Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's Alex Livinalli and Mabel Cadena on Their First Marvel Movie

In Ryan Coogler’s upcoming sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the nation is left reeling by the passing of King T’Challa (played by the late Chadwick Boseman). It’s during their time of grieving, and of celebrating T’Challa’s life, that a new power rises up from the sea. The Talocan nation, led by Namor the Sub-Mariner (Tenoch Huerta), is seeking answers and justice for their people, which could spell out war for Wakanda. This conflict introduces all-new characters to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Mabel Cadena’s Namora and Alex Livinalli’s Attuma, who sat down with Collider’s Steve Weintraub ahead of the film’s release. During their interview, Cadena explained the training, from underwater acting to learning to speak Mayan, that went into bringing the Talocan people from page to screen, and Livinalli shared a moment between him and co-star Winston Duke on expectations vs. reality. Both had high praise for director and co-writer Coogler for his ability to connect with his cast and crew an