“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" will be released Friday, four years after the first film. Ryan Coogler and the film's cast say Black superhero representation still has far to go.

Black viewers were an even larger-than-usual share of the theatrical audience of “Black Panther.” But “Black Panther” was popular with White viewers, too, and across all racial demographics .

Black Panther’s Ryan Coogler thinks back on how Kendrick Lamar surprised him with “a whole damn album” for the Marvel movie’s soundtrack. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu.

Angela Bassett won the Golden Globe for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," the first major awards win for a performance in a Marvel film.

With its post-credits scene, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" continues its own individual narrative while sprouting brand new branches into the increasingly unwieldy Marvel Studios multiverse.