Wakanda Forever Leak Confirms What Fans Suspected All Along
Not too much of a surprise for anyone except those who vehemently denied the most popular fan theory on the identity of the new Black Panther.
Warning: the following article contains unconfirmed spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
With Black Panther: Wakanda Forever theatrical release being just two weeks away, fans can't help but keep speculating over plot leaks and rumors that have emerged online.
Until the release, we cannot be 100% sure about the identity of the new Black Panther who succeeds late Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa, but a lengthy Wakanda Forever plot leak thread on Reddit offers something that would make Shuri fans really happy.
According to the plot leak, Shuri will be the one to become the next Black Panther — surprisingly, with the help of not her brother but Killmonger who died in the first movie. Shuri becomes the new Panther after recreating the Heart-Shaped Herb and taking it.
However, she won't be the only one to don the Black Panther outfit. The plot leak claims the honor will also be Okoye's. Other Dora Milaje members are also said to wear special enhanced outfits.
Many people are taking issue with Shuri as the next Black Panther, but her fans are ready to defend her, reminding that she "just literally synthesized a super soldier serum without any downsides."
Some fans argued that M'Baku or Nakia would have made better Black Panthers than Shuri, but generally, the plot leak appears to confirm what the majority of people have been suspecting this entire time. In the trailers, the new Black Panther is obviously female and rocks the same weapons that Shuri preferred to use over the course of her appearance in the MCU.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever premieres in theaters on November 11, 2023, wrapping up Phase Four of the MCU.