Marvel – 2017(LOS ANGELES) — Marvel Studios has surprised fans with a new trailer for its 2018 release Black Panther.
Chadwick Boseman returns as T’Challa, aka Black Panther, the prince-turned-king-turned-superhero who made his debut in Captain America: Civil War. This time around, much of the action appears to take place in T’Challa’s African nation of Wakanda, the most technically-advanced nation on Earth.
The plot, in brief: Andy Serkis’ arms dealer Ulysses Klaue was the first outsider to see Wakanda and make it out alive, along with a haul of Wakanda’s precious super-metal, vibranium — that’s the same near-indestructible stuff Captain America’s shield is made of. In the trailer, Klaue is back, having been sprung from federal custody by Michael B. Jordan’s Erik Killmonger, a banished Wakandan who’s eager to oust T’Challa from the throne.
“The world’s gonna start over!” Killmonger screams. “I’mma burn it all!”
The trailer is packed with eye candy and action: many shots of colorful, futuristic Wakanda, and a car chase that has Panther vaulting from an exploding car, scrambling up a skyscraper and using his Vibranium claws to rip off a moving SUV’s wheel.
Panther also faces off with Killmonger, who’s wearing a matching super-suit. Wakanda itself also appears to be under attack — we see some shots of notable cast members Danai Gurira of The Walking Dead and Oscar-winner Lupita N’yongo in action.
Directed by Creed‘s Ryan Coogler, Black Panther arrives February 9, 2018 from Marvel Studios, which is owned by Disney, parent company of ABC News.
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