It's not often the worlds of comic books and sports intersect...unless Marvel Studios is dropping a new trailer during a Monday Night Football game or the Super Bowl, of course.
However, with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever set to arrive in theaters this Friday, Disney has teamed up with Red Bull Racing to create a seriously cool helmet for Formula 1 driver, Sergio Perez. The Brazilian Grand Prix is also taking place this weekend, so that clearly presented a good opportunity for Marvel Studios to hype the movie both in South America and across the globe.
The Black Panther sequel also features a South American lead in Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta. He plays Namor the Submariner in this movie, and looks set to be a huge new addition to the MCU.
Perez is also Mexican, but is flying the flag for Black Panther on this helmet. His team, Red Bull, has already won the F1 Constructor's World Championship, while his teammate Max Verstappen is the 2022 Driver's World Champion. Perez, however, is battling for second place, with 280 points to Charles Leclerc's 275 points and George Russell's 231 points.
Take a closer look at this very cool Black Panther: Wakanda Forever-inspired helmet below.
In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, 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. Introducing Tenoch Huerta as Namor, king of Talokan, the film also stars Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, directed by Ryan Coogler, opens in theaters on November 11.