The upcoming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will mark a change for the world of Marvel Studios, as the film is set to only have one scene after the film, specifically during its mid-credits section. According to Marvel Studios VP Of Production and Development Nate Moore, the lack of an end-credits scene was a conscious one.
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Speaking to ComicBook, Moore was asked about the decision to have no end-credits scene and attributed the choice to the overall tone of this film as a whole.
“Obviously, the way that this movie is a bit different, and the tone of this movie is a bit different, and it felt especially, once people see the film, we felt the ending was kind of poetic,” said Moore. “To then go back and say, ‘Hey, there’s a tag at the end credits’ felt a little disingenuous tonally from what we were doing. Much like Endgame didn’t have a tag, this didn’t feel like a movie that needed it.”
This might come as a bit of a disappointment to fans who were hoping for a big end-credits scene. Throughout the year, rumors had persisted that the film — which is set to end Phase 4 of the MCU — would introduce Doctor Doom in the film’s end-credits scene and usher in the big bad for Phase 5.
However, likely due to the heavy nature of the upcoming film — which is set to not only touch on the death of T’Challa, but the battle between Wakanda and the underwater city of Talokan– Moore and the folks at Marvel Studios simply thought it would be better to only feature a mid-credits scene.
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Ryan Coogler is once again directing Black Panther: Wakanda Forever from a screenplay he is co-writing with Joe Robert Cole. It is being produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore, with Victoria Alonso, Louis D’Esposito, and Barry Waldman serving as executive producers.
