On October 26, Los Angeles became the embassy of Wakanda with the world premiere of the sequel to ‘Black Panther’, in which, in addition to showing the stars of the film and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it was screened for the first time in front of the “Wakanda forever” print and from there we received the first reactions to the new Ryan Coogler. Angela Bassett, Tenoch Huerta, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright and many others, as well as Rihanna, who came out of retirement to sing two of the theme songs, passed her purple carpet.
The story of the film takes place after the death of King T’Challa, the character of Chadwick Boseman, and it was noted that the entire “Wakanda Forever” team had in mind the actor who died of cancer in August 2020. Kevin Feige, CEO of Marvel Studios, recalled Boseman before the press: “I am very grateful to have had him in my life for the short time I have had. More importantly, what he did at such a young age, with such a lot of work, will last forever. Generation after generation after generation will come to feel his presence. ” But it was the director, Coogler, who paid the most obvious and personal tribute to Boseman, by showing up at the premiere with a medallion bearing the actor’s face:
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“It’s complicated, it’s complicated”Coogler said Deadline, “What I will say is that Chadwick was moving forward while being aware of what was behind him. That concept is one of the things I keep forever as a lesson. He was also brilliant in understanding the moment, he was aware of the situation in which I was in. So I try to channel it into this process, in the sense of understanding that we had to go on even if we lost it physically. He was a gigantic man, the screen could not contain him. Seeing his films is knowing only a part of him. We feel very lucky to meet the whole guy and we are trying to honor him in this movie. “
“Let’s try not to collapse”
Even Letitia Wright, who plays Shuri, T’Challa’s sister and one of the possible heirs of the Black Panther title in the UCM, It had a nice touch in Boseman’s memory, although it is less obvious and requires archival exercise. And it is that Wright came to the premiere dressed in a suit very similar to the one worn by the actor at the Oscars in 2018, when “Black Panther” was competing for the awards for the best original soundtrack, the best costumes and the best design. of production, awards they have taken; and the best song (“All the Stars”), the best sound editing, the best sound mixing and the best movie, which got lost.
“I’m empowering myself” Wright told Variety, “I’ve seen some people from Chad’s team. When we look into each other’s eyes, we know how it feels. We have to stop. I see my aunt looking me in the eye, she’s so proud. I have to stop … It’s exciting. We’re trying not to. collapse”. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will be released in theaters on November 11th.
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