Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, More Turn Out For ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Premiere

This is not a drill. The highly anticipated film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is finally making its way into theaters.

On Wednesday (Oct 26), the cast including Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Alex Livinalli and Mabel Cadena, among others turned out to celebrate, as a well as host of special guests.

Global icon Rihanna, who returns to the airwaves this Friday with “Lift Me Up,” the lead single from the upcoming “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” original soundtrack, also turned out with boyfriend A$AP Rocky.

HipHollywood was on the purple carpet talking to all the stars. Check out the video and all the pics below.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky

Lupita N’yongo

Angela Bassett

Tessa Thompson

Daniel Kaluuya

Danai Gurira

Michael B. Jordan

Rege-Jean Page

Karrueche Tran

Letitia Wright

Winston Duke

Chloe Bailey and Halle Bailey

In Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba) fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. Introducing Tenoch Huerta Mejíaas Namor, king of a hidden undersea nation, the film also stars Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever directed by Ryan Coogler and produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore, opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 11, 2022.