Black Panther

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a 2022 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Shuri / Black Panther. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to Black Panther (2018) and the 30th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by Ryan Coogler, who wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole, the film stars Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Florence Kasumba, Dominic Thorne, Michaela Coyle, Mabel Cadena as Shuri/Black Panther. , Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Martin Freeman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Angela Bassett. In the film, the leaders of Wakanda fight to protect their nation after the death of King T’Challa.

Details

Ideas for a sequel began after the release of Black Panther in February 2018 Coogler was in talks to return as director in the following months, and Marvel Studios officially confirmed the sequel’s development in mid-2019. Plans for the film changed after Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer in August 2020, with Marvel choosing not to recast his role as T’Challa. The return of other main cast members from the first film was confirmed that November, and the title was announced in May 2021. Filming began in Atlanta in late June 2021, taking place at both Trilith Studios and Tyler Perry Studios before moving to Massachusetts. August, but was postponed until November to allow Wright to recover from an injury sustained while filming. It resumed in mid-January 2022 and wrapped in Puerto Rico in late March.

Release Date

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever premiered at the El Capitan Theater and Dolby Theater in Hollywood on October 26, 2022, in Los Angeles, and was released in the United States on November 11 as the final film in the fourth phase of the MCU. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $859.2 million worldwide, becoming the sixth highest-grossing film of 2022. Wakanda Forever and Bassett’s performance received numerous awards and nominations, including five Academy Awards (winning Costume Design), a British Academy Film Award. , six Critics’ Choice Movie Awards (two won), two Golden Globe Awards (one won), and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Cast and characters

Letitia Wright as Shuri/Black Panther;
Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia;
Danai Gurira as Okoye;
Winston Duke as M’Baku;
Florence Kasumba as Ayo;
Dominic Thorne as Riri Williams;
Michaela Coyle as Aneka;
Mabel Cadena as Namora;
Tenoch Huerta Mejia as Namor;
Everett K. Martin Freeman as Ross;
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine;
Angela Bassett as Ramonda;
Additionally, Michael B. Jordan reprized his MCU role as N’Zadaka/Eric “Killmonger” Stevens, T’Challa and Shuri’s cousin. Returning from Black Panther are Isaac De Bankole, Danny Sapani, and Dorothy Steele (in her final, posthumous role) as Wakandan River Tribe, Border Tribe, and Merchant Tribe elders, respectively; Connie Chiume reprises her role as Zawavari, formerly a mining tribe elder, but now elder statesman, taking over the role held by Jury in the first film; and comedian Trevor Noah Shuri’s A.I. Griot Alex Livinali portrays the Talokanil warrior Atuma, while Maria Mercedes Koroy portrays Namor’s mother, Princess Fenn. Lake Bell (who previously voiced Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow in Marvel Studios’ animated series What If…?) and Robert John Burke respectively. Appears as Graham and Smitty, a pair of CIA officers in charge of a vibranium mining operation. . Richard Schiff appears as the US Secretary of State, while Kamaru Usman appears as a naval officer. Archival footage from Boseman’s previous MCU films as T’Challa/Black Panther is used in the film’s finale, with Divine Love Konadou-san appearing as T’Challa II/Toussaint, T’Challa and Nakia’s son. CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper appears as himself reporting on Wakandan activity.

Box Office

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever grossed $453.8 million in the United States and Canada and $405.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $859.2 million. It is the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2022. Its worldwide opening weekend earned $331.6 million, marking the third-biggest opening of the Pandemic era, behind Spider-Man: No Way Home ($601 million) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($452 million). Deadline Hollywood calculated the film’s net profit at $259 million, accounting for production budget, marketing, talent engagement and other costs; Box office gross and home media revenue placed it fifth on the list of “Most Valuable Blockbusters” of 2022.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was projected to earn $175 million in the United States and Canada in its opening weekend. As of November 2022, BoxOffice Pro estimates the film’s opening weekend in the United States and Canada will be between $170–205 million, and estimates the film will gross $435–543 million for its domestic total. The film grossed $84.3 million on its opening day, which included $28 million from Thursday night previews. It grossed $181.3 million in its opening weekend, becoming the weekend’s top film. It marked the biggest opening weekend in November, behind The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($158.1 million) and No Way Home ($260 million) and Multiverse of Madness ($187 million), surpassing the third-biggest opening for a film in the pandemic era. ) Wakanda Forever remained the top film in its second weekend, grossing over $66.5 million, down 63%. The following weekend, the film remained at the top of the box office, grossing $45.6 million (down 31%). It grossed $63.8 million over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend. The film topped the chart in its fourth and fifth weekends, earning $17.5 million and $11.2 million, respectively. In its sixth weekend, Wakanda Forever earned $5.3 million and was displaced by Avatar: The Way of Water. It is the third highest-grossing film of 2022 behind Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water.

Outside the United States and Canada, the film grossed $150.3 million in its first weekend from 50 markets. This is the biggest opening ever for a film in Nigeria, as well as the second biggest for a film released in 2022 in France and South Africa. Disney Africa reported that the film set an all-time box office record in West Africa and had the biggest opening of 2022 in East Africa, as well as the second highest box office gross in South Africa. The five highest openings for the film were the UK and Ireland ($15 million), France ($13.7 million), Mexico ($12.8 million), South Korea ($8.9 million) and Brazil ($7.1 million). In its second weekend, Wakanda Forever grossed $69.8 million for a 49% drop, while in its third weekend, it grossed $32.1 million for a 53% drop. As of March 12, 2023, the top grossing regions were the United Kingdom ($41 million), Mexico ($35.9 million), France ($33.2 million), Brazil ($21.4 million), and Australia ($19.5 million).

About

Directed by	Ryan Coogler
Screenplay by	·         Ryan Coogler ·         Joe Robert Cole
Story by	Ryan Coogler
Based on	Marvel Comics
Produced by	·         Kevin Feige ·         Nate Moore
Starring	·         Letitia Wright ·         Lupita Nyong’o ·         Danai Gurira ·         Winston Duke ·         Florence Kasumba ·         Dominique Thorne ·         Michaela Coel ·         Mabel Cadena ·         Tenoch Huerta Mejía ·         Martin Freeman ·         Julia Louis-Dreyfus ·         Angela Bassett
Cinematography	Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Edited by	·         Michael P. Shawver ·         Kelley Dixon ·         Jennifer Lame
Music by	Ludwig Göransson
Production company	Marvel Studios
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates	·         October 26, 2022 (Hollywood, Los Angeles) ·         November 11, 2022 (United States)
Running time	161 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$200–250 million
Box office	$859.2 million

 

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