Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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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 (2022-10-26) (Hollywood, Los Angeles) November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11) (United States)
Running time	161 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$200–250 million[2][3]
Box office	$859.2 million[4][5]

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 co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole, the film stars Letitia Wright as Shuri / Black Panther, alongside Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Florence Kasumba, Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Martin Freeman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Angela Bassett. In the film, the leaders of Wakanda fight to protect their nation in the wake of King T'Challa's death.

Ideas for a sequel began after the release of Black Panther in February 2018. Coogler negotiated 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 in August 2020 when Black Panther star and T'Challa actor Chadwick Boseman died from colon cancer, with Marvel choosing not to recast his role. The return of other main cast members from the first film was confirmed that November, and the sequel's title was revealed to be Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in May 2021. Filming began in late June in Atlanta, taking place at both Trilith Studios and Tyler Perry Studios, before moving to Massachusetts in August, but was halted in November to allow Wright to recover from an injury sustained during filming. It resumed by mid-January 2022 and wrapped in late March in Puerto Rico.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever premiered at the El Capitan Theatre and the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on October 26, 2022, and was released in the United States on November 11, as the final film in Phase Four of the MCU. The film received 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), one British Academy Film Award, six Critics' Choice Movie Awards (winning two), two Golden Globe Awards (winning one), and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. A sequel is in development.