“Black Panther 2”: Rihanna releases “Lift Me Up”, her song for the film’s soundtrack

The expectation behind “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is huge for various reasons, but the main one is related to the death of Chadwick Boseman, an actor who played T’Challa in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As indicated by the cast of “Wakanda Forever” during the promotional tour, the film is not just another adventure, it is a story of Wakanda and a great tribute to Boseman. And a great tribute cannot have just any soundtrack, it needs a strong anthem that arouses emotion in the audience. That’s why Rihanna, one of the most prestigious international artists, released a song that is part of the film. ‘Lift Me Up’ is the title it receives and you can hear it below:

“Lift Me Up” is not just another song in Rihanna’s career, but rather Marking her return to the solo music industry after a six-year absence, it is her first single since she released “Love on the Brain” in 2016. The artist also released the video with the lyrics of the song, both in Anglo-Saxon and Wakandian alphabets.

Before Boseman’s death, ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, which opens on November 11, already had an almost complete script of the plot, but after the actor’s death, and with him that of T’Challa, it was him to have to face the film in a different way than initially expected. It wasn’t easy for anyone on the team to move forward without Boseman, the film’s director and screenwriter, Ryan Coogler, told Entertainment Weekly in early October that he was so affected by the death of his friend and partner that he was about to leave the project. It seemed she couldn’t go on without him.

There was no lack of controversy

The death of Chadwick Boseman has caused a great deal of debate on social networks about what Marvel Studios should do with the character. There were two options, either to find a new actor to continue his story or to end T’Challa’s journey in the MCU. The franchise’s board of directors did not formalize the decision until Disney Investors Day 2020, where Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, reported that with Boseman the character is also dead.

In “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”, the mighty nation of Wakanda mourns the death of their king T’Challa. His sister Shuri and Queen Ramonda must fight alongside Okoye and Dora Milaje to protect the kingdom from world powers who will take advantage of Wakanda’s unstable situation to chase its resources. Plus, they won’t be his only concern, since Namor and his underwater city, Talocan, are also a threat. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will be released in theaters on November 11th.