- Shuri prays to Bast (0:00:05), perhaps the last time she believes in doing so.
- King T’Challa is dead. (0:01:28)
- “Your brother… is with the ancestors.” (0:01:40)
- Shuri presumably gives up trying to synthesize new Heart-Shaped Herbs the day of T’Challa’s death.
- Title card: ONE YEAR LATER (0:06:26)
- “It has always been our policy to never trade vibranium under any circumstance.” (0:07:50)
- “Last night there was another attack on one of our Outreach Facilities.” (0:10:26)
- “Queen Ramonda of the nation of Wakanda gave an electrifying speech at the UN yesterday.” (0:19:04)
- “A year has passed since Queen Ramonda was reinstated as ruler of Wakanda, after King T’Challa’s sudden death at an undisclosed illness last year,” (0:19:13) meaning she took the throne during the Blip.
- ‘Scott Lang continues tour in support of autobiography “Look Out for the Little Guy” which n…’ (0:19:09)
- Nakia has been trying to contact Nakia for some time, but Shuri continues to ignore her calls. “Excuse me, Princess. Nakia, daughter of Yaa, is trying to reach you again.” (0:21:36)
- “The mantle has unified our nation for centuries.” (0:21:57) This is in regards to the Black Panther’s existence. “The Black Panther is a relic, mother.”
- “Do you know what day it is?” (0:22:25) “Tuesday.” “The date, child.”
- “Brother’s passing.” (0:22:27) “One year ago, today,” T’Challa died.
- “Burning of the funeral garments marks the end of the mourning period, and the beginning of a new relationship with our loved ones that have passed on.” (0:25:53)
- Ramonda tries to tell Shuri about her nephew, before Namor attacks.
- “My mother told stories about a place like this; a protected land with people who never have to leave.” (0:27:25)
- Alexandria, Virginia. (0:33:14) The foliage appears to indicate a late Spring or early Summer. Shuri’s garb (0:33:58) indicates it’s likely cooler than it would be in the mid-Summer months.
- “And we got a new director” (0:35:02) of the CIA, in Valentina Allegra de Fontaine.
- Looks to be early summer in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (0:35:18)
- “How old are you?” (0:37:58) “19.”
- It took Riri Williams a “couple months” to make her vibranium detector.
- “Don’t tell me you built this in two months.” (0:42:19) “I spent years on this, on and off.” – Riri Williams on her Ironheart suit.
- “You put that home gym in?” (0:52:21) “Yeah, last year,” which could denote the previous year ended relatively recently, as did their marriage.
- “It’s been six years since you left us.” (0:59:58) Ramonda to Nakia
- “These are old mesoamerican artifacts, most likely 16th century. Have you been alive since then?” (1:04:59)
- Flashback to 1571, Zamá Yucatán. (1:05:24) The events depicted align with the abandonment of the Mayan Tulum, at the end of the 16th century. The Spanish conquistadors brought smallpox and other diseases the natives had no immunity to.
- Namor is born. (1:07:50)
- “I was a mutant.” – Namor (1:08:22)
- His mother dies of old age while Namor age’s particularly slowly. (1:08:31) Though the time period is difficult to say. Likely sometime in the early-1600s based on the development of the mission village.
- “You’re the first person from the surface to come to Talokan.” (1:17:01)
- T’Challa “suffered in silence” (1:17:33) until just before his illness took him.
- “Since the day I buried my mother,” (1:18:49) “I have prepared my people for the time they will come for us.”1
- “After Thanos’s attack, when you left without saying a word, it hurt.” (1:30:21) “When he was taken away from me just like that, I… I had to step away.” (1:30:59)
- “In one weeks time, I will return with my entire army.” (1:39:05)
- “I promised your brother that I will provide you with counsel and protection.” (1:41:20)
- On the news broadcast announcing Queen Ramonda’s death, the scrolling text reads that ‘President Ritson signed trade pact with New Asgard to create a mutually beneficial partnership.’ (1:43:31)
- “How old were you when you built your first machine?” (1:48:24) “3.”
- “We leave in the morning.” (2:03:06) Likely 6 days after Namor attacks.
- “The Black Panther sends her regards, for she will not be joining us today.” (2:22:36) – M’Baku claiming he knows Shuri isn’t attending the ritual, and has effectively ceded her right to the throne of Wakanda.
- Shuri ends her mourning period for T’Challa in Haiti by burning the funeral garments. (2:27:40)
- “We agreed it would be better for him to grow up here, away from the pressure of the throne.” (2:32:18)
- “Your father, your baba, prepared us for his death, didn’t he.” (2:32:25) “But he didn’t want us to go to the funeral, because he felt the time was not yet right.”
- “My name is Prince T’Challa, son of King T’Challa.” (2:33:31)
Deleted Scenes:
- The Upstairs Toilet: dates Ross’ impersonation of a British agent to Wednesday “2025 05 07” (0:34)
Notes on the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever script (titled ‘SUMMER BREAK’)
- The prologue is dated to “2025 (ONE YEAR AFTER ENDGAME)” (pg. 2)
- Shuri is in her 20s (pg. 2)
- The scene in Geneva is “ONE YEAR LATER” (pg. 5)
- Smitty, the older CIA agent, is in his 50s (pg. 13)
- Dr. Graham is also said to be in her 50s (pg. 13), but she’s played by a younger actress in the film
- The blue-skinned woman in the water is in her 20s (pg. 16)
- Alternate text from newscaster: “Queen Ramonda had thus far taken a conciliatory stance towards other world powers since her ascension to the throne six years ago, after King T’Challa disappeared during the Blip. Although King T’Challa returned 5 years later, along with half the world’s population, Queen Ramonda remained in power through King T’Challa’s death one year ago today.” (pg. 24) The film states she was reinstated as ruler after T’Challa’s death, but the script claims she remained in power during the time T’Challa was brought back. The years don’t line up with the timeline either.
- Alternate text from Ramonda: “When Thanos took you and your brother from me…” (pg. 32)
- The scene where Everett Ross is running is “early morning.” (pg. 46)
- In a redacted line, Shuri asks whether the ‘scientist’ they’re looking for is working for DARPA or Roxxon. DARPA is notable as being only previously present in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Runaways. (pg. 48)
- The script claims Riri is 20 years of age (pg. 49) a departure from the film, where she claims to be 19. She later claims to be “19” (pg. 53)
- Alternate text on Riri’s suit: it took her “two years” (pg. 61)
- Val is in her 50s (pg. 80)
- Shuri and Okoye met with Ross “a day ago” (pg. 90)
- Riri’s computer will take “a week to crack” (pg. 92)
- The boy, Toussaint, is 7 (pg. 97)
- Nakia once served in the Mayan’s ancestral homelands, explaining why she knows how to speak the language (pg. 99)
- In an unused scene, the Mayan elder woman tells a tale that she was saved by K’uk’ulkan on her wedding night (pg. 103-104)
- Namor’s hut contains many “Post-Classic Period Mayan artifacts.” (pg. 109)
- Shuri claims the bracelet is “most likely 15th century…” which is a century earlier than she claims in the film (pg. 109)
- The Tulum flashbacks are dated to 1571 AD (pg. 110)
- Young Namor comes back to land in 1631 AD (pg. 113)
- In a redacted line, Namor claims his “mother describing Chich’en Itza and celebrations like K’uk’ulkan on the equinoxes.” (pg. 120)
- Ross should be able to retrieve the laptop by “tomorrow” (pg. 127)
- Deleted scene: Shuri and Riri spend another day in Talocan (pg. 134)
- Unused line: “How long will that take? It’s been five days.” This implies that Shuri and Riri have been in Talocan for 5 days by the time Ramonda calls Namor (pg. 138)
- Unused scene: A wakandan tech picks up a hydrobomb “days later” than the attack on Wakanda (pg. 181)
- Namor “claimed to be over 5 centuries old” (pg. 207)
- “When I left Wakanda after the blip, I came here, and found out I was with child.” (pg. 257)