Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Marvel’s next film, will be released later this year. In the days leading up to the film’s release, Marvel Entertainment made a brief and enigmatic announcement about it on Wednesday, teasing with a ‘R’ logo from the title and promising that the mystery will be revealed in two days. Fans, however, believe this is a reference to a possible Rihanna song on the film’s soundtrack.
On Wednesday morning, Marvel Entertainment’s official Instagram page published a short video in which the film’s title appears on a dark background, followed by the R from Forever in bold print. The date 10.28.22 is listed below (October 28, 2022). The caption was just “Wakanda Forever,” followed by an eyes emoji.
On Wednesday morning, Marvel Entertainment’s official Instagram page published a short video in which the film’s title appears on a dark background, followed by the R from Forever in bold print. The date 10.28.22 is listed below (October 28, 2022). The caption was just “Wakanda Forever,” followed by an eyes emoji.
While the message didn’t offer much, fans interpreted it as proof that Rihanna will perform a song for the film’s soundtrack. When the first Black Panther film was released in 2018, there were rumours that the pop artist would record a song for it. Last week, several news outlets reported that Rihanna had recorded a song for the sequel.
Many fans appeared to be convinced that the teaser news was truly about Rihanna. “It’s about time RiRi did this film,” one fan said. “Academy Award winner Rihanna is in the house!” wrote another. Many others, however, were perplexed as to whether the statement was a reference to the film’s R rating. Wakanda Forever is highly unlikely to be R-rated, considering the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s reluctance to films that do not appeal to a wider audience.
In Wakanda Forever, a new Black Panther takes T’Challa’s place. The actor who played the role in the original film, Chadwick Boseman, died in 2020 after a long fight with cancer. Namor the submariner, played by Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta, joins the Marvel universe as a new threat.