Black Panther 2 confirms Disney+ release date

Fans won't have long to wait.

By Sam Warner

3 Jan 2023

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's Disney+ release date has been confirmed.

The hit Marvel movie was released back in November on the big screen to great acclaim, and has made over $820 million worldwide, with a $180 million opening weekend in the US.

Fans will now be able to see it on the small screen from next month, with Disney+ confirming the movie will arrive on the streaming service in the US on February 1.

Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: #WakandaForever is streaming February 1, only on #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/FRMxxsTkAd
— Disney+ (@DisneyPlus) January 4, 2023

The movie will also premiere on Disney+ UK on the same date.

Wakanda Forever focuses on the aftermath of T'Challa's death, coming after the real-life passing of actor Chadwick Boseman.

Director Ryan Coogler recently revealed that the original plans for the movie were different before Boseman's death in 2020.

"It was absolutely nothing like what we made," he told The New York Times. "It was, 'What are we going to do about the Blip?' [which saw T'Challa and others vanish for five years following the events of Infinity War]. It was going to be a father-son story.

"In the script, T’Challa was a dad who’d had this forced five-year absence from his son’s life."

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In Digital Spy's five-star review, we said: "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is masterfully and delicately handled. It doesn't sink under the weight of its uphill challenges, rather it rises to and exceeds expectations."

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is now playing in cinemas worldwide, and is due for release on Disney+ on February 1. The first movie is streaming on Disney+.