The actor who plays Erik Killmonger, Michael B. Jordan, directly chose one character detail for his Ancestral Plane cameo, according to the Director’s Commentary for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Killmonger was one character whose presence in the follow-up was kept a secret by the MCU because he was killed off in Black Panther.
It was taken so seriously that Jordan himself “had to lie to [his] family” about his homecoming because of the secrecy.
However, further details regarding the unexpected cameo have emerged since the movie is now accessible to stream on Disney+.
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Killmonger Change by Michael B. Jordan
In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever‘s Director Commentary, director Ryan Coogler mentioned that Michael B. Jordan, who plays Erik Killmonger, was responsible for a specific character aspect in his cameo appearance.
Erik Killmonger in a close-up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. He is depicted against a blue, pink, and purple background with his hair tied back.
Jordan chose to tie his hair up for Killmonger at a crucial sequence, according to Coogler, “so it might feel like as if it were Ramonda’s hat:”
And last, a big shout-out to Mike B. Jordan, who came up with the brilliant idea to wear his hair up like Ramonda’s cap.
At this moment, Ramonda is one of the characters who leave Shuri and the audience wondering “why would she see him and not these other people”:
And the reason why she would notice him and not these other individuals is what the entire drama is about, you know.
That crucial question is made more clear by the appearance of what seems to be a distinctive feature of Ramonda’s before it is shown that someone else is on the throne. Additionally, it’s conceivable that it’s supposed to underline how, even though Shuri didn’t see the person she anticipated to see in the chair, that person’s traits are still present.
A Simple Option Strengthens the Twist
This little aspect may not have been noticed by many viewers of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, but for those who did, it made Kill monger’s declaration all the more startling.
It makes it natural that Ramonda would be the first person she encounters given that Ramonda and Shuri have been the center of the film up to this point. The audience’s expectations are set, and a deft twist is revealed.
However, if anyone had been looking closely and had seen something that might have been Ramonda’s headpiece, whatever reservations they would have had about her taking the throne would have likely been allayed.
Even the most astute viewers can understand twists like Killmonger’s revelation thanks to these little details.
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