Is There a Second Black Panther in the ‘Wakanda Forever’ Trailer?

Everyone is so centered on the huge reveal of the new Black Panther at the finish of the newest Wakanda Forever trailer that they could have missed a glimpse of one other Black Panther earlier in the clip.

The key phrase right here is might. You can see the proof for your self under. Slow down the trailer and freeze body it at 1:29. You’re in search of the shot of Namor slamming his weapon into the floor. In the background of the body, all the strategy to the proper, is a Black Panther…

Here is a freeze-frame (admittedly, a form of blurry one):

A Twitter person observed this Panther by slowing the trailer all the way down to .25 pace. They’re satisfied it’s “another“ Black Panther, different from the one at the end of the trailer.

For sure, there are differences between this shot of Black Panther and the one at the very end of the trailer. Most obviously and importantly, this “second” Panther behind Namor doesn’t have the white dots round the eyes and on the brow of the helmet that the Panther at the finish of the trailer has. Here is a high-res shot of that closing Panther reveal.

For certain, the Panther helmet in that shot with Namor will not be similar to the one in the final shot of the trailer. But, we’re additionally unsure meaning there’s a “another” Black Panther in this film. When you place the photos of the two Panther helmets aspect by aspect, they do look very related. The one from the Namor shot is lacking the white dots on the brow and round the eyes, however all of the different particulars, like the gold accents on the eyebrows, brow, and cheeks, are current. And none of these particulars appeared on the Black Panther helmets worn by T’Challa or Killmonger in the first Black Panther movie.

The two helmets are shut sufficient that we suspect that “second” Panther is the identical one revealed in the final shot, however for some motive, is proven in that shot behind Namor in a barely completely different helmet. It may very well be that Marvel modified the feminine Black Panther’s costume late into manufacturing (which does generally occur) and that the earlier model didn’t have these distinctive white dots. Or perhaps there actually is a second Black Panther in this film! (Fans are already speculating about the attainable return of Killmonger in the movie.) We right here at ScreenCrush are we’re fairly skeptical about that — at the least primarily based on this shot alone.

Ultimately, we simply don’t know — and we received’t know for certain till Black Panther: Wakanda Forever opens in theaters on November 11.