Marvel’s Eyes of Wakanda is a Black Panther Disney Plus spin-off rumored to launch in 2024
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Marvelhas unexpectedly revealed aBlack Pantheranimated spin-off that’s rumored to make its Disney Plus debut in 2024.
Initially announced during a special screening ofWhat If…?season 2and later confirmed in a Disney press release, Marvel revealed thatEyes of Wakandawould join the studio’s animation back catalog in the not-too-distant future.
Marvel declined to provide many more details about its nextBlack Pantherproject, the announcement of which comes over a year afterBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverdebuted in theaters. The Disney subsidiary has only confirmed thatEyes of Wakandawould eventually launch onDisney Plus, before providing a brief plot synopsis, which reads: “Throughout Wakandan history, brave warriors have been tasked to travel the world retrieving dangerous vibranium artifacts. This is their story.”
I saw the footage of Marvel’s Black Panther show EYES OF WAKANDA with my own eyes at the event! The animation is different than #WhatIf, closer to Pixar. I think there might be a Black Panther? It went by so quick I was too excited to remember honestly. It looks incredible! pic.twitter.com/YhLeEZHEWXDecember 12, 2023
Eyes of Wakandais the first official confirmation we’ve received about a number of supposedly in-developmentBlack Pantherside projects. Ahead of Wakanda Forever’s release in November 2022, there were reports that a live-actionMidnight Angelsseries, which would star Danai Gurira’s Okoye, was in the works. There was also talk of a standalone Namor movie, but theBlack Panther: Wakanda Forevercast exclusively told TechRadar they had no clue about those spin-off rumors.
The secondBlack Pantherfilm’s final scene also set up the possibility of a third movie in the superhero’s film series, but Marvel hasn’t publicly greenlit one. You can read ourBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverending and post-credits scene explainedarticle for more details about what might be on the way if and when another flick is revealed.
Eyes of Wakandaisn’t the only officialBlack Panther-adjacent production in development for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), mind you.Ironheart, aMarvel Phase 5TV show, is expected to release on Disney Plus sometime in 2025, despite principal photography being completed in November 2022. Indeed, a US Copyright Office leak, whichalso suggested thatDaredevil: Born Againwon’t debut until 2025, appeared to indicate thatIronheartwon’t launch until September 2025 – almost three years after filming wrapped.
Eyes on the prize for 2024?
SoEyes of Wakandais on the way to Disney Plus, but when can MCU fans expect to see it debut on one of the world’sbest streaming services?
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According to multiple outlets, includingComicbookmovie.comand Disney fan websiteThe Boardwalk Times,Eyes of Wakandais supposedly set to arrive next year. However, Reddit userNR_John, who attended last night’s (December 11)What If…?season 2 screening, said Marvel didn’t confirm a 2024 launch forEyes of Wakanda; so the short answer is we don’t know when it’ll be released.
There’s every chanceEyes of Wakandacould arrive in 2024, especially if Marvel has been working on it for a long time and it’s ready to launch sometime next year. However,Marvel only recently confirmed its 2024 Disney Plus lineup, with three shows –Echo,Agatha: Darkhold Diaries, andX-Men ‘97– due out over the next 12 months. It would be strange, then, if Marvel addedEyes of Wakandato its TV slate at the last minute, even given the studio’s penchant for regularly updating its movie and TV show release schedule.
We’ve reached out to Disney and Marvel for comment on Eyes of Wakanda’s rumored launch window, and we’ll update this article if we hear back.
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