>The movie begins with an extended prologue of T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) returning to Wakanda after his father's death in CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR in order to ascend to the throne by venturing into Warrior Falls and proving himself to Wakanda's leaders.
>Wakanda is divided in several tribes that co-exist under a fragile truce established by T'Chaka (John Kani), which is threatened due to his death, and T'Challa's efforts to complete his father's vision of integrating Wakanda to the outside world only increases tensions. The world believes Wakanda to be a subdeveloped third world country.
>Early in the movie, T'Challa and the Dora Milaje, Wakanda's royal guard led by Okoye (Danai Gurira), cross paths with CIA operative Everett K. Ross (Martin Freeman) when they both pursue weapons dealer Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis), the only one who knows the truth about Wakanda, to South Korea, leading to shootout in a nightclub followed by a car chase, in which Klaue is captured. Later in the movie, Klaue attaches a piece of sonic-based Vibranium mining technology to his arm in order to fight.
>Klaue is rescued from prison by Erik Kilmonger (Michael B. Jordan), a vicious Wakandan warrior who refuses to accept Wakanda opening its borders and who was exiled after challenging T'Challa's ascension. He recruits Klaue to help him mastermind an international conspiracy to undermine T'Challa's influence over the Wakandan leaders, allowing Kilmonger to stage a coup, which could lead to a new world war. Ross ultimately discovers the truth about Wakanda and joins T'Challa's efforts to stop Kilmonger and Klaue.
>Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o) is T'Challa's childhood friend and the newest member of the Dora Milaje. They have romantic feelings for each other.
>W'Kabi (Daniel Kaluuya) is T'Challa's best friend, confidant and commander of Wakanda's military forces.
>Shuri (Letitia Wright) is T'Challa's sister, a technological genius on par with Tony Stark who has dedicated her life to studying Vibranium and it's scientific applications, and has designed the Black Panther's weaponry.
>Ramanda (Angela Basset) is T'Challa's mother and one of Wakanda's most respect political figures.
>M'Baku (Winston Duke) is the ruthless leader of the mountain tribe of Wakanda, whom both T'Challa and Kilmonger pursue as an ally.
>Zuri (Forest Whitaker) is Wakanda's spiritual leader, T'Chaka's old friend, T'Challa's loyal advisor and the guardian of the Heart-Shaped Herb, a rare herb laced with Vibranium particles that affords the kings of Wakanda superhuman abilities, including enhanced strength, speed, agility and stamina and heightned senses.
Isaiah Lewis
I actually like this political angle.
Jose Peterson
>Killmonger is the isolationist bastard and not Black Panther suck a dick forever Hudlin! I'm glad. >Shuri (Letitia Wright) is T'Challa's sister, a technological genius on par with Tony Stark who has dedicated her life to studying Vibranium and it's scientific applications, and has designed the Black Panther's weaponry.
Eh as long Shuri is cute and defiant it should be fine. Weird addition though.
Levi Wilson
This reminds me of that article of that guy/woman complaining that Civil War was too complicated and that Cap and Iron Man should have fought over Black Widow's love.
Christopher Moore
You kind of need to establish siblings in the first film if you want to build a franchise out of it. Shuri is kind of an important character to the Black Panther.
Ian Bennett
>Nakia >love interest Huh did these guys not read the Priest run?
He wanted nothing to do with her
Nathaniel Diaz
>did these guys not read user...
Samuel Sanders
So safe bet M'Baku is teased as future villain like Mordo was in Strange right?
Isaiah Roberts
Sounds like it. He's even showing up in "Infinity War".
Nicholas Jones
>the Heart-Shaped Herb
they actually did it
the absolute madman
Caleb Mitchell
Sounds like they took T'Challa's technical genius away and gave it to Shuri.
Alexander Bailey
So... T'Challa isn't a genius? he didn't created his own Black Panther suit? oh no! this is worse than Tony Stark creating Spider-Man suit.
Easton Morgan
That's nice OP, but here's a full plot leak courtesy of Sup Forums. >"I'm the king now", said T'Challa. >"I disagree with that", said the evil Wakanda power player, "I shall steal the throne" >"Do battle with me, Black Panther", said the evil enforcer of the main villain. >"Oh, Black Panther, have PG-13 sex with me", said the cute American woman visiting Wakanda. >"I am in this movie too", said Bilbo Baggins. >"I SHALL RISE FROM MY CHAIR TO ACCOMPLISH THINGS IN TWO MONTHS", said Thanos in a after-credits scene. >"10/10", said the critics >"$1 billion worldwide", said the public. >"IT'S NOT FAIR", said DC fans.
Luis Green
>oh no! this is worse than Tony Stark creating Spider-Man suit. Eh, T'Challa being an uber level genius, is more of a dumb modern comic things anyway. He doesn't need it.
Cooper Peterson
Every super hero movie needs romance for the females
Grayson Kelly
Not really. He was smart as fuck in Fantastic Four before he joined the Avengers
Angel Russell
He's a genius politician, which is a lot more interesting imo. Not every hero should be a top tier scientist.
James Bell
>Ramanda is T'Challa's mother
I thought she was his stepmother, with Shuri being a half-sister.
Kevin Ward
>Later in the movie, Klaue attaches a piece of sonic-based Vibranium mining technology to his arm in order to fight.
Does this preclude him being made of sound, or is it just setting him up?
Ryder Myers
>T'Challa being an uber level genius, is more of a dumb modern comic things anyway. He's been like that since his creation in 1966. The "dumb modern comic thing" was making Wakanda an advanced civilization throughout history instead of that being T'Challa's doing.
Jonathan Thompson
>It's a "borders are for squares" movie Evidently, filling the cast with black people wasn't Progressive enough.
Hudson Green
They probably just cut the middleman.
David Long
That's the problem... in the MCU the only superhero genius is Stark!
- Bruce is a genius but nobody cares about that, people just want "Hulk Smash" - Hank Pym isn't even a superhero now and is just a secondary character. - Spider-Man didn't created his new suit and is just a teenager. - Black Panther, another character that didn't created his own suit. - Shuri... genius, but not a superhero, I doubt we will see her as the next Black Panther. - Selvig... genius, not a superhero and nobody cares about him.
Eli Jackson
Like they did in Thor... you know, Frigga being Thor's mother when in comics is Gaea.
Landon Cook
Smart strategically and in combat, sure, but he never was that Reed level nth intelligence until the start of the decade or so.
Michael Williams
Nigga he was sending Reed gadgets and shit
That part of the character just got ignored until later on
Thomas Moore
Didn't he and his Wakandan scientists created the Quinjet and Falcon Wings?
Adam Martinez
I always like Shuri as Black Panther more than T'Challa. I mostly blame that on my dick though.
Levi Barnes
>I mostly blame that on my dick though. She had some lewd skin tight art so I don't blame you
David Rodriguez
Which is honestly a lot better than the reverse situation where "genius level intellect" is basically a freebie for most Marvel characters Besides, in Peter's case he made the webs and the shooters which are the really complicated part, Stark just helped him complete the look by giving him resources Peter would never have otherwise
Ethan Lewis
>Later in the movie, Klaue attaches a piece of sonic-based Vibranium mining technology to his arm in order to fight
"He's not a Gary Stu? How dare they not have a ridiculously perfect male characters (who are totally fine it's only OP female characters I dislike" - Sup Forums
Anthony Ward
You really think someone from Sup Forums posted that?
Anthony Morgan
> Smart > Joined the Avengers
The latter disproves the former.
Being a king of an advanced nation, why would he even need or want to be part of the Avengers?
Wyatt Miller
>movie is about an Africa nation who wants no part of globalism
The ironing is delicious. How will liberals ever recover?
Nicholas Thomas
>Later in the movie, Klaue attaches a piece of sonic-based Vibranium mining technology to his arm in order to fight
I'm surprised more people aren't hype about this. But then I remember most people here are casuals and I understand.
Joseph Anderson
They better have him go full sound body, you don't get Serkis and pussy out of giving him a chance to strut his mo-cap stuff.
Jordan Scott
I'm hoping this generation of movies starts setting up a Masters of Evil Avengers movie
The only thing bigger than Thanos would be a full-on Villain Team.
Bentley Ramirez
>Klaw, presumably >Baron Zemo >Abomination
They're on their way.
Isaac Perry
whos even still alive? Zemo and ???
Tyler Sanchez
This all sounds pretty fun if true. Even if it's not, I have faith in Coogler based on his past work.
Jonathan Brown
Enchantress was in AOS for how little that matters, might appear in Thor 3 given that Skurge is getting a push in it, thank god. Whirlwind might show up in Ant Man and Wasp, emphasis on MIGHT. The only two fixed ones are Zemo and Abomination, maybe Klaw if they don't kill him off in this. They'll probably kill him off in the usual MCU style and have that event turn him into his soundwave body.
John Richardson
I'd love to see a Crimson Dynamo based off of a stolen Veronica.
Luis Scott
>>Shuri (Letitia Wright) is T'Challa's sister, a technological genius on par with Tony Stark who has dedicated her life to studying Vibranium and it's scientific applications, and has designed the Black Panther's weaponry.
so instead of making him as smart as Stark like he is in the comics, presumably to prevent T'Challa from being a mary sue, they instead make his sister into a mary sue....
Josiah King
Absorbing man has appeared and had shout outs in Agents of SHIELD and the Netflix shows
Ethan Howard
Was MCU Whiplash a hybrid with Crimson Dynamo or Titanium Man? If he was meant to be more Crimson Dynamo we aren't getting Rourke to come back, but it's not like either of those two armored soviet supervillains haven't had multiple incarnations.
Jonathan Martinez
He'd be insufferable if he was both the noble supersoldier (Steve), the genius inventor (Tony) and the royal heir to a superadvanced nation (Thor).
Christian Hall
Whiplash was just a Russian who eventually got a big mech suit. He wasn't Crimson Dynamo at all.
Aaron Morris
except he's literally all of that, he's even slightly magic
taking away from the character like that is frankly insulting, fucking go all in otherwise what is the fucking point?
Real talk, when was the last time a cape hero got as neutered as T'Challa?
Isaiah Scott
> shout outs in Agents of SHIELD and the Netflix shows be realistic user
Cooper Evans
>comics Anton Vanko >First operator of the Crimson Dynamo suit
>Iron Man 2 Ivan Vanko >Son of Anton Vanko >"Not a Whiplash.Crimson Dyanmo hybrid"
Juan Lewis
> Thor > Scarlet Witch > Vision
All nerfed to fuck.
Julian Rodriguez
The thing that's more interesting to me about that movie is how many people are gonna watch it outside the US. Will it being Marvel be enough to counter the adversity black fronted films tend to face internationally?
Landon Carter
There was some interesting stuff to do with Anton Vanko that got ditched due to all the (unnecessary) Avengers set-up shoved in.
Colton Ross
Scarlet Witch I'll give you, but Vision and Thor are more or less how they are in the comics, just nerfed as far as what they're capable of, at heart they are the same
they literally stripped T'Challa, one of the 8 smartest people in marvel, of his genius level intellect
Dominic Bennett
I'd go with Arnim Zola as leader (with a fakeout pretending to be Ultron). Supersoldier Zemo Enchantress Absorbing Man Klaw Yellowjacket II (the female one) Baron Mordo Radioactive Man/Wonder Man Whirlwind ("restored" Quickslav?) Melter
against Tony Stark (as mentor/organizer) Bucky Cap Doctor Strange Hulk Vision Scarlet Witch Giant-Man Wasp Black Panther Captain Marvel
This presumes that Evans and Hemsworth are retired from it at this point.
Zachary Jenkins
Even Batman doesn't invent his own shit at this point. Bruce invented bat-shurikens. By BvS he's an angry moron, basically Ben Stiller's character from Mystery Men. Having your lead be Incredibly Handsome, Super-Rich, Physically Perfect AND a Super-Genius just gets ridiculous.
Hudson Price
why would evans and hemsworth be retired? did they become allergic to money?
Zachary Edwards
Both of them have spoken recently of retiring from acting.
Tyler Long
What kinda person trusts a guy named "Killmonger"?
Noah Perez
My girlfriend's Opthamologist is Dr. Blinder.
Jordan Ortiz
Setting him up. Klaw had a sonic weapon on his missing hand in his first appearance, before he converted himself to solid sound.
Since being solid sound is a rather silly thing, they may skip it, but casting Serkis strongly suggests that Klaw will become a CGI character eventually.
Matthew Bailey
neither of them like the workout and dietary regiments to maintain their physiques
fuck if I know why RDJ wants out, he doesn't even need to do motion capture work in theory, he has the cushiest cape role in all of capefilm
Cooper Brown
I'm sure he joined the Avengers to know their intentions, to know if they were a threat to Wakanda... they explain it in the comics.
Parker Miller
>Enchantress was in AOS for how little that matters
No, that was her younger sister.
Isaac Hill
>casting Serkis strongly suggests that Klaw will become a CGI character eventually fuck I didn't even think of that
Leo Bennett
>they literally stripped T'Challa, one of the 8 smartest people in marvel, of his genius level intellect
Nah, they just shifted him into being a Batman-type genius.
Jack Rivera
>to South Korea is this a big location in marvel comics? didn't they also shoot ultron in korea?
Henry Butler
This is going to be 10/10
I can't fucking wait.
Carter Miller
Or they simply cast him because he is a good actor.
Aaron Long
>Will it being Marvel be enough to counter the adversity black fronted films tend to face internationally? >adversity *disinterest
Adversity is suppression and active attempts to prevent shit. Chinks just don't care for dark pigments in their capeshit, so it's disinterest. Them goofy chinese martial arts movies do extremely well domestically but usually have limited success internationally, despite proper international release.
Some people just cannot be forced to like some things, no matter how much high verbal IQ trickery is thrown at them.
Isaiah Moore
With Wakanda on the world stage there is no need for the Avengers.
Why would you need a fire team of six people when an entire advanced nation can defend the world much more effectively?
The Avengers have nothing that Wakanda does not already have.
Justin Parker
Guarentees Asian Cinematic market.
Nicholas Lewis
Damn you people are quick.
Please promise you'll stay in Sup Forums where you belong.
Jayden Baker
All of his big roles are motion capture, though. Gollum, Caesar, Captain Haddock, Supreme Leader Snoke...
Dominic Green
Wakanda has little interest in being the world's police. Also while they are very advanced, they're not any more advanced than, say, SHIELD was.
Nolan Perry
I thought china was the big market and china isn't fond of korea
Luis Bailey
Mordo Zemo Abomination Klaue
if Moonstone shows up in Captain Marvel and Whirlwind shows up and survives Ant Man & the Wasp you've got a squad right there.
Ayden Long
AND YOU TRUST THAT MADMAN
Colton Harris
The doctor who did my prostate exam is Dr. Fister
Aaron Cooper
>*disinterest Yeah, that or apathy are better words for what I was aiming at. English is not my first language and I couldn't come up with a fitting word.
Alexander Morgan
isn't bucky on wakanda
Gabriel Cooper
Ian Dury wasn't CGI.
Daniel Green
>they literally stripped T'Challa, one of the 8 smartest people in marvel, of his genius level intellect
Why is everyone assuming that shifting Shuri's focus to a scientist and inventor and T'challa's focus to leadership means that T'challa somehow ISN'T a genius?
None of the sources have said his intellect was "taken" from him to be given to Shuri. They're related and were born into incredible resources; it's entirely plausible that both of them are brilliant.
Caleb Peterson
>Michael B. Jordan DROPPED
Nolan Carter
I was also worried about them not giving Klaw his sound cannon hand.
Hunter Morales
So... nothing interesting.
Ethan Sullivan
This nigga gets it.
I hope they die the full body suit later, but Klaw having his sonic arm is hype enough. Also love how Serkis looks just like him.
James Stewart
He was supposed to combine elements of the two. He had Vanko's name and more of his intellectual attributes (albeit his father was Anton, not him), but he has the physical look and prowess of Boris Bullski (including the scar on his cheek).
I hate that Favreau pussyfooted the whole thing instead of just doing a straight up Crimson Dynamo story, complete with Vanko using electricity to successfully match Stark's "Arc Reactor" tech and involving Black Widow. The only real alteration needed would've been making CD more electric power based and replacing the KGB with Hammer.
Henry Garcia
>Why is everyone assuming that shifting Shuri's focus to a scientist and inventor and T'challa's focus to leadership means that T'challa somehow ISN'T a genius?
Because a woman has a super-skill and therefore is a Mary Sue because reasons I'll keep making up on the spot and changing whenever I'm challenged.
They'll argue she's a Mary Sue because she doesn't have seventeen distinct, crippling character flaws and might inf act contribute to the plot or do something useful, while Panther will be a supreme badass who's major issues will be "naive' and "hothead" but not be called a Gary Stu. it's just the way of the world.
This happens every single time and will go on until the heat death of the universe.
Lincoln Lewis
It's fucking Klaw. What did you expect they would? Why should we be hyped about that?