{"id":24650,"date":"2022-10-27T11:52:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T09:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1729044"},"modified":"2022-10-27T12:33:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T10:33:40","slug":"black-panther-2-first-reactions-call-it-best-mcu-film-since-endgame","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/black-panther-2-first-reactions-call-it-best-mcu-film-since-endgame\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Panther 2 first reactions call it best MCU film since Endgame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 27 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever arrives in cinemas next month, four years after the original, and now we\u2019ve got the first reactions to the long-awaited MCU sequel.<\/p>\n<p>The new movie from director Ryan Coogler sees the likes of Shuri (Letitia Wright), Nakia (Lupita Nyong\u2019o), Okoye (Danai Gurira), M\u2019Baku (Winston Duke) and Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett) taking on underwater monarch Namor, played by Tenoch Huerta.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, due to the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/chadwick-boseman-dead\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">tragic death of star Chadwick Boseman<\/a> in 2020, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will no longer focus on his character T\u2019Challa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/black-panther-2-soundtrack-wakanda-forever\/&quot;\">The film<\/a> held its world premiere last night (26th October) in Hollywood, and critics in attendance have praised the film, with many hailing it as the best Marvel movie since Avengers: Endgame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c#WakandaForever is phenomenal. Easily the best MCU project of Phase 4,\u201d one critic <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/McBDirect\/status\/1585497843846053888&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can not understate how masterful the score is from start to finish. There are no weak links in the cast, but I have to give a special shoutout to Angela [Bassett] and Letitia Wright who really blew me away.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackPanther?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#BlackPanther<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WakandaForever?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#WakandaForever<\/a> is epic, especially in scope.<br\/><br\/>Namor is one of the better villains the MCU has had to offer. Tenoch Huerta just kills it!<br\/><br\/>Emotions are heavy. Ryan Coogler ups his game on the action. It\u2019s a lot to take in, balance so much, and is powerfully good. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/NYxk1UvTYz&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/NYxk1UvTYz<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BD (@BrandonDavisBD) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrandonDavisBD\/status\/1585517539928338432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">October 27, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Several critics praised Ryan Coogler\u2019s directing and how the sequel pays tribute to Boseman\u2019s legacy, with one critic calling it<span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\"> \u201cepic, especially in scope\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">\u201cNamor is one of the better villains the MCU has had to offer,\u201d they <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/BrandonDavisBD\/status\/1585517539928338432&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cTenoch Huerta just kills it! Emotions are heavy. Ryan Coogler ups his game on the action. It\u2019s a lot to take in, balance so much, and is powerfully good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/howatdk\/status\/1585497112325672960&quot;\">commented<\/a>: \u201c#WakandaForever is blockbuster filmmaking on another level. It surpasses the incredible first film with high stakes and thrilling world-building.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Black Panther: <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WakandaForever?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#WakandaForever<\/a> is as epic as Marvel sequels get. The story is hugely ambitious &amp; thematically rewarding with gut-wrenching twists and turns throughout. You feel the length but it\u2019s fun, wildly beautiful and has the best credits scene in Marvel history, no contest. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/zD8nYIFKXC&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/zD8nYIFKXC<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/GermainLussier\/status\/1585505924503912448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">October 27, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>It wasn\u2019t just critics who had high praise for the film, with Marvel\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/shang-chi-2-sequel-release\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Shang-Chi<\/a> star Simu Liu describing himself as \u201cspeechless\u201d after seeing it.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/SimuLiu\/status\/1585531317126504449?s=20&amp;t=gDbz3JvgJSkVQ7-PLBbU-w&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>: \u201cIncredible night at the #WakandaForever premiere. No spoilers, no words. Speechless in fact. Just watch the damn movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/knives-out-2-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery<\/a> director Rian Johnson was similarly impressed, <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/rianjohnson\/status\/1585521493663834112?s=20&amp;t=gDbz3JvgJSkVQ7-PLBbU-w&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">commenting<\/a>: \u201cTakes real artistry to make something as huge &amp; expansive as Wakanda Forever feel intimate and heartfelt. All hail the mighty Coogler. Loved it.\u201d<\/p> <p>Following the death of Boseman in 2020, some fans wondered whether the role would be recast.<\/p>\n<p>However, shortly after his passing,\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/marvel-movies-order\/&quot;\">Marvel Studios<\/a> president Kevin Feige announced that the sequel would instead focus on different characters in the world of Wakanda who had been established in the previous film.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in last month\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.empireonline.com\/movies\/news\/kevin-feige-not-recasting-tchalla-mcu-exclusive\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Empire<\/a> magazine, <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/black-panther-chadwick-boseman-recast-too-soon-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Feige explained this decision<\/a>, saying that when the team were developing the sequel, \u201cit just felt like it was much too soon to recast\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThe world is still processing the loss of Chad. And Ryan poured that into the story.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Read More: <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/marvel-movies-order\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">How to watch Marvel movies in order<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is released in cinemas on Friday 11th November 2022. 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