There are already a couple of exciting trailers from the sequel of Marvel’s Black Panther, Wakanda Forever, with fans looking forward to its premiere date. However, a particular character has gained much attention lately, especially in the Latinx community.
The new antagonist for Wakanda Forever will be Namor the Sub-Mariner, a character is a superhuman with aquatic abilities from Atlantis who initially debuted back in 1939 in the comics. For the movie adaptation, this character will be played by Tenoch Huerta, a Mexican actor that has gone a long way in representing the Latinx community in the film industry.
In the last couple of months, we got a glimpse of Huerta as Namor, but today we have finally received a closer look at this particular antagonist.
An interview with Total Film was shared via Twitter with a portrait of Namor alongside some interesting comments on the upcoming film. Here is a brief but powerful description of the character found in the interview: “His ears are very prominent as they signify that he's a mutant among the human adversaries seen in the trailers for Wakanda Forever. The extensive jewelry is also front and center as well. His look is very sharp regarding the MCU's grand introduction to the Black Panther villains.”
Exclusive: Total Film talks to Tenoch Huerta and Marvel boss Kevin Feige about bringing Namor to the big screen in #BlackPantherWakandaForever https://t.co/wzyJxVJktB
— Total Film (@totalfilm) October 11, 2022
Speaking to Total Film about Huerta’s character and impact, Feige said, "How do you continue moving forward in the face of great loss and great tragedy, and in the face of a new threat, when all you want to do is maybe hide from the world and process your grief, and a new, gigantic threat arrives that must be confronted? Which, of course, is Namor."
Without a doubt, Namor will set a milestone not only for Tenoch Huerta’s career but for the Latinx community overall. This piles up to the recent appearance of Gael García in Werewolf by Night, a Marvel Halloween special. Hopefully, this means that Latinx representation will be seen more clearly in the future, with more cases like the ones mentioned above.
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