Despite a recent disappointing streak in the Marvel films, the next few (not including Spider-Man: Homecoming) are looking a bit more promising. This November will find Taika Waititi directing the promising combo of Cate Blanchett and Jeff Goldblum in the next Thor film, then just a few months after we’ll be getting a solo Black Panther movie helmed by Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station, Creed) and now the first trailer has landed.
Sporting quite and epic feel and bringing some much-needed diversity to the Marvel line-up, the cast includes Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Daniel Kaluuya, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, and Andy Serkis. In related news, Coogler and Jordan are set to reteam for a fourth time with Wrong Answer, according to Deadline, a Ta-Nehisi Coates-scripted project that follows the true story of Atlanta high school teachers who cheated scores on standardized tests for their underprivileged students.
Backed by Run the Jewels’ “Legend Has It,” check out the Black Panther trailer below, which introduces the gorgeous-looking world of Wakanka, along with the poster.
After the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T’Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country’s new leader. However, T’Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakanadan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
Black Panther opens on February 16, 2018.