{"id":49206,"date":"2022-11-04T12:51:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T12:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?p=49206"},"modified":"2022-11-04T15:54:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T15:54:31","slug":"black-panther-wakanda-forever-stars-arrive-at-the-black-carpet-for-its-european-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/black-panther-wakanda-forever-stars-arrive-at-the-black-carpet-for-its-european-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever stars arrive at the black carpet for its European premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Photo Credit: @MarvelStudios via Twitter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The cast of <em>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/em> stepped out to attend the film\u2019s European premiere in London.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stars were a force to be reckoned with as they hit the <em>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/em> carpet at its European premiere, held at London\u2019s Cineworld Leicester Square on Thursday night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main cast set a stunning example for the black carpet with&nbsp;Lupita Nyong\u2019o, Danai Gurira and Michaela Coel leading `suit in colour co-ordination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lupita Nyong\u2019o, who plays Nakia, was dressed to impress as she walked in an embroidered, black and silver mermaid dress. The actress, 39, was joined by her equally glamourous co-stars, who also graced in black, at the screening of the anticipated Marvel film.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>User @PerryOBree wrote on <em>Twitter<\/em>: &#8220;Lupita Nyong&#8217;o looks amazing wow she plays Nakia.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lupita_Nyongo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Lupita_Nyongo<\/a> wearing a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/McQueenPreSS19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#McQueenPreSS19<\/a> black satin organza dress with silver wave embroidery to the European Premiere of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackPanther?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlackPanther<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WakandaForever?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WakandaForever<\/a> in London tonight.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SeenInMcQueen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SeenInMcQueen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pjs2iaOUmK\">pic.twitter.com\/Pjs2iaOUmK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; McQueen (@McQueen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McQueen\/status\/1588275037764624384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gurira, however, dared to be daring, as she exposed her glowing, toned legs with a black and silver embroidered dress that donned a front split. The actress, 44, who plays Okoye, added black satin puffs to her dress and finished the look with simple black heels.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>@Gurirasource tweeted: &#8220;STUNNING BEAUTIFUL GORGEOUS DANAI!!!!!!!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Danai Gurira at the London premiere of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackPanther?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlackPanther<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WakandaForever?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WakandaForever<\/a> \ud83e\udd7a Gorgeous! \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fOroCzf0Wo\">pic.twitter.com\/fOroCzf0Wo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Wakanda Welcomes You. (@wakandawelcomes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wakandawelcomes\/status\/1588271822180687873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside Gurira, Michaela Coel adorned the carpet with a seductive all black number, featuring a black lace skirt with a high split and tights to match. The star of the show was her shaven red head.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>@ThisIsMax posted on Twitter: &#8220;Listen @MichaelaCoel just understands the assignment .. powerful and beautiful \ud83c\udf89&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Michaela Coel Wore Riccardo Tisci To The \u2018Black Panther: Wakanda Forever\u2019 London Premiere<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MsLzhE1lnu\">https:\/\/t.co\/MsLzhE1lnu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ccU2YNTTXb\">pic.twitter.com\/ccU2YNTTXb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Red Carpet Fashion Awards (@Fashion_Critic_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fashion_Critic_\/status\/1588270142965907458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Other celebrities at the premiere included Stormzy, Maya Jama and Leigh-Anne Pinnock.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2018 release of <em>Black Panther <\/em>brought in more than \u00a31bn at box office making it one of the highest-grossing films of all time. The first film starred the late Chadwick Boseman as T\u2019Challa ( also known as the Black Panther) the king and protector of the fictional African country Wakanda, the most advanced technological country in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Directed by Ryan Coogler, <em>Black Panther<\/em> became the first superhero film to receive a Best Picture nomination at the 91<sup>st<\/sup> Academy Awards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the absence of Chadwick Boseman, due to his death from cancer in 2020, its sequel is expected to be a box office success, with an estimated 170 million viewers watching the trailer in the first 24 hours after its release.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, Rihanna, released her first single in six years for the new film\u2019s soundtrack, in honour of Boseman.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film is expected to make its global debut at cinemas on 11<sup>th<\/sup> November, 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click down below to watch the trailer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marvel Studios\u2019 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Z3QKkl1WyM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Written by: Shakira Bruce-Abubakar | Subbing: Summer Rogers<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Credit: @MarvelStudios via Twitter The cast of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever stepped out to attend the film\u2019s European premiere in London.&nbsp; The stars were a force to be reckoned with as they hit the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"featured_media":49284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,42,51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-culture","category-entertainment","category-fashion"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/476"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49206"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49394,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49206\/revisions\/49394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}