Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Marvelette film)

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a Marvelette Cinematic Universe Phase Six film. It was released on February 27th, 2026, following Doctor Strange: Through the Looking Glass and preceding Fantastic Four: Annihilation. The film is directed by Ryan Coogler.

Cast

 * Chadwick Boseman as King T'Challa / Black Panther
 * Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Queen Ororo Munroe / Storm
 * Angela Bassett as Queen Mother Ramonda (Death)
 * Letitia Wright as Princess Shuri
 * Danai Gurira as Okoye
 * Uri Gavriel as Amahl Farouk / Shadow King (First Appearance) (Death)
 * Winston Duke as M'Baku
 * Jason Momoa as Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven the Hunter
 * John Kani as King T'Chaka (Cameo)
 * Ralph Fiennes as Professor Charles Xavier (Cameo)
 * Evan Rachel Wood as Jean Grey (Cameo)
 * Armie Hammer as Scott Summers (Cameo)
 * Billy Crudup as Dr. Hank McCoy (Cameo)

Crew

 * Ryan Coogler: Writer, Director
 * Kid Marvelette: Executive Producer
 * Kevin Feige: Executive Producer
 * Kenrick Lamar: Composer, Producer
 * Trinh Tran: Producer
 * Louis D'Esposito: Producer

Plot
With the impending marriage between King T'Challa and Ororo Munroe, otherwise known as Storm of the X-Men, on the horizon, they are of course met with challenges. Storm's former abusive foster father, the Shadow King, comes out of the woodwork to reclaim what he sees as his, while Kraven the Hunter has resurfaced to prove he is mightier than the great Black Panther!

Trivia

 * Kraven makes his first appearance since Spider-Man: No Place Like Home.
 * Professor X, Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Beast all make cameo appearances as Storm's wedding guests.
 * A good portion of the movie is spent on flashbacks to T'Challa and Ororo as children.