France’s defense minister has condemned Marvel’s recently released film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever over the portrayal of the French military in the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
- In the recently released Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Queen Ramonda, played by Angela Bassett, gives a speech at the United Nations, explaining that Wakanda is aware of the other nations’ plans to launch an attack.
- We simultaneously see an attack on a Wakandan research center, which is quickly turned away by the Dora Milaje.
- The Dora then bring the assailants into the UN and reveal them to be French soldiers.
- Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces of France, took to his Twitter account yesterday to share his thoughts on the scene in question.
- “I strongly condemn this false and misleading representation of our Armed Forces. I think of and pay tribute to the 58 French soldiers who died defending Mali at its request against Islamist terrorist groups.”
- That reaction from Lecornu came in response to a tweet from French journalist Jean Bexon, who shared his own thoughts, referencing France’s role in the Gulf War:
- “In the latest American Marvel production (Black Panther Wakanda Forever), the evil French mercenaries operating in Mali are dressed as Operation Barkhane soldiers.”
More on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever:
- 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, opened in U.S. theaters November 11, 2022.
- Marvel Studios’ Black Panther remains the number one film of all time in both East and West Africa.
- Check out Mack’s review of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever here.