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thewrap.comDisney+ — Feb. 1The sequel to 2018’s zeitgeist-capturing “Black Panther” was always going to be difficult to pull off.
After all, the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman in 2020 (he was only 43) led to a radical overhaul of the much-cooler-sounding screenplay and the resulting has a weird, cathartic pseudo-documentary quality, as we are watching characters mourning the loss of their friend being played by actors who are mourning the loss of their friend.
And for the most part “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” works; it is more emotional heft than virtually any other Marvel Studios project and has admirably grand ambition (director/co-writer Ryan Coogler said that he was inspired by James Cameron films in particular), weaving in a plotline about a warring underwater nation (led by Tenoche Huerta’s Namor) and Wakanda’s quest for a successor to T’Challa’s mantle.
And if you haven’t seen it yet, the warped anamorphic photography by Autumn Durald Arkapaw is absolutely stunning. This movie is thrilling and contemplative in equal measure; it’s rare that a modern blockbuster is this invested in feeling as much as it is in thrilling. – Drew TaylorNetflix — Feb.
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