The writer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has explained the reasoning behind a surprise character return in the film. In the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe feature, Killmonger (Michael B Jordan), the villain from the first film, returned in a brief cameo when Shuri (Letitia Wright) visited the Ancestral Plane.
Michael B. Jordan has finally spoken out about his surprise return to the MCU as Killmonger in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The villain became an instant classic when he debuted in 2018, and his death didn't keep people from hoping he'd somehow play a role in this year's sequel.
One of those characters not only makes a return—even though he's dead—but winds up tying into the overarching narrative in a clever way. That character? None other than Erik "Killmonger" Stevens (Michael B. Jordan).
He's in the movie—but not in the way you think. There wasn't some magic done that makes Killmonger somehow alive. In fact, the movie doubles down on him being dead because the way we get to see him is in the ancestral plane.
Jordan has finally allowed himself to open up on his stunning return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, after his shocking cameo appearance in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Shuri is the new Black Panther.
But ultimately, it stays in the family, with T'Challa's sister becoming the new Black Panther. Shuri is played by Letitia Wright, and Marvel boss Kevin Feige said this to Variety about the decision: “Letitia was hired because she, No. 1, was a great actor, but No.
Previously, the Marvel movie's promotional materials had kept the identity of the new Black Panther — a huge talking point going into the movie after Chadwick Boseman's death — a secret. Now, however, after some time in theatres, the movie has confirmed publicly that Letitia Wright's Shuri is the new Black Panther.
Earning T'Challa's forgiveness, Killmonger decided to die, painfully removing the spearhead from his body, bleeding out and dying peacefully.
During a subsequent duel with T'Challa, Killmonger is killed by Monica Rambeau, whom he had previously captured and imprisoned. Killmonger's young son is last seen swearing vengeance against Black Panther, much like N'Jadaka had done years earlier after the death of his own father.
2,200 Unnamed People - Killed by Killmonger off-screen, scars seen on his body.
Toward the end of the movie, “Black Panther” fans were also delighted to see the brief return of Michael B. Jordan's Erik Killmonger, the fan-favorite villain from the original movie.
But few expected the movie to deliver a second gut-punching death. T'Challa's mother, Queen Ramonda, dies midway through “Wakanda Forever.” She drowns during Namor's (Tenoch Huerta) attack on Wakanda, which sets Shuri (Letitia Wright) on a path of revenge against him in the third act.
King M'Baku is the current King of Wakanda and leader of the Jabari Tribe, a group of Wakandans who had removed themselves from mainstream society. Initially a staunch opponent of T'Challa's rule, M'Baku ends up torn between challenging him for the throne only to help him defend Wakanda from Erik Killmonger.
Shuri's ending in Black Panther 2
So it's no surprise that she ultimately becomes the new Black Panther after successfully creating a synthetic version of the Heart-Shaped Herb. But after defeating Namor and saving her people, Shuri skips her own coronation ceremony.
At the film's end, Killmonger is defeated, having temporarily overthrown T'Challa, and utters the final words: “Bury me in the ocean, with my ancestors that jumped from the ships, because they knew death was better than bondage.”
Type of Villain
Erik Killmonger is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists in Marvel Comics, serving as the main antagonist of the Black Panther comic book series. He is a terroristic supervillain who became a sworn adversary of King T'Challa.
Despite being a rogue and an extremist by nature, N'Jobu was also a compassionate individual who had a heart of gold, witnessing people of African descent being oppressed, whom he sees as his people, with this leading him to betray Wakanda (albeit reluctantly) seeing as how he not only betray his nation to fund a war ...
Panther Habit (formerly): During his brief time as the Black Panther and king of Wakanda. Erik Killmonger donned a habit of his own, which still utilized many of his own hand made weapons designs. Trained Leopards: He kept several pet leopards, such as Preyy, who obeys his commands.
White Tiger (Ava Ayala) is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Christos Gage and Tom Raney, first appearing in Avengers Academy issue #20 (December 2011).
It looks like M'Baku and Nakia were in the running to become the new Black Panther. Played by Winston Duke and Lupita N'yongo, respectively, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever screenwriter Joe Robert Cole told Rolling Stone that M'Baku and Nakia were considered as Black Panther replacements.
Marvel didn't recast Chadwick Boseman in 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' — and it was the right move. Marvel Studios did not recast the role played by the late Chadwick Boseman in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” and industry experts say that was a smart move for the franchise.
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Still think DC gets all the best bad guys? From his shark-tooth throne to his ankle winglets, Namor The Sub-Mariner is one of the biggest reasons to watch Black Panther: Wakanda Forever on November 11th.
Instead, fan-favorite M'Baku, played by Winston Duke, ascended to the throne to become Wakanda's new king.