EW answers your burning questions about Black Panther

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[{"selector":"#anim-7edd3d74-7eb8-4d7e-af2b-fcf774475669","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b59ba83c-24ad-41c0-962b-aed4521191a6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is now available after a lengthy wait. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-7b7a947f-e77a-45e1-afbc-289bb5a7d446","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-767219e4-e723-4151-80a3-9edff28ce129","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] After the unfortunate passing of Chadwick Boseman, the star of the first Black Panther film, in 2020, many fans questioned whether Marvel could produce a respectable prequel. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-24dd854a-5418-4708-919e-49b5bcace2bd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1f0408ba-a102-4120-9cf7-b14831dd50d6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] But now that the eagerly awaited movie is in cinemas, viewers will likely have brand-new inquiries. We do our best to respond to them here. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-2d96f961-151b-4b8c-8df9-aa6bc2259e3d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cd50dbdb-e210-4be5-b43d-9461337ed005","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Shuri was the kingdom's resident scientific genius up to Wakanda Forever and was in charge of developing new technology for both warfare and medicine. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-4356ae2f-0c9f-486f-b924-01cb016d69bf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1bc667a2-f53d-42b5-9f22-64aa58a91abf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Science is a fundamental part of who Shuri is, and she has no plans to stop loving it. But now she's also assuming the role of Black Panther, the kingdom's guardian. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-fd367353-83ec-413e-a368-6b5e03202a01","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-43cb941c-5fd0-4ea0-8cc9-dbd08892c9f6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Being queen of a global superpower on top of either of those duties would be far too much for one person to handle. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-b2c7f688-70b0-4b28-88c8-539feec6931b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8fdb129b-d465-49ba-861e-2563ff7ab41f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] That explains why Shuri arranges the traditional coronation ceremony at the conclusion of the movie but then flees to allow M'Baku to assert his claim without opposition. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-bf1e8bc3-0612-4e78-b788-74acc8e1d4d8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-db950e04-bab0-46bf-ab8a-7aeac5e6ebe1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] While M'Baku rules from the throne, it appears that Shuri will serve as the kingdom's scientific director and serve as the Black Panther to defend the realm. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-18e63d0d-b210-4956-adb4-5cb28319bf45","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9f76fb0a-b49f-4c3d-afee-da889a5c878e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Daniel Kaluuya played W'Kabi, Okoye's spouse and T'Challa's counsellor in the first Black Panther. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-bce5bb59-bf63-4dfd-93b8-a35d8311fa39","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-107c96b0-1718-410c-9cbe-75b0f4dc2fe2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] He later supported Killmonger's attempted takeover but was ultimately beaten by Okoye. Images - Getty Image