And while long-awaited sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will in part take audiences even deeper into the technologically-advanced African nation, Coogler’s upcoming film will also introduce viewers once again to a whole new world: Namor, Marvel’s infamous Sub-Mariner, is coming – and he’s taking us beneath the waves.

A mainstay of Marvel Comics since the late ‘30s, Namor – also the leader of an advanced civilisation – has often clashed with Black Panther on the page, making him a prime candidate to strike up some drama in Wakanda Forever.

For comics fans, it’s a chance to finally see one of the longest-running Marvel characters finally take to the big screen – though there were initial plans for Namor to be teased a few years ago.

Read Empire’s full world-exclusive Black Panther: Wakanda Forever feature – with the complete story on a film with all the odds stacked against it, featuring never-before-seen images and brand new interviews with director Ryan Coogler, Marvel boss Kevin Feige, stars Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett, Winston Duke, Dominique Thorne, Tenoch Huerta, and more – in the November 2022 issue, on sale Thursday 29 September.