The Latest Breaking News from Wakanda

Ryan Coogler’s sequel to the Marvel blockbuster is sprinkled with sadness in tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman, while Pamela Anderson candidly tells her tale

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” earned 12 NAACP Image Awards nominations on Thursday, while “The Woman King” and “Abbott Elementary” will enter next month’s ceremony as other top nominees. The “Black Panther” sequel — which found blockbuster success — led all film nominees. The Marvel film delved into the concept of…

After sneaking into Wakanda in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Marvel’s merman demigod Namor emerges from the water in the darkness. He startles Queen Ramonda and her daughter Shuri in a rural area of their Black utopia. “Who are you?” the queen asks. “And how did you get in here?”

Black Panther is set in the fictional country of Wakanda. The creation of the Wakandan African identity has been a contentious issue. Borrowing aspects of cultures from around Africa, it presents the world with a confusing sense of “Africaness”.

Ryan Coogler’s superhero sequel covers many themes but the one that leaves a lasting impression carries a difficult legacy

As the final film in the MCU's fourth phase, we're hoping Shuri and Ironheart are just the start of a new era.

Both the beginning and ending of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" were so masterfully done that as I watched on-screen flashbacks of Chadwick Boseman portraying the fictional King T'Challa, tears started flowing down my cheeks.

'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' gives itself too much to do. Here's how the highly-anticipated 'Black Panther' sequel ultimately makes the same mistake as many of its MCU predecessors.

So will you be tucking into your Christmas turkey while watching the much-hyped superhero blockbuster on the telly? Let's find out ...