Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is further proof Marvel can’t do sequels
The IndependentGet our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Marvel’s sequel problem spans the entirety of the MCU: from the dire Iron Man 2 in 2010 to the appalling Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness – aka Doctor Strange 2 – earlier this year. I think I would like my version.” open image in gallery Christopher Eccleston in ‘Thor: The Dark World’ With the MCU sequels, there is often a sense that Marvel is surprised by its own success. open image in gallery Undercooked ‘Wakanda Forever’ villain Namor But above all, and as with the second Thor and Iron Man, there was a sense that having already moved mountains, Whedon lacked the emotional energy to do it all over again. Yet as a limp follow-up to a great movie, the film reminds us that – to mix our comic book metaphors – sequels remain Marvel’s ultimate kryptonite.