Black Panther 2 almost featured MCU's first F-bomb

It was cut from the movie.

By Jacob Sarkisian

9 Jan 2023

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a unique, emotional entry into the MCU's canon that almost stood out on its own for more than one reason — it could have included the MCU's first-ever F-bomb.

The screenplay for the Black Panther sequel, which was written by Joe Robert Cole and director Ryan Coogler, is now available for fans to read. And the 259-page script shows that an F-bomb was originally used.

Specifically, the curse word comes on page 65 of the script (around an hour into the movie) and is featured in the scene where Shuri (Letitia Wright) and Riri (Dominique Thorne) wake up being held captive in a Talokan cave.

As Riri wakes up, she begins to panic while Shuri tries to calm her down. Riri freaks out and spots a Talokani warrior, who is blue-skinned as they are above water. This is what prompts the F-bomb.

"WHO THE F--K IS THAT? OH GOD! WHY IS SHE BLUE?!" Riri says in the screenplay, to which Shuri says: "Riri, close your eyes. Take deep breaths through your nose."

A similar interaction occurs in the movie but the F-bomb, which would have been the MCU's first-ever use of the word, was cut.

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However, there have been almost-uses of the f-bomb. For instance, at the end of Spider-Man: Homecoming, when Marisa Tomei's Aunt May accidentally stumbles upon Peter Parker in his Spider-Man suit, she says "what the f-" before the movie cuts to the credits.

Plus, Senator Stern utilised the word twice in Iron Man 2 while talking to Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark. However, both uses of the word were bleeped out.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is now playing in cinemas worldwide. The first movie is streaming on Disney+.