and not only does it introduce an entire new world thanks to Namor and the Talocan, the film also introduces the star of one of Marvel’s next Disney+ shows: Ironheart.Dominique Thorne plays the character, real name Riri Williams. On the surface, adding yet another new character into an already super-packed movie might seem…

Chadwick Boseman is well-represented in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.Image: Marvel StudiosLosing Chadwick Boseman during the build-up to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was more than just losing the star of the film. It lost its heart. The actor was everything to the franchise and his tragic passing could have very easily seen the film wiped away for good. But the team behind the movie didn’t let that happen and the resultingfilm is a celebration of his character and the actor himself.In keeping that balance of telling…

Is Shuri the new Black Panther? Some audiences found out tonight.Image: Marvel StudiosBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever is almost here. That sentence alone feels like a miracle. Though the 2018 original grossed well over $1 billion and gave Marvel Studios its first Best Picture nomination, the road to the sequel was anything but smooth. The tragic loss of star Chadwick Boseman was the first, and biggest, hurdle. There was also a global pandemic to navigate, on-set controversies, injuries, and more. Now, finally, November 11…

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever just got a new trailer — in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Following its initial reveal at the San Diego Comic-Con this year, Marvel Studios has dropped the trailer for the second Black Panther movie, focusing on the antagonist Namor, the Sub-Mariner (Tenoch Huerta). Ryan Coogler directs the film from his own script, attempting to keep actor Chadwick Boseman's legacy intact, who passed away in 2020 due to colon cancer. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is set to release in theatres…

Image: Marvel StudiosThe new Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer has just been released. The sequel to Ryan Coogler’s record-breaking first installment is a tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman, immediately starting the movie—and the trailers—with a funeral. Watch the newest trailer below. Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Official TrailerFeaturing even more images of Talocan (which was previously assumed to be Atlantis) and Namor (Tenoch Huerta), the trailer makes it clear that the two nations are at…