Langston Belton talks with Geoffrey Baumann, VFX Supervisor for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever about blending real-life underwater filming and visual effects techniques to create Talokan. Watch the movie on Disney+ starting February 1.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is Marvel Studios' 2022 live-action sequel to the 2018 film Black Panther. It is the second film in the Black Panther film series.
With the massive success of the first film, a sequel was inevitable. However, actor Chadwick Boseman died tragically in the summer of 2020, leaving the prospect of the film in doubt.
Undeterred, in November of that year, Marvel announced plans to continue the franchise.
Letita Wright, will return as Shuri, who inherits the mantle of Wakanda's protector. The kingdom must come together to withstand an invasion from the water kingdom of Talokan lead by Namor (Tenoch Huerta) who sees an opportunity to conquer the leaderless Wakanda.
Disney provides this synopsis for the film: In the film, Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba) fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. Introducing Huerta as Namor, king of Talokan, the film also stars Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams (aka Ironheart), Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli.
Ryan Coogler returns as director. Kevin Feige and Nate Moore are producing.
