Check out this “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” nod to a member of the Avengers, who apparently wrote a book, and other hidden details from the Marvel movie.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is currently in theaters and, like all Marvel films, offers references to films that preceded it in the same universe, as well as to comics. Small selection of details that you may have missed during the theatrical screening of the new Wakanda adventure.
A nod to Ant-Man
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In a drop-down banner under CNN anchor Anderson Cooper as he tells the world that T’Challa is missing, the message can be seen: “Scott Lang continues the promotional tour of his autobiography “Look for the little man”. The title of Lang’s book alias Ant-Man echoes the powers of the superhero, who can change size at will, and the following film in the Marvel universe, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
First time in live action
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One of the scientists in the underwater study scene, Dr. Graham, is played by Lake Bell, an actress who’s taking her first “live-action” steps into the MCU, but isn’t quite there yet. first attempt since she was the voice of Black Widow in the animated series What If… . She was also the voice of Vanessa Fisk in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and also works for DC and the Harley Quinn series, to voice Poison Ivy.
An answer to Iron Man 2?
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In Iron Man 2, we can see a map of SHIELD on which appears a place in the middle of the ocean. At the time, fans think of a reference to the Kingdom of Namor. Yet in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the location of the Talocan Kingdom isn’t this one at all. However, Namor clarifies during his speech that they “will not move again”, implying that the kingdom may have already moved several times, thus making the connection with this detail of Iron Man 2.
Armor for fans
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In the comics Doomwar n°5 (2010), appears a Wakandan elite force which responds to the order of the Dora Milaje, responsible for protecting the sovereign of the country whatever the cost. They have the ability to fly and jump like a Black Panther. In the film, the costume is seen when Shuri encourages Okoye to wear it in order to fight the people of Namor.
New Asgard
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During the same Anderson Cooper TV spot announcing the death of the King of Wakanda, we can read a message that a new treaty has been made with New Asgard, the city on Earth that has been home to the survivors of Asgard since its destruction during the events of Thor: Ragnarok and then Thanos’ attack on the Asgardian ship at the start of Avengers: Infinity War. The details are not known, but we can deduce that the integration of this new population is happening legally. In Thor: Love and Thunder, we had already seen the tourist boom caused by the installation of this colony.