MARVEL STUDIOS' "BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER" IS THE MOST-WATCHED MARVEL FILM PREMIERE ON DISNEY+ GLOBALLY

BURBANK, Calif. (February 6, 2023) - Marvel Studios' "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'' is the most-watched Marvel film premiere on Disney+ globally, based on hours streamed in its first five days.

In Marvel Studios' "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M'Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba) fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T'Challa's death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. Introducing Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor, ruler of a hidden undersea nation, the film also stars Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli. "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," directed by Ryan Coogler and produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore, is now playing in theaters and streaming on Disney+.

"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is now nominated for five Academy Awards(R); fans of the film can watch behind-the-scenes footage and interviews of the making of the movie in "Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," streaming on Disney+ February 8.

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