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Wakanda looks to the future in new 'Black Panther' trailer

By Karen Butler   |   July 24, 2022 at 10:43 AM
Disney has released the first trailer for Letitia Wright's "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Left to right, Winston Duke, Carrie Bernans, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Sterling K. Brown, Letitia Wright, and Ryan Coogler winners of Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture, Outstanding Motion Picture and Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture for “Black Panther,” appear backstage during the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles in 2019. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Chadwick Boseman arrives for American Film Institute's 47th annual Life Achievement Award tribute gala to actor Denzel Washington in Los Angeles in 2019. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Danai Gurira arrives on the red carpet at The 73rd Annual Tony Awards in 2019 in New York City. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Lupita Nyong'o arrives for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California on March 27. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI

July 24 (UPI) -- Disney released the first trailer for its sequel to the 2018 Marvel blockbuster Black Panther this weekend.

The 2-minute preview for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was set to the song "No Woman, No Cry."

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It shows the mythical, titular African nation mourning the loss of its king T-Challa, who was also the superhero Black Panther, (Chadwick Boseman), and forging a new path forward.

Boseman died of cancer in 2020 at the age of 43. His most iconic role has not been recast.

The trailer for Wakanda Forever -- which has already gotten more than 9 million views on YouTube since it was posted Saturday -- includes a passionate speech, battle scenes, the birth of a baby and a glimpse of someone wearing the Black Panther suit.

Set for theatrical release on Nov. 11, Wakanda Forever stars Letitia Wright, Lupita N'yongo, Angela Bassett, Danai Gurira and Martin Freeman.