Ryan Coogleris ready to return to Wakanda.
After Boseman died, Marvel Studios announced that it wouldnot recast the role of T’Challa.
Instead, a new character would take up the Black Panther mantle.
(One clue: The new Panther feels like a woman.)
The trailer begins by juxtaposing shots of Wakanda and a new world: the underwater kingdom of Talocan.
But I wasn’t knee-deep in it, reading every book.
“He’s got really unique features and things that don’t necessarily go together.
He can breathe underwater, obviously, but he’s got these little wings on his ankles.
He’s got pointy ears and walks around in his underwear.
It’s all fun, man.”
The trailer also introduces Dominique Thorne asAmerican inventor Riri Williams a.k.a.
“Sometimes when you go through profound loss, it can warp how you look at the world.”
The result, he hopes, is an emotional blockbuster that feels both epic and intimate.
Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverhits theaters Nov. 11.
Watch the trailer above, and stay tuned to EW.com for more exclusive coverage today.
