{"id":1228861,"date":"2022-10-19T15:25:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T15:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/19\/black-panther-wakanda-forever-african-premiere-to-be-held-in-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2022-10-19T15:25:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T15:25:39","slug":"black-panther-wakanda-forever-african-premiere-to-be-held-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/19\/black-panther-wakanda-forever-african-premiere-to-be-held-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever African premiere to be held in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blackpantherwakandaforever_lob_mas_mob_03.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>The premiere in Africa of the much-anticipated sequel to marvel Studios\u2019 Black Panther is expected to be held in Lagos, Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The event christened \u2018Black Panther: Wakanda Forever\u2019 will be held by the Walt Disney Company, in association with Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) and FilmOne Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement by Film One, the premiere will be held in early November ahead of the global release on the 11th day of the same month.<\/p>\n<p>In the statement by Moses Babatope and Kene Okwuosa, Co-founders of FilmOne Entertainment, official distributors of the movie in English West African territories, they noted that, \u201cbeing instrumental to the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in West Africa is a proud achievement and a milestone for us and the entire FilmOne team, it will be celebrated for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CjQKRnrLpGg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>The company noted that they are excited to work alongside the Walt Disney Company \u201cto deliver a grand African premiere, even as we channel all our arsenal towards realizing a momentous box-office performance for the title.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On October 3, the official trailer for \u2018Black Panther: Wakanda Forever\u2019 was released.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"_Z3QKkl1WyM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marvel Studios\u2019 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Official Trailer\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Z3QKkl1WyM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The plot details of the film have largely been kept under wraps but Marvel introduces a new character Namor (who is referred to as \u201cthe Feathered Serpent God\u201d by M\u2019Baku) and is seemingly the antagonist in this sequel.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CjlLJ1Gpg58\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>The \u201cWakanda Forever\u201d cast includes; Lupita Nyong\u2019o as Nakia, Letitia Wright as Shuri, Danai Gurira as Okoye, Florence Kasumba as Ayo, Winston Duke as M\u2019Baku, Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda and Martin Freeman as Everett Ross, all reprising their roles from the first \u201cBlack Panther.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Director Ryan Coogler introduced series newcomers; Tenoch Huerta, who plays the main antagonist Namor, Mabel Cadena, Alex Livinalli, Dominique Thorne, who will debut as the young power-suited hero Ironheart, and Michaela Coel during Marvel\u2019s Hall H panel at this year\u2019s San Diego Comic-Con in July.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CjQo9_IvCH9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>The sequel will be without the star of the first film, Chadwick Boseman, who died in 2020 from colon cancer. Coogler returns to direct, additionally co-writing the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/black-panther-wakanda-forever-african-premiere-to-be-held-in-nigeria\/\">Source<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The premiere in Africa of the much-anticipated sequel to marvel Studios\u2019 Black Panther is expected to be held in Lagos, Nigeria. The event christened \u2018Black Panther: Wakanda Forever\u2019 will be held by the Walt Disney Company, in association with Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) and FilmOne Entertainment. 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