Akon City: tumbleweed rolls through site of rapper’s Wakanda-inspired dream
Star unveiled plans for a city on the Senegal coast five years ago but the project has been beset by delays
June 2023
Black Panther 2 actor Tenoch Huerta denies allegations of sexual assault
The Marvel star called public allegations by the musician and activist María Elena Ríos ‘false and unsubstantiated’
March 2023
The Guardian view on female costume designers: film’s real superheroes
Ruth E Carter becomes first Black woman to win two Oscars
January 2023
Mexico’s Indigenous rappers find rare spotlight – on Wakanda soundtrack
China ends de facto ban on Marvel films after more than three years
December 2022
Cannibals! Crying! Carrots! The best movie moments of 2022
From Elvis to Eo, Guardian writers have picked their most indelible scenes from this year’s big screen line-up
November 2022
Under the surface: the resonance of water in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther star Letitia Wright: ‘Since Chad died I’m so afraid to lose people’
Weekend
Actor Letitia Wright, Marina Hyde on Jeff Bezos, the student who sued Pepsi for a fighter jet – podcast
‘It could bring healing’: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever opens worldwide
‘I make dreams come true’ – the star-maker who shot Letitia Wright, John Boyega and more to glory
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever review – grief shadows superhero sequel
‘Going into music, I wasn’t afraid of anything’: How teenage runaway Rema became a global superstar
Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph
Rihanna’s back … what makes her such an icon? – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph
October 2022
Rihanna: Lift Me Up review – good girl gone drab?
Her first single in six years is a breezy, lightweight ballad for the new Black Panther film – the sound of money not artistry
July 2022
Week in geek
Mapping the multiverse: can Marvel use the Avengers to get back on track?
The superhero series has lost its momentum of late but the mega-studio’s newly unveiled plans look potentially mouth-watering
Comic-Con 2022: Wakanda Forever, Sandman and Bill Murray joins the MCU
Plus 16 new Marvel projects, a Dungeons & Dragons film, the new Lord of the Rings series, a sneak peek at Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam, and Keanu Reeves returns as John Wick
Black Panther sequel trailer reveals tribute to Chadwick Boseman
Director and cast of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever pay tribute to deceased star’s ‘passion and genius’
March 2022
The Guide newsletter
The Guide #25: From Gotham to Zion – which is the best fictional city?
In this week’s newsletter: Batman’s home has taken many shapes over the decades – but it’s never felt like somewhere you’d want to settle down
