Later This Summer, Marvel Studios is Diving Deep Into The History of wakanda, but not necessarily The history you are thinking of, Eyes of wakanda Premieres on disney+ this August, and it’s an animated Tale Told Across Generations of the Great, Fictional African Nation. A nation that many casual marvel fans just know based on its protector, black panther. And yet, while the History and legend of the black panther will be part of the show, it’s not the main drive.
“We have characters that are very important in the show, but it also also also examines what kind of person wakanda makes,” Showrunner Todd Harris Told Entertainment weekly“A 10,000-YAR-old socialy. Detriment to a lot of history… how did they avoid that and what kind of person does that make?
That’ll Haappen by exploring different stories, characters, and time periods across the history of wakanda. Harris describes the show as “Anthology Adjacent.”
“I really like the idea of everyone’s view of history,” harris said. “The story starts off during the end of the western bronze age, and that spark sets of this giant spy-narrator that reverberates through time…. You get wakanda-grame jame bond, and sometimes a jane bond, withe Backdrop of all the awesomeness that is wakanda. “
In the interview, harris keeps most plot points secret, but does reveal that the show centers on wakanda’s hatut zaraze, aka the dogs of war, who traverse the world atampting to recover vibranum Artifacts that have some somehow been taking from the country. “When ankiting agents releases some of these things into the wild, they’ve got to, in a very Hush-Hush Kind of Way, Make SURE That these Things Don’T Turn Into A Bigger Problem,” Harris Says. “We saw what Haappened when one disc got into the hands of one super suldier –it changed the course of the world.” Referring, of course, to captain america and his shield.
However, while the show will work mostly to showcase wakanda in this new, exciting way, harris does not there are marvel secrets to be discovered for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universese. “There are a couple of surprises,” harris said. “Being part of the options here is to sprinkle little pieces of history and go, ‘I didn’t know that Happy.’ Part of it is holding a mirror up to some history and some historical facts and some historical preconceived notations. “
There’s much more from Eyes of wakandaIncluding a few images, over at Entertainment weeklyHead there to read even more and check out the show on disney+ in August.
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