It’s been 6 years since Rihanna’s last studio album, and 5 years since her last solo single, “Lemon”. She’s appeared on a few other artist’s records here and there, but luckily for fans there’s still a long time to go without it, looks like the Rihannapocalypse may be coming to an end soon – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Thank You for.
Rumors circulated earlier this month that Rihanna had recorded two tracks for an upcoming Marvel film, and on Tuesday, Marvel confirmed them. On Twitter the studio posted an animation of the “Wakanda Forever” logo that spins around and then fades away, only the letter R, and a date: 10/28/22.
Of course, Marvel doesn’t say that they’re going to make fans feel like they’re the only fans (in the world), outright. But unless the R stands for Robert Downey Jr. or something, we’re having a hard time not coming to the conclusion that we’re supposed to say “Where were you?”
With music by Rihanna (we think), “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” stars Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia, Leticia Wright as Shuri, Danai Gurira as Okoye, Florence Kasumba as Ayo , Winston Duke as M’Baku, Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda. And Martin Freeman as Everett Ross, all returning from “Black Panther.” Tenoch Huerta played King Namor of Talocan, with Dominic Thorne joining as future ironheart Riri Williams, Michaela Koel, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinali.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, directed by Ryan Coogler and produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore.
The film opens in theaters on November 11, 2022.