8 Important Things We Learned In The First Black Panther Trailer

2) T’Chaka’s Voiceover

Running through the second half of the teaser trailer is a voiceover that’s seemingly told to T’Challa. Those with a good ear for voices will recognize the speaker as John Kani, who played King T’Chaka in Captain America: Civil War. 

Obviously, then, Kani will feature here in some capacity, most likely in flashback form. His voiceover will no doubt be something that will prove to be important in the movie as it underlines what will likely be T’Challa’s character arc throughout the film: the difficulty between remaining a good man and being a good king.

Here’s the voiceover in full:

“The world is changing. Soon there will only be the conquered and the conquerors. You are a good man with a good heart. And it’s hard for a good man to be a king.”

Currently, it’s unknown how major a role Kani will play in Black Panther. Will the movie fill out his relationship with his son across several flashback scenes? Or will it just be the one – near the beginning of the film, perhaps? – to remind us of T’Challa’s loss?