The exclusive Dolby Cinema poster for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has been released. Set to debut on the big screen on Nov. 11, the sequel’s Dolby poster highlights the long-awaited arrival of Namor, played by Tenoch Huerta in the film. The character’s headpiece is featured front and center along with the silhouettes of some of the sequel’s returning characters: Shuri (Letitia Wright), Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o), Okoye (Danai Gurira), Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), and M’Baku (Winston Duke).

Take a look at the Dolby Cinema poster below.

Ryan Coogler returns to direct Black Panther: Wakanda Forever after helming the original movie. The screenplay is co-written by Coogler and Joe Robert Cole. Along with the aforementioned stars, the sequel will also feature Dominique Thorne, Florence Kasumba, Michaela Coel, and Martin Freeman.

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The official synopsis for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever reads:

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.

Is Namor the Villain in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever?

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Director Ryan Coogler recently teased the arrival of Namor by referring to the character as a “dream antagonist.” The filmmaker explained in an Empire interview that the stark contrast between Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa and Tenoch Huerta’s Namor is what makes the latter perfect for the sequel.

“The contrast between T’Challa and Namor – their characters, and their nations – just leaps off the page. He’s a dream antagonist," he said.

With that said, Huerta does not feel that his Namor is the villain of Black Panther 2. He told the publication that he sees Namor as more of an anti-hero. That suggests there will be more to the character’s story that will be explored in the film making him less of a straight-up villain, even if he will serve as a foe to the heroes of the story.

“Latin-Americans are always the bad guys in Hollywood movies. And now we are the heroes – or an anti-hero, in this instance,” Huerta noted. “[Latin-Americans] are making something to be proud of in Hollywood.”

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be released in U.S. theaters on Nov. 11, 2022.