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I don't really know how much I have to add to the discourse around this film at this point because I feel like I said it all when the film came out. I love this movie and that is already well-documented throughout this thread. However, it is interesting to see this thread bumped now because I...

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I figured this would be as god a place to post this as any. Ruth E. Carter (who won Costume Design Oscars for both Black Panther films) recently wrote a book about her career. "The Art of Ruth E. Carter" includes chapters about both Black Panther and Wakanda Forever as well as other work...

The issue that we are bumping up against here is how arbitrary awards season can be. Holly Hunter and Angela Bassett can both have deserved recognition for their respective performances. But (most of the time, except in the rare case of a tie) only one person can get the award. If the Academy...

As is often the case, the Best Actress category was stacked with great work this year. I would have picked Bassett, but Curtis, Hsu and Condon were all great as well. (I didn't see The Whale so can't comment on Chau.) Bassett is one of those actors who is so good and so well-respected...

Angela Bassett is getting an Oscar after all because the Academy is giving her an honorary one. https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/angela-bassett-mel-brooks-governors-awards-honorary-oscars-1235654578/ This is certainly a nice gesture in light of her incredible career, but I still think she...

Voices Rising (the making of documentary for the score) has been slightly delayed. It will now arrive February 28 instead of the originally announced February 22. https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/voices-rising-the-music-of-wakanda-forever-disney-plus

The final episode of the Wakanda Forever behind the scenes podcast is up now. It includes interviews with producer Nate Moore, Ryan Coogler and Simone Boseman, Chadwick's wife. It is a very emotional conversation. I would recommend the entire podcast (6 episodes) to anyone with the...

That's not new. They did that shortly after Boseman passed. Coogler even says so on the commentary track for Wakanda Forever.

This week's episode of the behind-the-scenes podcast features interviews with Letitia Wright, Tenoch Huerta and cultural consultant Dr. Gerado Aldana. I can't recommend this enough. It's great. Next week will be the final episode.

I remember some article or interview from the past few months in which Coogler said that people think Marvel asked him to put her in there, but it was actually his idea to use the CIA, not a mandate from the studio. I want to be clear that I'm paraphrasing this, so it might not be completely...

The new Assembled special about the making of this film is now on Disney+.

I don't know the comics either. Looking after America Chavez in the movie was just something that Doctor Strange had to do. Shuri and Riri are peers in terms of their ages and intellectual capacities, which made them interesting to bounce off each other. That was the difference to me as far...

Wakanda Forever is now playing in theaters in China. It becomes the first Marvel film allowed into that country since Spider-Man: Far From Home in 2019. https://variety.com/2023/film/news/black-panther-wakanda-forever-china-1235515335/

Riri is basically a human MacGuffin in this movie. She is the thing that the villain wants to find and kill, and the hero must protect. This is exactly the same as Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness with America Chavez. I was a little surprised that they had two different movies with...

As you noted, the film is already (nearly) three hours long as-is. If the filmmakers did as you suggest and had to re-explain who major characters are, it would have made the film even longer. Audiences know that Marvel is telling a serialized story. This film requires less basic knowledge of...

I certainly didn't expect you to say that. @Carlo_M said it better than I could. Nakia is a major character in the first film. Also, I don't understand why people feel like recaps of the previous films are required in franchise sequels. Wakanda Forever actually seems to require less...

I don't think they set out to make something depressing. I think that the passing of Chadwick Boseman forced their hand here because the movie had to address the grief from his absence. What are you referring to here specifically? If this film did not build on what was established in the...

I saw the film theatrically on a Cinemark XD screen. For anyone who doesn't know, this is basically Cinemark's premium auditorium brand, a competitor of sorts to a multiplex IMAX. (It is the biggest screen in the building, but doesn't compare to the huge museum IMAX.) But because these...

As we've been discussing, today is the streaming release date for the film on Disney+. But there is also a new episode of "Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast." This week it features interviews with Dominique Throne, costume designer Ruth E. Carter and composer Ludwig Göransson.

Disney uploaded a new ad for the streaming debut tomorrow. Edit: And here is a little behind-the-scenes bit about Namor's wings.

You're right. I forgot about that one.

Disney+ has announced the release schedule for February 2023. https://variety.com/feature/whats-on-disney-plus-new-shows-movies-1203517920/ Of course, we already knew that the movie itself would be released on February 1. According to this, the Assembled special on the making of the film will...

Has anybody else been listening to "Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast?" The first episode of this was released back in November and features a lengthy interview with Ryan Coogler. Then they paused and came back last week. The first episode with Coogler was spoiler-free...

This is a welcome surprise. Disney+ is premiering an original series called Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever on February 22. I was expecting an Assembled special, but this is the first time they've ever had a multi-episode series specifically dedicated to the music. I love the...

The theatrical-to-streaming window on Wakanda Forever will be 83 days (Thursday "preview" shows on November 10 to February 1.) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was on Disney+ after about 48 days and Thor: Love and Thunder took about 62 days. This is the longest theatrical window...

Anyone who haas Disney+ knows that it is coming there soon anyway. I don't think formalizing the date makes any difference.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will arrive on Disney+ on February 1.