Disney's head of marketing has debunked a rumor about the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer release date, which claimed it was coming this week.

Shortly after rumors of the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer release date began, Disney has debunked the claims that it is coming soon. Development on a second Black Panther movie began not too long after the first was released in 2018 to great acclaim and box office success. Director Ryan Coogler returns to expand Wakanda's mythology in the sequel, but he does so without the movie's main star following the passing of Chadwick Boseman in 2020. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is instead shifting its focus to other characters and is rumored to include Namor as the villain, which has helped keep interest in the sequel quite high.

Thanks to Marvel Studios' various Phase 4 delays caused by COVID-19, Black Panther 2's release date has shifted substantially over time. It is now set to release in theaters in November 2022, which is just five months away from right now. Despite the movie's rapidly approaching debut, Marvel has not yet begun the marketing campaign. This has led to plenty of questions about when the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer will release and show the return of Shuri (Letitia Wright), Okoye (Danai Gurira), and others.

A rumor popped up online recently that Disney was planning to debut the first Black Panther 2 trailer during Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics, which takes place Friday, June 10. The rumor quickly began to spread around the internet and generated some excitement from MCU fans eager to see the first look. However, Disney's President of Marketing Asad Ayaz quickly took to Twitter to debunk this rumor and say reports of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's trailer releasing during Game 4 are "inaccurate."

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As unusual as it is for Disney to respond to rumors like this, Ayaz got out in front of the Black Panther 2 trailer excitement by debunking this one. Without him stepping in, the rumor could have continued to spread and lead to a greater disappointment when the footage didn't debut on Friday. While the trailer is not coming out during Game 4 now, that does not mean that the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer won't debut during the NBA Finals at some point. Marvel Studios and Disney debuted the original Black Panther trailer during the 2017 NBA Finals, so repeating that strategy could make sense.

There is currently no clear indication of when Marvel will give fans around the world their first look at the highly anticipated Phase 4 sequel. It is widely theorized that the Black Panther 2 trailer will play in front of Thor: Love and Thunder in theaters next month. If that is going to happen, it will only be a matter of time before the footage is released. Whenever the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer does arrive, it will be quite fascinating to finally learn how the franchise is moving forward and see what Coogler has planned.

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