Kevin Feige Confirms ‘Black Panther 2’ Is Happening, Discusses Spin-Off Possibilities
WithBlack Pantheralready pulling inover $930.7 million at the box officeso far, it was a foregone conclusion that there will be a sequel for the superhero king of Wakanda sometime in Marvel’s future. Thankfully,Kevin Feigehas finally confirmed thatBlack Panther 2will absolutely be happening. Furthermore, he also talked about the possibility of seeing certain characters from Black Panther go on their own adventures.
Even though everyone had already assumedBlack Panther 2was going to happen, this is the first time Kevin Feige has officially confirmed it.Entertainment Weeklyasked him about plans for theBlack Panthersequel, and he stayed vague, but confirmed they know where they’re going:
“Nothing specific to reveal, other than to say we absolutely will do that. One of the favorite pastimes at Marvel Studios is sitting around on a Part One and talking and dreaming about what we would do in a Part Two. There have been plenty of those conversations as we were putting together the firstBlack Panther. We have ideas and a pretty solid direction on where we want to head with the second one.”
So as much as Kevin Feige likes to say that they’re always focused on the movie they’re making, that doesn’t mean they’re not thinking about the possible story paths they could follow in sequels. So even if there wasn’t any official development, merely brainstorming and dreaming out loud about the trajectory ofBlack Pantherhelps Marvel figure out exactly where they want to go.
One thing we know for sure is that Kevin Feige wants directorRyan Cooglerto come back to direct the sequel. So hopefully his schedule will be open enough for him to get back behind the camera.
Will There Be Black Panther Spin-Offs?
Even thoughBlack Pantherwas always planned to have his own franchise, in some ways, it’s actually the first spin-off movie that Marvel Studios has ever done.Chadwick Bosemanwas first introduced as Black Panther inCaptain America: Civil Warbefore starring in his own movie, and he’s the only superhero to have been introduced in one of Marvel’s superhero assemblies before getting their own movie. Could the same thing be done within theBlack Pantherfranchise?
Black Pantherfeatures a slew of breakout characters who fans love, especially women like T’Challa’s sister Shuri (Letitia Wright), his loyal protector Okoye (Danai Gurira) and his former lover and badass Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o). Will any of those characters ever get there own movie? Feige says:
Since this same interview featured Kevin Feige talking about how they were already brainstorming about the future of Black Panther while they were making the first movie, we know that finishing these 22 movies is notallthey’re thinking about. But that also means they likely have an idea of how all the characters inBlack Pantherwill pan out. So we’ll just have to be patient.
As forBlack Panther 2, it’s hard to say how soon Marvel will get it off the ground. Disney just recentlyset a slew of new release datesthrough 2023, including several for unannounced Marvel Studios productions, so take your best guess as to when the sequel will arrive.
