
Plans for the film changed in August 2020 when "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman died from colon cancer, with Marvel choosing not to recast his role of T'Challa. Coogler negotiated to return as director in the following months, and Marvel Studios officially confirmed the sequel's development in mid-2019. Ideas for a sequel began after the release of Black Panther in February 2018. In the film, the leaders of Wakanda fight to protect their nation in the wake of King T'Challa's death. The film is directed by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole, and stars Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Dominique Thorne, Florence Kasumba, Michaela Coel, Tenoch Huerta, Martin Freeman, and Angela Bassett.


Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to "Black Panther" (2018) and the 30th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" - OPENS TODAY AT THE STATE AND THE MULTIPLEXĪ 2022 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Black Panther.
