being BP for a decade means nothing of you have nothing to show for it, no stories to tell, no memorable groundbreaking run for people to talk about. It's literally only used as ammunition for why Shuri should be BP, but no one can give more then "Well it happened on comics" Yea? And? T'Challa fried Thanos brain with Pieces of the cell that was holding him with some on the fly super genius. But we didn't see that on EG
The "power" arc is pretty easy to adapt. I'd leave out the liberal/conservative talk show though.
Hardest part about adapting it is making this shuri a warrior bad ass chick with her own Q
Is Flea or whatever still alive or is he floating aimlessly somehwere lol? Maybe he and TAku eloped
Movie Shuri IS NOT a believable badass warrior, and SHE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE. What made her so powerful and what made her resonate so much with the crowd? Was the fact that she was a vibrant, likeable, utterly brilliant and fearless teenage tech genius with a wicked sense of humor [ her sarcastic and disrespectful use of the word: "GENIUS!" when she's insulting someone's intelligence was hilarious to me; and the video recording she made of T'Challa getting hurled across the room after he kicked her new Vibranium habit she made for T'Challa was equally hilarious. She had several such moments in the film, most notably when she referred to Everett K. Ross as "Colonizer" ].
Now this precocious teen has become a flowering young woman, tempered by extreme battles and the loss, regaining, and loss of her brother again. Wakanda is almost certainly now a predominantly Afrikan woman led country, with Queen Mother Ramonda solidly in charge, Princess Shuri rising in stature but NOT becoming the next Black Panther because T'Challa is still alive and well somewhere [ unless this story is set during the time of The Snap ] and Okoye and Ayo being seriously bad with the rest of the DW. I expect and suspect that the primarily male Hatut Zeraze will be more prominent in this second movie, and of course we will see Nakia. I don't know if our Wakandans will respond to the horrible events in the USA...they DO have healthcare, educational, community and science centers in our Afrikan hoods now...but I suspect that we'll see more Wakandan based adventures. And there are a TON of native Wakandan threats to consider.
Since Chadwick Boseman won't be recast? Wakanda still has its Black Panther [ again unless this story is set during the time of The Snap which I wouldn't mind at all because I think that time should be explored as I have said several times previously ]; he's just not in Wakanda right now. Since they said that they won't CGI Chadwick? I can say with some confidence that T'Challa won't be in this upcoming movie [ unless they're pulling the most ganxta okey-doke around and are actually locking in the new T'Challa as we speak; that would be something that I would do as I have said several times already ].
But she could become The Ancient Future. And we might be introduced to Mendinao and/or Zawaviri now that Zuri aka Forrest Whitaker's character is dead and gone. You know who I'd love to see, but of course we WON'T see? Uncle S'yan the Swift.
But I see some righteous threats arising within Wakanda itself. Imagine what would happen if a new version of Baron Macabre...Mkokheli, Nkosi Yabafileyo. IMkokheli means "Leader", and is a pretty common Xhosa language name for boys. "Nkosi Yabafileyo" means "Lord of the Dead" in Xhosa. What if this guy teamed up with say...Namor and Atlantis who have the tech to challenge Wakanda, but still fall to Shuri's unmatched intellect...and together they sought to take over Wakanda while the nation mourned T'Challa and half their population getting Snapped into oblivion?
You know who else would be a very formidable combo in this movie as well as a terrific way to introduce other Marvel properties? Mkokheli, Magneto [ who of course wants Wakanda's Vibranium ]+Namor and Atlantis on one side, and Shuri, Zawaviri, Nakia, and STORM on the other side.
Mkokheli, being the Lord of the Undead, would unleash hordes of terrifying zumbi [ zombies, one of the many supernatural creatures that Afrikan lore invented and shared with the world ] the horrific Popobawa, Grootslangs, Kongamato Inkanyamba Adze and Impundulu along with another form of vampire besides the Adze and that is the Obayifo in Wakanda
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/12818/11-legendary-monsters-africa. Wakanda...weakened by the absence of half of her citizens...still battles valiantly, despite the fact that Mkokheli's magic and minorns are turning many Wakandans into members of his army [ like The Ice King on GOT ]. This assault by Mkokheli would justify my stealth introduction of the big name cameos of much needed Black men in this movie:
The new half Wakandan DOCTOR VOODOO and the biggest big name surprise in the whole movie: BLADE. Because the Adze and Obayifo are vampires? Queen Mother Ramonda reached out to the premier vampire fighter on the planet: BLADE. Everett K. Ross clears War Machine, to go to Wakanda, whereas Bucky and Sam Wilson Captain America come on their own.
As for Maberry's take on Shuri? That ole Lindsey Lohan or Paris Hilton of Wakanda mess is definitely a nah. The rage issues? A definite nah. But the fighting skills? Maaannn i wish they kept that. Her great competence and some of the "new to the hero biz rookie mistakes" she made in the arc of Power? I liked that. But.
As The Ancient Future or some kind of potential second Panther? Shuri would have held counsel within The Djalia or the Panthers before her. I honestly don't think she'd be a n00b. Her mentors would have made sure of that. She would have been a highly seasoned expert from jump. It's more fun to let her go through her OWN learning curve WITHOUT the assistance of her far more seasoned Panther forebearers,but as Princess Regent of the country protecting Earth and a interstellar Empire? She doesn't get to make that decision for herself; she has to sacrifice what would have been a perfectly desirable season of personal growth in order to ensure that she was maximally capable of protecting us all right away. Any lapse? Could cause billions of lives. As Thanos proved. Magic, tech, politics, real life challenges of racism and international fear of Wakanda's ability to unify Afrika into a ultracontinent? Yeah, I'm thinking that could really occupy much of a Wakanda-centric movie, including the rebuilding that Wakanda would have to undergo.
The Popobawa, Adze and Impundulu in particular would justify the genuine need of the powers and presence of STORM. Her powers over the weather and her deep connection to the energies of Life wheresoever in the Multiverse they exist makes her very valuable in this battle. In this story? Queen Ramonda knew and was close friends with Storm's Kenyan Princess mother; the Queen Mother recognized Storm right away from her international adventures and reached out to her. The Wakandan military could battle and destroy the Grootslangs, Kongamato and Inkanyamba but Mkokheli will simply keep summoning more...and that's where Dr. Voodoo would step in and vanquish or at least turn aside both Mkokheli and the magicks used to summon these horrific monsters from Afrikan legend to attack Wakanda's cities and states. The horrifying Popobawa are another matter. While Wakandan Ka-Tech can unveil its presence and Wakandan weapons can slay it, magic like that of Dr. Voodoo's is still a far swifter and more efficient means of both uncovering and destroying this beast. However, since they can manifest in vast numbers? The Popobawa could possibly overhwelm Dr. Voodoo if he battles them alone, and that's where Storm, Sam Captain America, War Machine, The White Wolf, and the HZ can really shine.
All of this is just a suggestion I would like to see in the movie. Or. Some stuff that's in my fanfic. Or both...
