The film "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" honors various ancestry and culture.

"Wakanda Forever," the sequel to "Black Panther," Marvel Studios' award-winning $1.3 billion grossing movie, had its African premiere in Nigeria -- the first time Marvel has held an African premiere there.

Attending the event in Lagos, on Sunday, November 6, the film's director, Ryan Coogler, and several leading actors spoke to CNN about the importance of celebrating the film in Africa's most populous country, and how they hope the continued exploration of different cultures and history will impact global audiences.

The movie is set after Chadwick Boseman, who portrayed King T'Challa, aka the Black Panther, in the first film, which was released in 2018, passed away in 2020.

After Chadwick Boseman's passing, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" pulls off a challenging maneuver.

Wakanda Forever offers another mythological and strong nation, this time with origins in Mayan civilization, with the introduction of new anti-hero Namor, the king of undersea kingdom Talokan, who breaches Wakanda's defenses when the nation is still mourning the loss of T'Challa.

When Coogler began thinking about the idea for the sequel in 2018, he revealed that introducing another rich heritage was in the works. Coogler also co-wrote the script. Even after Chadwick passed away, Coogler said, "We remained the course. I was conversing with him before he went, and he was excited about the path the film was headed in." "We wanted to ratchet it up by making it more culturally specific, more detailed, and more personal."

Our diversity is what makes us strong.

With fans responding favorably to the kingdom of Wakanda, which symbolized a conglomeration of African countries and cultures and an ideology of an Africa many would like to see, the 2018 film was one of the biggest grossing films in Africa.