There have been some delays with the sequel to the billion dollar Black Panther release. Part of the blame is due to Covid, then there is the unfortunate passing of lead star Chadwick Boseman. The most recent update comes from franchise director, Ryan Coogler, who says the upcoming release will be July of 2022.
Judging from social media, the fans anticipation of this film has not waned in the least bit. When news got out that filming started on the sequel last week, fans voiced their excitement all over the various platforms.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever News Twitter account posted an excerpt from the production team revealing some plot details. Here is an excerpt from their Twitter post:
ATLANTIS FEARED THAT SURFACE DWELLERS WOULD COME AND DESECRATE THE MYTHICAL CITY JUST AS THEY DID SO MANY YEARS AGO. AND YET THEIR FEARS ESCALATE FURTHER WHEN THESE TWO ONCE HIDDEN NATIONS CLASH WITH EACH OTHER. WAKANDA AND ATLANTIS HAVE A SHOCKINGLY INTERTWINED HISTORY. WAKANDA IS THE ONLY COUNTY IN THE WORLD WITH ACCESS TO VIBRANIUM.
According to https://comicbook.com the new cinematographer, Autumn Durald will continue where Rachel Morrison left off. Durald is known for her music credits with popular music artists like Travis Scott and The Weeknd. It will be interesting to see her vision for Black Panther.
All major cinema news outlets, list this movie coming out July of next year, fingers crossed that it does.