Following its success in cinemas in 2022, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever arrives on French screens. Directed by Ryan Coogler, this superhero film is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is the direct sequel to Black Panther. The cast includes Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett and Tenoch Huerta. The latter plays Namor, king of a secret underwater nation.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is available on Disney+ from June 1, 2025.
Synopsis: After the death of King T'Challa, the leaders of Wakanda struggle to protect their nation from the interference of world powers, while facing a new threat from a secret underwater civilization.
After an introduction in the form of an obligatory tribute to Chadwick Boseman, the interpreter of Black Panther, who died suddenly in 2020, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has to make a clean sweep of virtually everything that made the first opus so that it can launch new intrigues, without its hero. A rarity in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's a film that shines more for its superhero's absence than for its actions. This makes for a scenario that's a little more original than usual, in which the Wakandans, after the death of their king T'Challa, are pitted against a brand-new threat, the underwater kingdom of Talokan.
Despite its 2h47 running time, there's never a dull moment in this lore-rich second installment, in which we learn of the existence of another vibranium-based civilization living under the ocean. This people seem to have inspired filmmaker Ryan Coogler, who has a lot of fun depicting this visually impressive underwater world. Unlike Black Adam, released just a few weeks earlier, Black Panther succeeds in creating a universe as credible as it is palpable, and doesn't confuse speed with haste in unveiling its stakes. It even introduces the character of Riri Williams (played by Dominique Thorne), an amusing ersatzIron Man, who will be the heroine of the IronHeart series, released last year on Disney+.
Nonetheless, this new opus fails to escape the most recurrent pitfalls of MCU films: special effects that sometimes sting the eyes a little, and on-screen action scenes that are muddled. A shame for a special-effects action movie...
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