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This article was originally published in November afterWakanda Forevers theatrical release.
We are recirculating it now that the film is streaming on Disney+.
Spoilers follow forBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Drumroll, like … the new Black Panther is Shuri, TChallas genius younger sister played by Letitia Wright.
In fact,Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveris Shuris movie through and through.
Even in Shuris most desperate moments, she cant fully bring herself to believe in Wakandas traditions.
This is the perfect setup for a story in which she eventually takes up the Panther mantle.
Shuri graced the cover of 2009sBlack PantherNo.
The next six issues followed her trials as she painstakingly earned the moniker.
TChalla eventually recovered, leaving Wakanda with two different Black Panthers for the first time.
But of course, in Bosemans absence, the movies have been forced to tell a vastly different story.
When Shuri finally does embrace tradition, its a decision born at first out of selfishness.
Does Shuris version of this journey feel rushed?
Shuris change of heart arrives without much hesitation, dilemma, or meaningful emotional impetus.
