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Image: Marvel StudiosDon Cheadle discusses how Armor Wars will dig deep into War Machine. Matt Reeves says the Penguin show will tie into his plans for The Batman sequel. Plus, Gates McFadden teases kicking ass in Star Trek: Picard, and there’s a new poster for The Flash’s final season. Spoilers get!Black Panther 3Speaking with Variety, Letitia Wright stated the Black Panther cast needs time to “regroup” and “get back into the lab” before a third film can happen. I think it’s already in the works. You know, we just had a…

A key member of the cast of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is opening up about that post-credits scene, and how hard it was to film in accordance to honouring the legacy of Chadwick Boseman. Letitia Wright, who stars as Shuri in the film, opened up about the process of filming the post-credit scene. (Also read: How Black Panther Wakanda Forever's moving mid-credits scene sets up the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe)In the end, we see Shuri take over the responsibilities of the Black Panther throne, and finally…

Letitia Wright as the new Black Panther.Image: Marvel StudiosThe end credits scene of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is maybe Marvel’s best ever. The way it concludes the story of the film in such a touching, moving waywhile also setting the table for the future is simply a beautiful mix. And in a new interview, one of the main participants in that scene, Letitia Wright, spoke about what the scene meant to her, and what it was like preparing for it.“That post-credit scene for me is another extension of the ways in which…

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star Letitia Wright was quick to call out an article that has included her name for the anti-vaccine controversy along with two ‘controversial’ men in the industry for consideration in the upcoming awards race. (Also read: Letitia Wright breaks silence on anti-vaccine controversy)In her Instagram story, Letitia Wright posted a screenshot of the article that has the headline, "How Personal Baggage Will Impact Oscar Chances". Letitia called out the journalist as well as the publication,…

Let’s talk about the new Black PantherImage: Marvel StudiosGoing into Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Marvel wasn’t specifically saying who was going to become the Black Panther in the wake of T’Challa’s death—but a glance at the poster or commercials made it fairly clear. So the who, maybe, wasn’t a mystery. But the why and how? Much more so.Speaking to io9 at last month’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever press day, producer Nate Moore explained why the character chosen to be the new Black Panther was the only person…

Letitia Wright is opening up for the first time since the controversy surrounding her anti-vaccine views. The Black Panther star had retweeted a link from the web show On The Table, where the host Tomi Arayomi, who claims to be a prophet and not a medical professional, had expressed her doubts over the Covid-19 vaccines, in December 2020. (Also read: Black Panther Wakanda Forever movie review)When asked about the whole incident now that Black Panther has been dominating global box office, Letitia opened up about it in…

Image: Marvel StudiosThe timeline of events starting from the hard confirmation of a sequel to 2018's Black Panther to said sequel’s actual release this weekend has been nothing short of odd, to say the least. With the sudden passing of Chadwick Boseman overwhelming nearly everything about the film’s production, it seemed like Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was primed to be a strange closer to an already strange run of films and TV shows that have made up Phase Four of the MCU. It seemed primed to be if not an…

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…

Even before we see the first frame of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, it is clear that the film is a tribute to Chadwick Boseman. The actor, who played Marvel’s original Black Panther, is ever-present in the film in spirit. And Ryan Coogler’s film beautifully pays tribute to the late actor in perhaps the best way a film can. And yet, the Black Panther sequel falls short of being a truly great film. Maybe it’s the length, the long stretches where nothing happens, and the disappointing payoff that make it so. The sad (or…