Black Panther's mid-credits scene features King T'Challa addressing the United Nations and making it clear that Wakanda is going to start sharing its knowledge and resources with the rest of the world. When one attendee asks the hero what it is that a third world country is able to actually offer, he shares a knowing smile with Everett Ross and the stage is set for Wakanda to come out of the shadows.
The scene is pretty self-explanatory but what led to director Ryan Coogler that including that in the Marvel movie? "When people say, 'This film is a political movie,' well, yeah. Black Panther is a politician," he explains. "It's the first MCU film about a politician, so it should be the most political one. And if this character has to make a governmental address, what kind of stuff would he say?"
As for what T'Challa says about the foolish building barriers and the wise building barriers, Coogler confirms that was inspired by real-life events. "That's an African proverb that my wife found while we were working on it. We wrote that stuff when Obama was president." He also mentions that he hopes moviegoers will view this scene and walk away wishing that T'Challa was a real person.
The second scene revolves around Shuri tracking down the now recovered Bucky in Wakanda and seemingly getting him ready for Avengers: Infinity War and Coogler explains why the hero was saved for the end of the movie. "Obviously, it ties in, but the studio didn't force our hand or tell us what the post-credits scene should be. It was something that we were interested in...For us, it was fun because I think the audience, if they’re familiar with the MCU, knows that Bucky is in Wakanda."
"It was kind of a hold-off," Coogler continued. "Our film wasn't about Bucky, obviously, [so] we didn't feel like it would be right to deal with him in this context. But we thought it'd be cool for the fans that stayed 'til the end to check in on this character that they love." What did you think of Black Panther's after-credits scenes? Did they live up to expectations? Share your thoughts down below.
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