The first official trailer for Marvel Studios' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was released at the San Diego Comic-Con, and it created a lot of buzz online among fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A few new characters were introduced in the trailer, which led to several fan theories being spun. Those theories were further fueled when Hasbro and Funko revealed the official merchandise for the film.
The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever merchandise so far consists of toys, figures, and role-playing items, all created by the popular companies Hasbro and Funko. The reveal came just a day after the first official Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer was released. With a few months to go before the film premieres in theaters, this is the perfect way for the studio to build hype. The merchandise is already available for fans to pre-order.
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The first set of merchandise revealed by Funko, the pop-culture company known for its vinyl figurines, includes a POP! figure of Shuri, Queen Ramonda, M'Baku, Okoye, Nakia, Namor, Attuma, Namora, and Riri Williams in her prototype suit. Fans have been expressing excitement at the reveal of Williams' suit, as this is the first proper glimpse of the MCU's version of the character and her armor. Williams will be portrayed by Dominique Thorne, and after being introduced into the MCU in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, she will go on to feature in the Disney Plus series Ironheart. It is unclear how much of a role she will play in the much-awaitedBlack Panther sequel.
Apart from the figures, the company has also introduced backpacks and t-shirts in their Black Panther: Wakanda Forever collection, along with some exclusive Blacklight
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