New Black Panther Identity Debate Sparked By Early LEGO Sets
New Black Panther: Wakanda Forever LEGO sets have reignited debate over who will succeed Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa as the next Black Panther. Now that Thor: Love and Thunder has been playing in theaters for several weeks, attention has slowly been shifting to the next film on the Marvel Cinematic Universe's docket, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which was recently confirmed to be the end of Phase 4. Boseman tragically passed away due to colon cancer in 2020 and the Black Panther sequel is expected to directly deal with the weight of this tremendous loss.
Letitia Wright returns to lead the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever castas Shuri — she was given a larger role in the sequel following Boseman's death. Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, and Florence Kasumba also reprise their roles, while newcomers include Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams/Ironheart, I May Destroy You's Michaela Coel as Aneka, and Tenoch Huerta as Namor are set to make their respective MCU debuts. The first Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer debuted during San Diego Comic-Con 2022, revealing a look at an unknown character donning a newly designed Black Panther suit.
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Now, new Black Panther: Wakanda Forever LEGO sets have reignited debate over who will take on the Black Panther mantle. A total of three LEGO sets were revealed via 9To5Toys, including Shuri's Sunbird, Shuri's Lab, and King Namor’s Throne Room. The last set includes a Shuri minifigure who appears to be wearing the redesigned Black Panther suit seen in the teaser trailer, indicated by the gold trim. Check out a look at the LEGO set in question below:
As the Princess of Wakanda, Shuri has long
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