in San Diego Comic ConMarvel announced that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever It will be the final movie in Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever It will hit theaters on November 11, 2022.

The fourth phase of the MCU started with WandaVision, the first Disney Plus TV show that was canon in the MCU. It was the first movie Black Widowreleased in July 2021. With the company announcing the slate and release dates for Phase 5 at SDCC 2022, with actors promising that the next phase was about “resetting and introducing new characters.”

One of those new characters will be Namor, the King of Atlantis, played by Tenoc Huerta, who was recently seen in Forever cleansing. As kings under the sea, Namur holds a grudge toward the surface world that often puts him at odds with the superheroes of the Marvel Universe — and has a very specific rivalry with T’Challa, which will likely be reviewed in this version of the story.

Also featured will be Riri Williams (Dominic Thorne), the teenage sizzling child who crafts her own Iron Man-style armor to become the Iron Heart Champion.

naturally, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever It will feature major returning characters, such as Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), and Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o).

Between the release of the original Black Panther And its sequel, Star Chadwick Bosemanwho played T’Challa, the MCU’s Black Panther, He passed away after a quiet battle with cancer. Marvel boss Kevin Fiege has made it clear in the past that T’Challa’s role will not be recast.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever He also brings back characters like Everett K. Ross (Martin Freeman), Ramonda (Angela Basset), and Okoye (Danai Gurira). The sequel to Black Panther will also bring back original film director Ryan Coogler, who also co-wrote it. Wakanda forever With Joe Robert Cole, Coogler’s collaborator on the original script.

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