The exclusive Dolby Cinema poster for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever it came out. The sequel’s Dolby poster, which debuts on the big screen on November 11, highlights the highly anticipated arrival of Namor, played by Tenoch Huerta in the film. The character’s headpiece is front and center, along with the silhouettes of some of the sequel’s recurring characters: Shuri (Letitia Wright), Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o), Okoye (Danai Gurira), Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett) and M’ Baku (Winston Duke).
Check out the Dolby Cinema poster below.
Ryan Coogler Returns to Direct Black Panther: Wakanda Forever after helping the original film. The screenplay was co-written by Coogler and Joe Robert Cole. In addition to the aforementioned stars, the sequel will also feature Dominique Thorne, Florence Kasumba, Michaela Coel and Martin Freeman.
The official summary for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is reading:
Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira), and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba), fight to protect their lands from intervening world powers in King’s wake T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must team up with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and blaze a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.
Is Namor the villain in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever?
Director Ryan Coogler recently teased Namor’s arrival by calling the character a “dream antagonist.” The filmmaker put in a Empire interview that the stark contrast between Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa and Tenoch Huerta’s Namor makes the latter perfect for the sequel.
“The contrast between T’Challa and Namor – their characters and their nations – jumps off the page. He’s a dream antagonist,” he said.
That said, Huerta doesn’t feel like his Namor is the villain of Black Panther 2. He told the publication that he sees Namor more as an antihero. That suggests there’s more to the character’s story that will be explored in the film, making him less of an outright villain, even if he’s going to serve as an enemy to the story’s heroes.
“Latin Americans are always the bad guys in Hollywood movies. And now we’re the heroes — or an anti-hero, in this case,” Huerta noted. “[Latin-Americans] make something to be proud of in Hollywood.”
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be released in US theaters on November 11, 2022.