Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Movie, 2022, Phase 4, Set in 2025
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is #45 of 69 in release order and #48 of 69 in chronological order in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The story
Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever recap
T'Challa dies of an illness his sister Shuri could not cure. A year later, Queen Ramonda leads Wakanda while other nations try to take its vibranium. An American machine built to find vibranium locates some at the bottom of the Atlantic, and the team is killed by Namor, king of Talokan, an underwater people. Namor demands that Wakanda hand over the machine's inventor, an MIT student named Riri Williams, or he will attack. Shuri and Okoye find Riri, but the Talokanil capture Shuri and Riri, and Namor shows Shuri his kingdom. Nakia rescues them, and Namor attacks Wakanda in revenge, killing Ramonda. Shuri recreates the heart-shaped herb, becomes the new Black Panther and sees Killmonger in the ancestral plane.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ending explained
Wakanda lures Namor to a ship at sea and battles the Talokanil. Shuri fights Namor on a beach, wounds him and offers peace instead of killing him, and he yields. Riri goes home, and Shuri goes to Haiti, where Nakia has been living, and burns her funeral robes to mourn her brother.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. In the mid-credits scene, Nakia introduces Shuri to her young son, Toussaint, who reveals his Wakandan name is T'Challa: he is T'Challa's son. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is streaming on Disney+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 84%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Werewolf by Night, before The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.
- Chronological order: after Werewolf by Night, before The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.
What to watch before Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
In release order, 32 Marvel Cinematic Universe essentials come before Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), from Iron Man (2008) to Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
Cast
- Letitia Wright as Shuri
- Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor
- Lupita Nyong'o as Nakia
- Danai Gurira as Okoye
- Winston Duke as M'Baku
- Angela Bassett as Ramonda
- Martin Freeman as Everett Ross
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
- Dominique Thorne as Riri
- Florence Kasumba as Ayo
- Michaela Coel as Aneka
- Alex Livinalli as Attuma
Directed by Ryan Coogler.