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If you haven’t read the books or don’t want to see any spoilers, do NOT read this post.
Buckle up, this is going to be long.
Unfortunately, a Reddit post cannot contain more than 20 images so I’ve made my analyses of the officially-released material over on Imgur: the World Outlander Day 2022 video, the S7 teaser, the S8 announcement video, the S7 opening credits, the S7 first-look stills, the S7A episode titles, and the Newest Cast for S7 video. Click the links to read the descriptions. I will be referring to them throughout the post.

EPISODES

Episode	Title	Writer	Director
701	A Life Well Lost	Danielle Berrow	Lisa Clarke
702	The Happiest Place on Earth	Toni Graphia	Lisa Clarke
703	Death Be Not Proud	Tyler English-Beckwith	Jacquie Gould
704	A Most Uncomfortable Woman	Marque Franklin-Williams	Jacquie Gould
705	Singapore	Taylor Mallory	Tracey Deer
706	Where the Waters Meet	Sarah H. Haught
707	A Practical Guide for Time-Travelers	Margot Ye
708	Turning Points	Luke Schelhaas
709		Barbara Stepansky
710		Luke Schelhaas	Stewart Svaasand
711		Sarah H. Haught	Lisa Clarke
712		Toni Graphia	Lisa Clarke
713		Madeline Brestal & Evan McGahey
714		Diana Gabaldon
715		Danielle Berrow	Jamie Payne
716		Matthew B. Roberts & Toni Graphia	Jamie Payne

The writers of all 16 episodes are now confirmed on the WGA website. Diana Gabaldon previously shared that she wrote episode 714 and that parts of her unused 609 script were used in the script for 701.
The first two directors were first mentioned by Caitríona in an interview with Gold Derby:

We had an amazing director, Lisa Clarke, for the first two eps, and she has been fantastic. Really beautiful, strong eps. We just wrapped three and four with the director Jacquie Gould and it was really, really great.

According to her IMDB credits, Lisa Clarke also directed episodes 711 and 712.
Tracey Deer, a Mohawk filmmaker, appears in four actors’ credits, as well as on the clapperboard for episode 705 in this video.
Joss Agnew is confirmed by his agency. He said this in an interview back in June 2022:

Next up for TV directing? I’m time-traveling back to 1777 directing Outlander for Amazon in Scotland. I set my heart on doing this job at an early age. I’ve now been blessed with variety. Moving from directing this remarkable contemporary sci-fi to directing period action in a historical romance. It’s a rich playground to be dreaming in!

Cinematographer Nic Lawson worked on episodes 703, 704, 707, 708, 711 and 712. On his website, Joss Agnew is listed alongside Jacquie Gould (703-4) and Lisa Clarke (711-12) so he probably directed 707 and 708.
Stewart Svaasand is confirmed by his agency and appears in two actors’ credits, as well as an editor’s CV. He directed episode 710 and probably 709.
Jan Matthys appears in three actors’ credits.
Jamie Payne was confirmed to be directing on S7 by an entry on his profile on his agency’s website but it was since then deleted. However, the agency later included him in this tweet in March 2023, still stating he directed Block 8 (715 and 716).
As for Caitríona getting to direct, she has confirmed that she’d be directing “some extra scenes” in a talk she did in July 2022 (“I’m going to direct some little extra scenes this season”). These are most likely the Outlander Untold scenes for the Blu-Ray/DVD.
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CAST

Obviously returning are Sam Heughan (Jamie Fraser), Caitríona Balfe (Claire Fraser), Sophie Skelton (Brianna MacKenzie), Richard Rankin (Roger MacKenzie), and John Bell (Young Ian Murray).
Also returning are (based on the footage shown/agency information): David Berry (Lord John Grey), Caitlin O’Ryan (Lizzie Beardsley), Paul Gorman (Josiah and Keziah Beardsley), Paul Donnelly (Ronnie Sinclair), Jack Tarlton (Kenny Lindsey), Gary Lamont (Evan Lindsey), Hugh Ross (Arch Bug), Sarah Collier (Murdina Bug), Chris Larkin (Richard Brown), Mark Lewis Jones (Tom Christie), Alexander Vlahos (Allan Christie), and possibly Jessica Reynolds (Malva Christie) in a flashback.
There’s this still from 606 which suggests they at least have the footage filmed for a flashback of Malva’s murder. Jessica herself seemed to confirm it in post-606 interviews, for SheKnows:

RG: One last thing: since the season was truncated, had you filmed extra stuff? Was Malva’s storyline going to be extended one more episode?
JR: Yeah, there has been some filmed. [smiles] That may or may not come later. We just have to see.

And Town & Country Magazine:

And despite the fact that Malva is dead, her story on Outlander isn't finished. Tonight’s episode “might not be the last” time viewers see the character, Reynolds hints. Of course, there’s still the mystery of who the baby’s father is—and who killed her. “There could be some flashbacks, maybe some stuff we filmed,” she says.

Joining the cast, from official announcements:

• Charles Vandervaart as William Ransom
• Izzy Meikle-Small as Rachel Hunter
• Joey Phillips as Dr. Denzell Hunter
• Kristin Atherton as Jenny Murray (previously played by Laura Donnelly, S1-S3)
• Gloria Obianyo as Mercy Woodcock
• Rod Hallett as Benedict Arnold
• Diarmaid Murtagh as Buck MacKenzie (previously played by Graham McTavish, ep. 507)
• Chris Fulton as Rob Cameron.

Reprising their roles, from official announcements:

• Andrew Whipp as Brian Fraser
• Graham McTavish as Dougal MacKenzie
• Layla Burns as Joan MacKimmie
• Lotte Verbeek as Geillis Duncan
• Nell Hudson as Laoghaire MacKenzie MacKimmie [709]
• Steven Cree as Ian Murray

Not officially announced but found through their agencies, also joining/returning are:

• Eugene O’Hare as Governor Josiah Martin (returning, 605)
• Sarah Finigan as Sadie Ferguson (returning, footage shot for 608)
• Katie Redford as Margit (returning, footage shot for 608)
• Ciaron Kelly as Ernie Buchan (returning, 403)
• Brennan Martin as Wendigo Donner (returning, 511-512; based on photos below)
• Morgan Holmstrom as Wahionhaweh/Emily (returning, 604; based on #HeardOnSet and follows)
• Dominique Pinon as Master Raymond (returning, 202-204, 206, 207; based on this interview) [712]
• Sam Hoare as Hal Grey (Lord Melton/Duke of Pardloe) (returning, 301, 304)
• Harry Jarvis as Lord Henry Grey
• Iain Macrae as Reverend MacMillan
• Angus Miller as Michael Murray (credit removed, screenshot)
• Emma Rafferty as Katherine Murray
• Megan Daynes as Janet Murray
• Daren Elliott Holmes as Antioch Johnson
• Emma Hindle as Mrs. Wellman
• Gemma McElhinney as Mrs. Raven
• Barry O’Connor as Daniel Morgan
• Mark Frost as General John Burgoyne
• Lucinda Dryzek as Sissy Bartram (+ Sissy’s Brothers)
• Michael Barker as “British Private”
• Brad Morrison as Craig Dowd (based on an audition tape for this role, it seems to be Craig McCarty from the book, one of Brianna’s co-workers at the hydroelectric dam)
• Michael Dylan as “Bespectacled Man”
• Daniel Gosling as [undisclosed role]
• Paul Sparkes as [undisclosed role]
• Holly Woodhouse as “Admiral’s Wife”
• Hyoie O’Grady as Lieutenant Judah Bixby
• Ben Freeman as Corporal Woodbine
• Lion-Russell Baumann as Hessian Soldier
• Wilf Scolding as Abraham Staftstall (Abe Shaffstall in the book)
• Silvia Presente as Jane Eleanora Pocock
• Manuel Klein as General Von Steuben
• Christine Steel as [undisclosed role]
• Ben Cura as [undisclosed role]
• Stefan Willi Wang as General Friedrich von Riedesel

The First Nations actors returned for S7 in June 2022. Seen on Instagram, there was a large group of them in Glasgow, some of whom were followed by John, Joey, and Morgan; some posted from Scotland (“Y'all already know what a shaved head means”). Morgan (Emily) was also followed by Izzy and Joey. I also found a child actor who was in Glasgow at the time who I believe might’ve played Swiftest of Lizards. His IG profile is public but seeing as he’s a minor, I’m choosing to protect his identity:
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The date of his first day of filming mentioned here is the same as the #HeardOnSet posted by Maril which I’m pretty sure is dialogue from Ian and Emily’s reunion and Swiftest of Lizards’ naming (more on that below).
SPECULATION: On December 8th, Richard and Diarmaid followed actor Nicholas Ralph on Instagram and he followed them back. Diarmaid posted a photo of his trailer (with Buck’s name on it) that morning, indicating he was filming. There is no confirmation on his agency’s website, however, but there is some resemblance between him and younger Richard (compare) so I think he might be playing Jerry MacKenzie. There are also some supporting artists who filmed “1940s” scenes on January 13th, which might be something to do with Jerry’s story in A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows, as there are no 1940s flashbacks in either Echo or MOBY. Take this with a big grain of salt, though.
Based on this self-tape, it looks like there’s potentially going to be a flashback similar to 501, and this actor was auditioning for the role of Auld John Murray (Ian’s father), interacting with Jamie and Ian as children.
There was also an audition tape of a young actress auditioning for the role of Fanny Pocock. One of the scenes was from MOBY, chapter 53 when Jane and Fanny ask for William’s protection and he instructs them to find the laundresses. The second scene was from chapter 132, when Fanny tells William that Jane was arrested for Captain Harkness’ murder (that is not to say both of these scenes will be in S7). As mentioned above, Jane is played by Silvia Presente, so we should see Fanny as well.

BLOCK 1

In the 608 post-mortems, Maril mentioned that they shot a little more than made it into the episode and that it’s going to be included in S7:

There was a little bit of a tag at the end of this episode that we pushed into Season 7. But that was honestly the only change we made to this episode. (Variety)
We talked a lot about where to end Episode 608. There is a little bit of it that we are putting into Season 7. (Televixen)

The footage shot for 608 includes Sadie Ferguson. The actress portraying her, Sarah Finigan, filmed both under Jamie Payne and Lisa Clarke’s direction.
The first day of filming, March 30th, 2022, took place on the Wilmington set with Sam, John, and Mark.
The first bit of filming on location (that we know of) took place in Burntisland Harbour, Burntisland on April 5-7.
Credit: Michael Booth.
Caitríona and Sam were spotted, but not Mark. They filmed Claire and Jamie’s reunion and Claire’s rescue from the Governor’s ship. Eugene O’Hare wasn’t spotted either but his credits make it clear that he came back for S7. The same ship was also used for different sea scenes. Caitriona, Sam, and John’s doubles filmed the characters leaving on a ship. Their clothes match those they were seen at General Fraser’s funeral in Scotland (see below), so they most likely filmed their departure for Scotland on a British navy vessel.
Maril’s first #HeardOnSet isn’t from the book, but the second one from Apr 8th is from ABOSAA, chapter 96:

The Governor had been up most of the night, as well, and didn’t look much better than Jamie, though he was not, of course, besmeared with soot. He was, however, unshaven, bloodshot, and in no mood to be trifled with.
“Mr. Fraser,” he said with a short nod. “You are James Fraser, I collect? And you dwell in the mountain backcountry?”
“I am the Fraser, of Fraser’s Ridge,” Jamie said courteously. “And I have come for my wife.”
“Oh, have you.” The Governor gave him a sour look and sat down, gesturing indifferently at a stool. “I regret to inform you, sir, that your wife is a prisoner of the Crown. Though perhaps you were aware of this?”

All photos from Burntisland.
The next bit of filming took place in John Muir Country Park, with sets dressed as a British military camp and a trading post. Richard and Sophie were spotted, and a large group of supporting artists played British officers and prisoners. Richard was also spotted with Brennan Martin (Wendigo Donner). The last time we “saw” Donner, he was in a prison cell in Wilmington–he could be with the prisoners there at the British camp.
Credit: Sam Thomson (1), Graham Malcolm (2-5), The Herald (6-7).
JMCP also provided a location for the stone circle on Ocracoke. Caitríona, Sam, Sophie, Richard, and one of the Adair twins filmed the goodbye at the stones, and their doubles filmed the characters’ rowing to the island in a boat the day before.
Credit: Graham Malcolm (1-3), Outlandish Journeys (4-7).
All photos from John Muir Country Park.
There were also scenes filmed on the Wilmington set, like Brianna meeting William and LJG, LJG giving Jamie the sapphire; and on the Ridge: Mandy’s birth, Brianna and Jamie’s scene with the fireflies, and Allan’s death scene (see the Imgur links above).

BLOCK 2

For the 20th-century storyline, a lot of filming took place at Midhope Castle which housed a caravan. The show will likely cover the period of time when renovations take place at Lallybroch (the last time we saw it, in 1968, it was a ruin), so the caravan seems to be a temporary living situation for the MacKenzies. Midhope also had modern-looking windows and doors installed, and I also got a glimpse at the modern interior through a costume standby’s IG.
Credit: Mary’s Meanders Tours (1-3), Dixie Hutto (4-5), jenn___x (6).
All photos from Midhope.
Block 2 also saw filming at Hunterston Estate which previously served as the interior of the Reverend’s Manse. A local on the Outlander Book Group also posted about seeing location signs nearby a “manse-looking” building. I did some (okay, a lot) of searching on Google Maps and finally found the place in the area she mentioned (Bo’ness). It’s not just a manse-looking building, it is the building they used for the exterior shots of the Reverend’s Manse (Rivaldsgreen House in Linlithgow).
Credit: Mig Hunter (2), Scotland’s Gardens Scheme (4); screenshot from Outlander, ep. 201 (5).
Ciaron Kelly has Jacquie Gould listed as the director of the episode he was in, so Ernie (likely with Fiona) has to appear in either 703 or 704. Ciaron continued to film intermittently on Outlander throughout the year and wrapped in January 2023.
Some supporting artists also filmed at “Hunters[t]on power station” which might’ve been used for the interiors of the hydroelectric plant Brianna will work at.
As for the 18th-century storyline, episodes 703 and 704 wrapped up ABOSAA and started on Echo’s material. The actors playing Jamie’s Ardsmuir men were back for these episodes, as well as Paul Gorman playing the Beardsleys and Caitlin O’Ryan playing Lizzie (we should see the Beardsley baby in these episodes).
Most remarkably, there was a series of night shoots at the end of May. The same week, IFRA (International Fire & Rescue Association) posted about assisting on three nights of Outlander filming with pictures at the Big House exterior’s location. That points clearly to the filming of the Big House fire.
Credit: Caitríona Balfe (1), Paul Gorman (2), IFRA (3).
Interestingly, Chris Larkin (Richard Brown) posted about being back on set just a week before. It’s possible that Brown joins Donner when he comes to the BH and demands the gemstones. We find out in Echo, chapter 2, that the men accompanying him were from Brownsville:

You recall that idiot, Donner? [...] Well, he surpassed himself by getting together a gang of thugs from Brownsville to come and steal the treasure in gems he’d convinced them we had. Only we hadn’t, of course.

We see the Big House fire and the funeral of Mrs. Bug in the teaser.
This photo of Claire and Jamie is interesting because of their clothing. Claire appears to be wearing the exact same jacket Roger has worn in S6; it looks way too big for her, hence the belt. And the shirt Claire is wearing looks exactly like the one Brianna wore in 509, so I think this is after the Big House fire–most of her clothes would have perished in it, whilst the MacKenzies would have left loads behind.
The OL account also posted a photo of Caitríona/Claire with Adso, with Sam/Jamie on a horse in the background. It’s possible that it’s the scene of Claire saying goodbye to Adso in Echo, chapter 12.
In the video with the newest cast members, a clapperboard for episode 704 is visible during the shooting of some scenes with William and Ian in the wild, and with Ian bringing William to the Hunters. It means that the Frasers will have to be at Fort Ticonderoga by the end of 704. This checks out with Emma Hindle’s credits–she’s playing Mrs. Wellman, a widow of a Continental soldier whose son is a patient of Claire’s at Fort Ticonderoga.

BLOCK 3

For the 20th-century storyline, we saw Sophie, Richard, and Chris filming in Newmills and Dunfermline.
Credit: Amanda Weldon (1-2), Lee-Ann Smith (3-4), Wendy Kalogerou (5).
Sophie was photographed outside a pub (Crown Inn in Newmills), walking with Chris Fulton (Rob Cameron). A number of supporting artists have “pub regulars” listed in June/July. Echo doesn’t have any scenes at a pub, but one of Brianna’s co-workers invites her for a pint after she successfully makes it out of the tunnel (chapter 27):

“Knew ye’d make it, hen,” he said. Across the room, Andy and Craig turned from their work and applauded.
“Buy ye a pint after work, then, lass,” Andy called.
“Two!” shouted Craig.
She could still taste bile at the back of her throat. She gave Rob Cameron the sort of look she’d given Mr. Campbell.
“Don’t,” she said evenly, “call me hen.”
His good-looking face twitched and he tugged at his forelock with mock subservience.
“Anything you say, boss,” he said.

There is also this audition scene for “Craig Dowd” and the character mentions going out for a drink therein. The role ultimately went to Brad Morrison.
Richard was photographed outside a school (Torryburn Primary School). A number of supporting artists have “school night” listed in July. That is likely when Roger agrees to teach a class in Gaelic at Jem’s school at Lionel Menzies’ request (Echo, chapter 46).
All photos from Dunfermline.
Some filming involving Sophie took place near a lake, so it’s most likely the scenes involving the hydropower plant. There were supporting artists involved, playing “1980s waterworks plan maintenance men,” and standby art director Jack Rafferty posted in July from a dam, which appears to be Loch Sloy Dam. Filming for the hydro plant also took place later in the year, in October, in Cairndow, as per the supporting artists’ credits.
Credit: Sophie Skelton (1), Jack Rafferty (2-4), Euan Nelson (5).
As for the 18th-century storyline, a new set, a pretty big cabin next to a lake, was built in the village of Braco. We see it in the video introducing the Hunters and the video with the newest cast members. This cabin belongs to Rachel and Denzell and that’s where Ian brings William after saving his life in the wilderness.
Credit: Outlandish Journeys (1-6), Nick McGowan-Lowe (7-9)
The person who first found the set said that it was later “chemically aged for scenes later on in the timeline: a cowshed and chicken shed have been built, and the cabin now has a metal stove chimney.” You can see that it looks different in some shots in this video, particularly with William and Rachel outside–this scene is from ep. 705, as per the clapperboard, directed by Tracey Deer. I think it’s likely that the Hunters’ cabin was repurposed for Antioch Johnson’s cabin, and the scene Izzy and Charles were filming was after William kills the madman. Antioch Johnson is played by Daren Elliott Holmes in an episode directed by Tracey Deer, so that fits.
Credit: Nick McGowan-Lowe.
All photos from Braco.
Izzy, Joey, and Charles were also spotted in Pollok Park, Glasgow, most likely filming the scenes of the Hunters traveling north with William.
Credit: Glasgow Times.
All photos from Pollok Park.
William should make it to the British camp before the British attack Fort Ticonderoga. There were two actors at the beginning of 2022 who put their self-tapes on Vimeo (since removed/made private), auditioning for the role of William. One of the scenes was similar to the conversation William and General Fraser have in Echo, chapter 51.
After Ian leaves William at the Hunters’ cabin, he’s going to visit Emily. As I’ve mentioned above, the First Nations actors were in Scotland in June, and on June 17th, Maril posted a #HeardOnSet which is most likely from Ian and Emily’s scene in Echo, chapter 40:

“Are you happy?” he asked her.
“Yes,” she said softly. She looked down, not meeting his eyes, and he knew it was because she would answer honestly but did not wish to see if her answer hurt him. He put a hand under her chin—her skin was so soft!—and lifted her face to him.
“Are you happy?” he asked again, and smiled a little as he said it.
“Yes,” she said again. But then gave a small sigh, and her own hand touched his face at last, light as a moth’s wing. “But sometimes I miss you, Ian.” There was nothing wrong with her accent, but his Scots name sounded impossibly exotic on her tongue—it always had.
He felt a lump in his throat, but kept the faint smile on his face.
“I see you dinna ask me whether I’m happy,” he said, and could have kicked himself.
She gave him a quick look, direct as a knife point.
“I have eyes,” she said, very simply.

John first hinted at being reunited with Morgan (Emily) on the IG Live he did after 604 aired.
A bulk of the filming for block 4 took place in Duncarron Medieval Fort, which stood in for Fort Ticonderoga. I believe we see bits of it in the opening credits and the newest cast video.
Credit: Heather Roche (dizzy_designosaur).
We’re going to see Mrs. Wellman (Emma Hindle), a Continental officer’s widow whose son Claire suspects to have mumps, and Mrs. Raven (Gemma McElhinney), who later dies by suicide after the evacuation of Fort Ticonderoga. There were also supporting artists playing “female forters.”
A shot of British soldiers loading up a cannon in the opening credits seems to be from the British Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (Echo, chapter 51).

Burgoyne realized the tactical advantage of the high ground, and had his troops haul cannons to the top of Mount Defiance. Faced with bombardment from the heights (although no shots had yet been fired), General St. Clair ordered Ticonderoga abandoned on July 5, 1777. (Wikipedia)

General Burgoyne is played by Mark Frost.
What will follow is the evacuation from Fort Ticonderoga, filmed most likely in Pollok Park, Glasgow (Sam was spotted there). A number of supporting artists were listed as “Escape Squad.” The agency posted on one of those days: “Boys out running about the hills being chased by the boys in red.”
Maril posted this #HeardOnSet on June 21st. It’s from when Claire reunites with Jamie and Ian after the evacuation from FT (Echo, chapter 56):

“Ian—have you got that canteen?”
There was a soft pop! and Ian set the canteen in my hand. Very carefully, I tilted it into my mouth.
“Is that brandy?” Jamie said, sounding astonished.
“Mmm-hmm.” I swallowed, as slowly as I could, and handed the canteen to him. There were a couple of swallows left.
“Where did ye get it?”
“Your son gave it to me,” I said. “Where are we going?”
There was a long pause from the darkness, and then the sound of brandy being drunk.

Before that, Claire should share a scene with William.

BLOCK 4

Block 4 was filmed after the summer break they took in July/August and concluded on September 14th as per Sam. This block was mostly the Battle of Saratoga, filmed in the area near Forestmill, Alloa, and Coalsnaughton. A number of sup artists filmed that month, including night shoots, with “Battle of Saratoga” listed in their credits. They went through a boot camp “for fight training, gun control, drills and cannon routine.”
Credit: Brenda Farnsworth (1-7), Jennifer Cameron (8), Neilsart Caricatures (9-10), Mat Billings (11-12), Bryan Malcolm (13).
All photos from filming the Battle of Saratoga.
Maril posted this #HeardOnSet on August 25. This line doesn’t appear in Echo but it’s clearly Plain Speech, which points to either Denny or Rachel. Given the timeframe, I am theorizing that it’s Rachel talking about Denny who left to pretend to be a deserter in the “deserters’ game” they come up with before the Battle of Saratoga (and from which he later needs saving), but your guess is as good as mine.
We see glimpses of the battle in the opening credits, and likely the British surrender in the Newest Cast video.
I haven’t found who played General Fraser, but General Friedrich von Riedesel, who volunteers his home when the General is mortally wounded at Saratoga, was played by Stefan Willi Wang. Dan Morgan should also be present in these episodes, played by Barry O’Connor, as well as Benedict Arnold, played by Rod Hallett.
The post continues in part 2.

I have put almost too much thought into all this and may have overthought it all. I am aware that in some situations, I am predicting upsets, especially the Directing nominations. I will try to explain as much I can without getting carpal tunnel.
Best Song:

1. “Lift Me Up,” Tems, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2. “Hold My Hand,” BloodPop and Stefani Germanotta - Top Gun: Maverick
3. “Applause,” Diane Warren - Tell It Like a Woman
4. “Stand Up,” Jasmine Sullivan, D'Mile - Till
5. “Carolina,” Taylor Swift - Where the Crawdads Sing
6. “Love is Not Love,” Marc Shaiman, Billy Eichner - Bros
7. “Nobody Like U,” Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell - Turning Red
8. “This is a Life,” Ryan Lott, David Byrne, Mitski - Everything Everywhere All at Once
9. “Ciao Papa,” Alexandre Despalt, Roeben Katz, Guillermo del Toro - Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
10. “Keep Rising,” Angélique Kidjo, Jeremy Lutito and Jessy Wilson - The Woman King

Bros, RRR: I think there’s a sense in the industry that Bros was done poorly by its marketing and was a movie that deserved better, so there may be some instinct to attempt to nominate wherever it’s competitive. However, this is a very strong field, so it will be difficult for it to cross that line into the 5. It being Naatu Naatu in a head to head at the HMMAs is a really great sign for it, though, enough to kick RRR down to 11.
Turning Red, Where the Crawdads Sing, Woman King: Angelique Kidjo, Billie Eilish, and Taylor Swift are all Grammy Darlings, so I would not use their nominations to indicate strength. These were name checks. A win for any of them could be more interesting data.
Elvis: If we get a decision that Vegas is going to qualify, but as a rule I never trust the academy, so it’s going to stay at #12 for me.
Best Score:

1. Terrence Blanchard - The Woman King
2. Alexandre Desplat - Guillermo del Toro’s Pinnochio
3. Ludwig Göransson - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
4. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - Empire of Light
5. Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch - Living
6. Hildur Guðnadóttir - Women Talking
7. John Williams - The Fabelmans
8. Michael Giacchino - The Batman
9. Nicholas Brittell - She Said
10. Justin Hurwitz - Babylon

The Fabelmans: At the moment, all the data we have in this category excludes John Williams from this category, and looking back at some patterns I’m thinking I’m starting to understand why. When John Williams gets in, it is more often for a genre film (Star Wars franchise, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Superman, Jaws) then it is for something else.
Best Sound:

1. Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor - Top Gun: Maverick
2. Becky Sullivan, Kevin O'Connell, Tony Lamberti, Derek Mansvelt - The Woman King
3. Benjamin A. Burtt, Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
4. David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson, Michael Keller - Elvis
5. Brent Kiser, Andrew Twite, Stephen Nelson, Alexandra Fehrman, Ian Chase - Everything Everywhere All At Once
6. Gwen Whittle, Gary Summers, Mike Hedges, Chris Boyes, Tony Johnson, Julian Howarth - Avatar: the Way of Water
7. Stuart Wilson, William Files, Douglas Murray, Andy Nelson - The Batman
8. Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Stuart Wilson, Chris Burdon, William Miller - Empire of Light
9. Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson, Ronald Judkins - The Fabelmans
10. David Esparza, Ed Novice, Steve Pederson, Neres Gezalyan* - Emancipation

*with Emancipation I’m not quite sure who is eligible for this award, there’s a long list for the sound department on IMDB, and I’m not cross-referencing with the thingy because I’m confused by a few titles. The rest of the lists I ripped from Variety (see, Clayton Davis isn't completely useless!)
Best Production Design:

1. Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Bev Dunn - Elvis
2. Rick Carter, Karen O'Hara - The Fabelmans
3. Hannah Beachler, Lisa K. Sessions - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
4. Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino - Babylon
5. Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, Vanessa Cole - Avatar: The Way of Water
6. Akin McKenzie, Renee Filipova - The Woman King
7. Helen Scott, Sarah Kane - Living
8. Mark Tildesley, Kamlan Man - Empire of Light
9. Mark Tildesley, Michael Standish - The Banshees of INisherin
10. Rick Heinrichs, Elli Griff - Glass Onion

Best Costume Design:

1. Ruth E. Carter - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2. Sandy Powell - Living
3. Mary Zophres - Babylon
4. Jenny Beavan - Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
5. Catherine Martin - Elvis
6. Alexandra Byrne - Empire of Light
7. Gersha Phillips - The Woman King
8. Mark Bridges - The Fabelmans
9. Shirley Kurata - Everything Everywhere All at Once
10. Marci Rodgers - Till

Best Make-Up and Hair:

1. Adrien Morot, Judy Chin, Anne Marie Bradley - The Whale
2. Babalwa Mtshiselwa, Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Jamika Wilson, Louisa V. Anthony - The Woman King
3. Shane Thomas, Mark Coulier, Jason Baird, Louise Coulston - Elvis
4. Joel Harlow - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
5. Denise Turnnell, Louisa V. Anthony, Deaundra Metzger - Till
6. Nadia Stacey - Living
7. Michelle Chung, Anissa Salazar - Everything Everywhere All at Once
8. Heba Thorisdottir, Jamie Leigh McIntosh - Babylon
9. Naomi Donne, Mike Marino, Zoe Tahir - The Batman
10. Naomi Donne - Empire of Light

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: The fact that Black Panther did so much underwater makeup is a huge obstacle they had to overcome, and when placed next to Avatar, who CGI'd their way past a lot of the makeup, it looks even more impressive.
Best Visual Effects:

1. Ryan Tudhope, Scott R. Fisher, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson - Top Gun: Maverick
2. Zak Stolz, Ethan Feldbau, Benjamin Brewer, Jeff Desom - Everything Everywhere All at Once
3. Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, Hanzhi Tang, Dan Sudick - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
4. Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Dnaiel Barrett - Avatar: The Way of Water
5. Dan Lemmon, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands, Dominic Tuohy - The Batman
6. Tom Wood, Julian Hutchens, Joshua Simmonds, Adam Hammond - Elvis
7. Sara Bennett, Andy Morley, David Sadler-Coppard, Cordell McQueen - The Woman King
8. Aaron Weintraub - Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
9. Markus Frank, Viktor Muller, Frank Petzold, Kamil Jafar - All Quiet on the Western Front
10. Guillaume Rocheron, Jeremy Robert, Sreejith Venugopalan, Scott R. Fisher - Nope

Avatar: The Way of Water: I think the bar for this movie has been set at an unreachably high level, and the first thing people might criticize about the film, fairly or unfairly, is the visual effects. I am concerned it may be compared unfavorably to Black Panther's underwater effects.
Best Cinematography:

1. Roger Deakins - Empire of Light
2. Claudio Miranda - Top Gun: Maverick
3. Autumn Durald Arkapaw - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
4. Janusz Kaminski - The Fabelmans
5. Linus Sandgren - Babylon
6. Florian Hoffmeister - Tár
7. Ben Davis - Banshees of Inisherin
8. Russell Carpenter - Avatar: the Way of Water
9. Robert Richardson - Emancipation
10. Polly Morgan - The Woman King

Empire of Light: In a year where every single competitor for every award is a deeply flawed one, it's time to return to the controversial films from the festivals like Empire of Light for these craft categories, especially cinematography. Roger Deakins is beloved by the Academy, having been nominated fifteen times and won twice. He has also literally been knighted, which is not relevant but is a fun fact I wanted to include.
Emancipation: Look, when you're looking to make lists of 10, you are forced to start thinking about Emancipation. I weirdly think Tár helps Emancipation, because the question of separating art and the artist is going to be on some voters minds (not to imply what Will Smith did is in any way approaching what Lydia Tár did in that film).
Best Editing:

1. Eddie Hamilton - Top Gun: Maverick
2. Paul Rogers - Everything Everywhere All at Once
3. Sarah Broshar, Michael Kahn - The Fabelmans
4. Christopher Donaldson and Roslyn Kalloo - Women Talking
5. Jonathan Redmond and Matt Villa - Elvis
6. Tom Cross - Babylon
7. Terilyn A. Shropshire - The Woman King
8. Mikkel E.G. Nielsen - The Banshees of Inisherin
9. Bob Duscay - Glass Onion
10. Michael P. Shawver, Kelley Dixon, Jennifer Lame - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Documentary:

1. Navalny
2. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
3. All that Breathes
4. Fire of Light
5. Bad Axe
6. Grand Night Oppy
7. Sr.
8. Moonage Daydream
9. Riotsville, U.S.A.
10. Descendant

Grand Night Oppy: If Grand Night Oppy gets in, it will win. However, I think this branch knows that, and may just veto it and not let it in, as it often does.
International Feature:

1. France - Saint Omer
2. Belgium - Close
3. South Korea - Decision to Leave
4. Germany - All Quiet on the Western Front
5. Mexico - Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
6. Austria - Corsage
7. Poland - EO
8. Ukraine - Klondike
9. Pakistan - Joyland
10. Denmark - Holy Spider

Animated Feature:

1. Turning Red
2. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
3. Marcel the Shell with Shoes on
4. My Father's Dragon
5. Strange World
6. Wendell & Wild
7. Luck
8. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
9. Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
10. Lightyear

Pinocchio: I am generally skeptical of any adult-oriented Animated Feature contender, especially when Turning Red really did have so much industry support when it first came out. I need to see more Academy members espouse the belief that animation is not just for children. If it gets even one nomination outside of this category, though, I will put it in #1.
Original Screenplay:

1. Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once
2. Martin McDonagh - The Banshees of Inisherin
3. Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans
4. Todd Field - Tár
5. Keith Beauchamp, Chinonye Chukwu, Michael Reilly - Till
6. Damien Chazelle - Babylon
7. Maria Bello, Dana Stevens - The Woman King
8. Park Chan-wook, Seokyeong Jeong - Decision to Leave
9. Charlotte Wells - Aftersun
10. Sam Mendes - Empire of Light

Everything Everywhere: I genuinely think there are a lot of industry screenwriters who want Everything to win so that they have a stronger pitch to studios for their own weird screenplay, and in a competitive race, that could be enough.
Banshees of Inisherin, Tár: I am generally skeptical of Tár as far as wins go beyond Blanchett, and even that is a competitive race. It is a darker-toned film, and that tends to not being appreciated by the Academy beyond nominations if it's competitive with another film with a more hopeful feel (see: The Favorite going 1 for 10 and only beating the equally dark A Star is Born, A Star is Born going 1 for 8, West Side Story going 1 for 7 and only winning where it was undeniable, Power of the Dog going 1 for 12, and so on and so forth). I also am not sure that the Academy will be able to pinpoint even the topic matter. I am more worried about older voters in the Academy disliking Tár than EEAAO, because Tár is not a movie that holds your hand. All but the last sentence also applies to Banshees of Inisherin.
Adapted Screenplay:

1. Rebecca Lenkiewicz - She Said
2. Sarah Polley - Women Talking
3. Rian Johnson - Glass Onion
4. Samuel D. Hunter - The Whale
5. Kazuo Ishiguro - Living
6. Peter Craig, Justin Marks, Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie - Top Gun: Maverick
7. Noah Baumbach - White Noise
8. David Kajganich - Bones and All
9. Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins, Gris Grimly, Patrick Hale - Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
10. Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Black Panther is taking the 10th slot here because although the film's response was critically a little all over the place, the only consistent criticisms are about the Julia Louis-Dreyfuss/Martin Freeman character, and that responsibility is directed more at the studio than Ryan Coogler. It still would take a lot for him to get the nomination in screenplay, but I can't rule it out. Adapted Screenplay does not have a particularly deep bench this year, as evidenced by the inclusion of Living in my top 5.
She Said: There is a genuine chance that people vote for this screenplay without actually ever seeing the movie, just to make themselves feel good. And for those who did see the movie, it seems that almost everyone who watches it enjoys it tremendously.
Supporting Actress:

1. Kerry Condon - The Banshees of Inisherin
2. Hong Chau - The Whale
3. Carey Mulligan - She Said
4. Stephanie Hsu - EEAAO
5. Jessie Buckley - Women Talking
6. Claire Foy - Women Talking
7. Janelle Monáe - Glass Onion
8. Nina Hoss - Tár
9. Jamie Lee Curtis - EEAAO
10. Angela Bassett - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

All Movies: I don't know what the hell is happening here, don't ask me to defend these rankings because I can't. My #1 could miss and I would not blink an eye. Someone not on the list could make it in and I would not even react. It's chaos magic, Wanda. And that makes me a scarlet bitch.
Women Talking: What I do believe, however is that if one of Women Talking's members gets in, they likely both will. I think if you are going to put one on the ballot, you are probably putting them both on your ballot. This is not something I'm going to stick hard to, but it's at least something that I can use to start to organize around.
Supporting Actor:

1. Ben Whishaw - Women Talking
2. Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All at Once
3. Brendan Gleeson - The Banshees of Inisherin
4. Paul Dano - The Fabelmans
5. Barry Keoghan - The Banshees of Inisherin
6. Brian Tyree Henry - Causeway
7. Judd Hirsh - The Fabelmans
8. Michael Ward - Empire of Light
9. Brad Pitt - Babylon
10. James Hong - Everything Everywhere All at Once

Everything Everywhere All at Once: The Academy is not sentimental. I cannot come up with a reason for why Quan is in first place besides consensus, and I think that honestly has more to do with pretty much half the field's films bombing out of contention and no one really having a great idea of what's going on with the supporting actor race with The Fabelmans. For that reason, I'm moving him down to #2. However, I do think there's a world where the acting branch goes absolutely absurd and puts Hong in. I don't think it will happen. I'd say under 1% chance. But, I'm looking for a #10 slot and I'm fine with doing something weird with that in an uncompetitive category.
Actress:

1. Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once
2. Danielle Deadwyler - Till
3. Cate Blanchett - Tár
4. Michelle Williams - Fabelmans
5. Viola Davis - The Woman King
6. Olivia Coleman - Empire of Light
7. Margot Robbie - Babylon
8. Jennifer Lawerence - Causeway
9. Naomi Ackie - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
10. Zoe Kazan - She Said

Till: I am not as worried about Deadwyler missing the Spirits as I am with Fraser, primarily because the budget limit for the Spirits is slightly lower than at Gotham ($30 vs $35 million) and I could absolutely be convinced this movie had a budget in that area. There are more locations, and I would bet anything that Whoopi Goldberg's salary is more than the entire cast of the Whale's combined.
Babylon, Causeway, Empire of Light, The Woman King: Viola Davis is really benefiting from being in an averagely-received film in a field of poorly-received films. Viola Davis has the record for most SAG wins for film, tied with Renée Zellweger, and I expect her to continue being beloved by that organization. I also expect her to pick up a Globe nomination, and I wouldn't rule her out at BAFTA either. If Tár decides to go comedy at the globes, which would be a bad strategic decision for Cate Blanchett but a very defensible decision if you want to reframe the movie's conversation, I could even see a Davis leapfrogging Deadwyler and Williams to get that win, though that would be a surprise. However, despite all of that, you could really rank Coleman, Davis, Lawerence, and Robbie in any order and I wouldn't blink an eye. They're in a dead heat. However, Lawerence is falling behind. Missing both the Spirit and Gotham was not ideal for her. It's not a deadly blow to her campaign, but it's not great for her either.
Actor:

1. Colin Farrell - The Banshees of Inisherin
2. Austin Butler - Elvis
3. Brendan Farser - The Whale
4. Bill Nighy - Living
5. Diego Calva - Babylon
6. Gabriel LaBelle - The Fabelmans
7. Paul Mescal - Aftersun
8. Will Smith - Emancipation
9. Adam Sandler - Hustle
10. Tom Cruise - Top Gun: Maverick

The Whale: The Academy is not sentimental. Missing Spirit was huge for him, and that's enough to move him from #2 to #3. I did not have him at #1 before this.
Top Gun: Top Gun could win Best Picture without an acting nomination a la Lord of the Rings. I think it needs a better-than-Lord of the Rings: Return of the King performance to get Tom Cruise in, and that would be shocking. But it's a weak field, so who even knows?
Director:

1. Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans
2. Sarah Polley - Women Talking
3. Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once
4. Todd Field - Tár
5. Gina Prince-Bythewood - The Woman King
6. Ryan Coogler - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
7. Martin McDonagh - The Banshees of Inisherin
8. Joseph Kosinski - Top Gun: Maverick
9. Park Chan-wook - Decision to Leave
10. James Cameron - Avatar: the Way of Water

Picture:

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once
2. The Fabelmans
3. Women Talking
4. Top Gun: Maverick
5. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
6. She Said
7. The Banshees of Inisherin
8. Elvis
9. The Woman King
10. Glass Onion
11. Avatar: The Way of Water
12. Living
13. Tár
14. Babylon
15. Till
16. The Whale
17. Empire of Light
18. All Quiet on the Western Front
19. Bardo
20. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

I will continue to update this post as the score changes.

	Score	Number of Reviews	Average Rating
Verified Audience	95%	5,000+	4.7/5
All Audience	85%	10,000+	4.3/5

Verified Audience Score History:

• 86% (4.5/5) at <50
• 92% (4.6/5) at 100+
• 95% (4.7/5) at 250+
• 94% (4.7/5) at 500+
• 94% (4.7/5) at 1,000+
• 95% (4.7/5) at 2,500+
• 95% (4.7/5) at 5,000+

Rotten Tomatoes: Certified Fresh
Critics Consensus: A poignant tribute that satisfyingly moves the franchise forward, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever marks an ambitious and emotionally rewarding triumph for the MCU.

	Score	Number of Reviews	Average Rating
All Critics	84%	307	7.20/10
Top Critics	75%	71	6.90/10

Metacritic: 67 (61 Reviews)
SYNOPSIS:
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.
CAST:

• Letitia Wright as Shuri
• Lupita Nyong'o as Nakia
• Danai Gurira as Okoye
• Winston Duke as M'Baku
• Florence Kasumba as Ayo
• Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams/Ironheart
• Michaela Coel as Aneka
• Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor
• Martin Freeman as Everett Ross
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
• Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda

DIRECTED BY: Ryan Coogler
STORY BY: Ryan Coogler
SCREENPLAY BY: Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole
PRODUCED BY: Kevin Feige, Nate Moore
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Barry Waldman
CO-PRODUCER: David J. Grant
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Autumn Durald Arkapaw
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Hannah Beachler
EDITED BY: Michael P. Shawver, Kelley Dixon, Jennifer Lame
COSTUME DESIGNER: Ruth Carter
VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Geoffrey Baumann
HEAD OF VISUAL DEVELOPMENT: Ryan Meinerding
MUSIC BY: Ludwig Göransson
MUSIC SUPERVISOR: Dave Jordan
CASTING BY: Sarah Halley Finn
RELEASE DATE: November 11, 2022

I will continue to update this post as reviews come in.
Rotten Tomatoes: Certified Fresh
Critics Consensus: A poignant tribute that satisfyingly moves the franchise forward, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever marks an ambitious and emotionally rewarding triumph for the MCU.

	Score	Number of Reviews	Average Rating
All Critics	86%	159	7.50/10
Top Critics	76%	49	7.10/10

Metacritic: 70 (46 Reviews)
Sample Reviews:
The movie doesn’t have the classic comic-book pow of Black Panther, and it’s easily 20 minutes too long. Yet Wakanda Forever has a slow-burn emotional suspense. Once the film starts to gather steam, it doesn’t let up. - Owen Gleiberman, Variety
A worthy continuation. - David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
There’s a great deal to enjoy here, and fans of “Black Panther” won’t necessarily leave feeling disappointed, but there’s a sense of strong elements not quite coming together. - Alonso Duralde, TheWrap
Wakanda Forever is overlong, a little unwieldy... But Coogler’s fluid command of mixing intimacy with spectacle remains gripping. 3/4 - Jake Coyle, Associated Press
Director Ryan Coogler delivers a powerful follow-up to the phenomenal 2018 Black Panther that’s funny, clever and heartbreaking, impressive in its world-building, honest in its view of world politics and naturally packed with huge action sequences. 3.5/4 - Brian Truitt, USA Today
A Marvel movie, for sure. But a pretty interesting one, partly because it’s also a Ryan Coogler film, with the director’s signature interplay of genre touchstones, vivid emotions, and allegorical implications. - A.O. Scott, New York Times
Chadwick Boseman is deeply missed in a sequel that still checks all the right boxes for Marvel fans. 3/4 - Rafer Guzman, Newsday
“Wakanda Forever” solidifies Black Panther as Marvel’s richest and most high-quality franchise. 4/4 - Johnny Oleksinski, New York Post
It’s telling that both the first “Black Panther” and this messier if seldom less engrossing follow-up are at their strongest when they resist or even flat-out ignore their franchise obligations. - Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
“Wakanda Forever” winds up feeling hopelessly stalled, covering up an inability to move on by resorting to repetitive, over-familiar action sequences, maudlin emotional beats and an uninvolving, occasionally incoherent story. 2/4 - Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
There’s real emotion in the best material here. The loss of Boseman was enormous. So is the skill level of the actors, returning and new, who make the most of a pretty good sequel. 3/4 - Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever succeeds as a new adventure, and as a tribute to a wonderful actor who was taken from this world decades too soon. 3/4 - Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
As it stands, “Wakanda Forever” feels as lost and forlorn as the Wakandan people. 2/4 - Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
You watch it wondering about the movie that never got made, the story that never got finished, the life cut short too soon. 3.5/4 - Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
After a hearty start, the film sputters in its second half, dragging through its bloated runtime on its way to its at once overblown and underwhelming finale. C+ - Adam Graham, Detroit News
Why, with most of the old pieces in place, does Wakanda Forever feel—as so many sequels before it have—like it's reflecting the magic of its predecessor rather than entirely recapturing it? - A.A. Dowd, Chron
Certainly, the film has its high points but, ultimately, it pales in comparison to its predecessor, one of the best entries in the field of superhero cinema, and feels largely like a placeholder for the next movie. 3/5 - Cary Darling, Houston Chronicle
The interpersonal storylines, the tackling of the connections between grief and rage and flight, are some of the deepest and most nuanced in the franchise's history. 3/5 - Richard Whittaker, Austin Chronicle
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is a movie about loss and moving on. It’s not as great a film as “Black Panther,” but it’s the right next step. 4/5 - Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” avoids the mistakes most sequels make, creating a different atmosphere and tone, elevating the MCU to much higher, ambitious places. 3.5/4 - Randy Myers, San Jose Mercury News
It’s both a tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman and a problem for the movie that “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” feels his loss so keenly. 2.5/4 - Peter Howell, Toronto Star
This might not all be so deflating if Wakanda Forever worked, simply, as an action spectacle. But very little here pops. - Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail
As with the last film, there are bold extravagant gestures of spectacle, while Wright, Coel, Bassett, Gurira and Thorne all supply fierce performances; each of them ups the onscreen voltage simply by appearing. 3/5 - Peter Bradshaw, Guardian
There’s more than enough wit, beauty, and imagination to Wakanda Forever to outweigh its weaknesses. 4/5 - Clarisse Loughrey, Independent (UK)
It’s a movie about not seeing beyond your own grief... Every narrative tendril is implicated in grief, from historical colonialism to environmental exploitation to political repression. 4/5 - Kevin Maher, Times (UK)
This riotously poetic, serenely political and spectacularly cathartic yarn is the best blockbuster of the year. 2022 isn’t about Maverick anymore. It’s about mavericks. 5/5 - Charlotte O'Sullivan, London Evening Standard
A near-three-hour endurance run of gloomy photography and turgidly staged, emotionally empty two-way conversations, all seemingly designed to sap cast and viewers’ combined will to live. 1/5 - Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph (UK)
Wright is magnificent. 5/5 - Linda Marric, The Jewish Chronicle
Presented the daunting task of bidding farewell to a star tragically taken in his prime in sober but stirring fashion, Coogler has given audiences, and the studio, a solidly and gracefully executed dive into a “Wakanda” for right now. - Brian Lowry, CNN.com
While a Black Panther without Boseman is undoubtedly nothing like the film's creators or any of its cast wanted it to be, the movie they've made feels like something unusually elegant and profound for the multiplex. B+ - Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly
There is much to be admired here, a care for craft and detail on a higher plane than other Marvel fare. Still, some will no doubt miss the tight focus and energy of Black Panther. This sequel is more scattered, a vast expansion with a hole at its center. - Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair
The movie isn’t always on such sure footing. But that’s almost appropriate: a messier movie trying to reckon with a messier range of feelings. - K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone
Ticking boxes isn’t the same as pulling magic -- or even just insight -- from thin air... The sad reality is that the show must go on, and without [Chadwick Boseman], it’s just more of the same. Our job is to pretend it’s enough. - Stephanie Zacharek, TIME Magazine
Regrettably, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever tries to do so many things that it comes across as threadbare and pallid — less a failure of imagination and more of circumstance, time, and narrative constraints. - Angelica Jade Bastién, New York Magazine/Vulture
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever stands out from a somewhat formulaic era of Marvel movies: held together by its compelling sense of place, and by acting as a passionate eulogy for Chadwick Boseman. 4/5 - Kambole Campbell, Empire Magazine
Wakanda Forever proves poignant in two ways: the film is often quite thoughtful in its exploration of grief, but it struggles to overcome what the actor's loss means to the future of this series. - Tim Grierson, Screen International
A mercurial sequel that can’t match its predecessor. 2/5 - Philip De Semlyen, Time Out
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever never quite matches the inspiring peaks of its predecessor, but it benefits immensely from its compassion... It’s a sequel whose greatest superpower turns out to be its sensitivity. - Nick Schager, The Daily Beast
Wakanda Forever throws many emotional challenges at its heroes -- self-doubt, anguish, ennui -- and in Namor, it gives them an adversary brimming with assuredness. The result is a face-off that’s as entertaining as it is unpredictable. - David Sims, The Atlantic
Though as long, noisy, and cluttered as any other superhero blockbuster, Wakanda Forever is a sincere and effective genre-mashing drama, and one of the better installments in the Marvel oeuvre. 3/4 - Dylan Roth, Observer
For all of the film’s shuddery pacing... Coogler’s subthread of the MCU continues to operate at a significantly higher strata of thought, artistry, and feeling than the rest of Marvel’s assembly line. B+ - David Ehrlich, indieWire
In a mythology where death is more often used as a narrative device than a true measure of loss, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever magnifies the truth that the title character’s world will endure, even if he doesn’t. B - Todd Gilchrist, AV Club
Though there's some plot messiness in the mix, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever undeniably delivers in terms of action, star power, and superhero spectacle. But what hit me hardest is its exploration of grief... - Kristy Puchko, Mashable
Though its lugubrious and plodding narrative spins its wheels ahead of someone coming along to fill T’Challa’s shoes, "Wakanda Forever" does stand out for its depictions of grief. 2/4 - Jake Cole, Slant Magazine
"With ruminations on personal loss and the pride of nations, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a monumental epic whose thematic and narrative maturity elevates the superhero genre to breathtaking new heights." - Eric Francisco, Inverse
A messy sprawl of an ensemble piece. 6/10 - Matt Singer, ScreenCrush
This is a movie that would make T’Challa proud, and it is a worthy tribute to Boseman and to the Marvel writers and artists who first envisioned Wakanda and made us all want it to go on forever. A- - Nell Minow, Movie Mom
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” might have its heart in the right place but is in the wrong mindset and in the worst space—at the center of a contrived cinematic universe—to mourn on its own terms. 1.5/4 - Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com
An immensely powerful story of forging forward — shattering at times, but also beautifully cathartic, heartening, and very much earns that title. 4/5 - Perri Nemiroff, Perri Nemiroff (YouTube)
SYNOPSIS:
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.
CAST:

• Letitia Wright as Shuri
• Lupita Nyong'o as Nakia
• Danai Gurira as Okoye
• Winston Duke as M'Baku
• Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams/Ironheart
• Florence Kasumba as Ayo
• Michaela Coel as Aneka
• Tenoch Huerta as Namor
• Martin Freeman as Everett Ross
• Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda

DIRECTED BY: Ryan Coogler
STORY BY: Ryan Coogler
SCREENPLAY BY: Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole
PRODUCED BY: Kevin Feige, Nate Moore
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Barry Waldman
CO-PRODUCER: David J. Grant
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Autumn Durald Arkapaw
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Hannah Beachler
EDITED BY: Michael P. Shawver, Kelley Dixon, Jennifer Lame
COSTUME DESIGNER: Ruth Carter
VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Geoffrey Baumann
HEAD OF VISUAL DEVELOPMENT: Ryan Meinerding
MUSIC BY: Ludwig Göransson
MUSIC SUPERVISOR: Dave Jordan
CASTING BY: Sarah Halley Finn
RELEASE DATE: November 11, 2022