Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has been plagued by delays in its filming schedule for various reasons, but I hope that it is finally getting back on track. It will be interesting to see how the plot plays out, especially how Namor fits into things. I thought he was to be the main antagonist but recently I've heard that he will have a smaller introductory role, similar to that of T'Challa in Captain America: Civil War. I've yet to see a bad Ryan Coogler movie, so I trust the director to deliver an entertaining final product.
Coming Tomorrow: STF #3600!
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Just goes to show, Ross "DOES know Jack" on this warrior pair.
A time dragon?! Intriguing concept. Makes me wonder if Aku made a deal with Kang the Conqueror for a special kind of time-traveling robot. Sort of a cross between Rama Tut's sphinx and MechaGodzilla!
As for Ryan Coogler's never yet making a box-office flop? Well, at the risk of sounding like a superstitious paranoid, I hope you didn't just jinx your own wish. You know; similar to a Shakespearian actor refusing to call McBeth by its true name on opening night (or something to that effect).
With Ryan in charge, if the first Black Panther is anything to go by (along with its extremely well-deserved Academy Award nomination for Best Picture), I think we'll be in for a treat. We've already seen how COVID interruptions affected WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and while losing a couple of actors in the former (Kat Dennings and Benedict Cumberbatch) forced some awkward last-minute changes, the latter hardly shows any seams at all. So I'm very optimistic about Wakanda Forever, including how the loss of Chadwick Boseman affects things. (I'm also hoping we get at least a hint of Ororo Munroe.)
@Cary: A few years ago I was in the chorus of a production of Guys & Dolls. On closing night, while most of us guys had retreated to the dressing room during a smaller Act II scene where we weren't on, I remarked, "I'm very tempted right now to say 'the M word.'" Immediately five of the other guys, in unison, called out, "NO!"
(By the way, the specific superstition is that it's bad luck to say The Scottish Play's name in the dressing room.)
PS @Ross: Just as I hit the Publish key on the above, I thought about how many actors you could put together from various sources. My initial thought was putting Simon Williams and Quincy Magoo together in something (perhaps as Hamlet and Claudius, respectively -- though more likely I'd cast them as Laertes and Polonius), though I'm sure there are plenty of others (such as Blue Devil or the Eternals' Kingo Sunen) who could be added, possibly waiting in the wings for their scene.
Oh, and of course, I'm eagerly looking forward to tomorrow's grand presdentation!!!
@Bob Greenwade: I like the Wonder Man/Mr. Magoo suggestion. But, why not put them in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as Demetrius and Lysander?
With Wonder Woman as Hermia (whom Oberon via Puck forces them to fight over) and Goldie Diggers as Helena?
@Cary: I was going for anyone in comics who is an actor. I don't think that's an occupation that Diana Prince has ever held; and I really don't know who Goldie Diggers is (and couldn't find out with a simple web search). The only ones I could think of besides Simon Williams and Quincy Magoo were Dan Cassidy and Kingo Sunen.
For A Midsummer Night's Dream, I think I'd be more likely to cast Quincy as Oberon, Dan as Puck, Simon as Bottom, and Kingo as Quince.
Re: Goldie Diggers. Imagine a manga version of Lara Croft with a were-cheetah foster sister.
For more info, try Loki of Midgaard's "International Catalogue of Superheroes" website.
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