Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverwill soon arrive in cinemas, and while the story is reportedly as tight and fitting as expected, something that is perhaps a little less expected is that the movie brings with it just a single post-credits scene. While the norm is for Marvel movies to have both a mid-credits scene and an additional sting at the end of the credits,Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverwill close out with its mid-credits scene only. While discussing the movie with thePhase Zeropodcast, producerNate Mooreconfirmed the reports of there being just one additional scene and explained why it was right for the movie. He said:
“Not this time, you know, obviously the way that this movie is a bit different and the tone of this movie is a bit different and it felt especially, once people see the film, we felt the ending was so kind of poetic, to then go back and say, ‘Hey there’s a tag at the end credits’ felt a little disingenuous tonally from what we were doing. Much like Endgame didn’t have a tag, this didn’t feel like a movie that needed it.”
While fans have become used to getting a glimpse of Marvel’s future plans or a final throwaway moment of fun, it is not hard to see why the movie doesn’t seem to be the right place for that additional scene. With the filmhaving to deal with the death of T’Challa, and in turn the real-life passing of Chadwick Boseman, the different tone is one that is certain to set the movie apart from many of its peers.
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How Did Chadwick Boseman Continue to Inspire the Black Panther Legacy?
Although he is not physically present inBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever, Chadwick Boseman’s presence is felt throughout the new addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That has been said by no one more than director Ryan Coogler, who made it his purpose to carry on Boseman’s attitude into the sequel in whatever way he could. He previously said:
“It’s complicated, it’s complicated, you know? What I will say is Chadwick was all about – he was all about pushing things forward while being aware of what took place behind him. That concept is kind of one of the things that I’ll always hold in terms of lessons from him. And he was also so, so, so brilliant at understanding moments, understanding the moment that he was in. So that’s why I was trying to channel him, you know what I mean? In terms of going through this process. Understanding that we have to keep moving forward, you know, even though we lost him in a physical sense, you know what I’m saying?”
First reactions toBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverseem to suggest that despite some mixed reviews throughout Phase Four of the MCU, the final film before theMultiverse Sagareally gets going willround out the year on a huge highand potentially Marvel’s first $1 billion movie sinceSpider-Man: No Way Home.
