Winston Duke Sheds Light On M'Baku's Role In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

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The climactic Avengers: Endgame of course changed a lot for the MCU, and it appears Wakanda is no exception. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star Winston Duke has now explained how the events involving taking down Thanos have shaped not only the thriving nation, but M'baku as well.

Wakanda was in the midst of opening its borders to the rest of the world at the end of Black Panther until the blip — like it did to everything else — caused a tremendous setback for the nation as half of all life was erased. And with losing the late Chadwick Boseman's King T'Challa, Wakanda is striving to find a sense of stability, which involves having plenty of new leaders stepping up.

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Speaking with Collider, Duke, who is reprising his role as M'baku, explained how the last two Avengers films changed the way Wakanda operates, sharing how Wakanda's mountain tribe,the Jabari, could no longer live in isolation. “I think the events of Infinity War and Endgame really showed that the Jabari are now full-fledged members of Wakanda," said Winston. «M'Baku was a part of every single conflict; every event, and I don't think they could really exist in isolation anymore. They have open borders, and we saw that M'Baku was really Wakandan. His entire community has expanded.”

Duke also shared how M'baku views the changing Wakanda, comparing it to the real world having to adjust during the pandemic. “Now we get to see how he figures out a brand-new world for Wakanda; a brand-new world like we've had to experience. A world post-COVID; a world post-pandemic or mid-pandemic. Much like us, he's going through a lot of the same things and figuring out how to move forward. This