After much speculation, the MCU officially has its Sub-Mariner. During today's Marvel Studios panel, Sub-Mariner — better-known as Namor McKenzie — was officially confirmed to be played by Tenoch Huerta. The character will make their debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which will close MCU Phase 4.
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First created back in 1939, Namor is the son of an Atlantean princess and a human. He is consistently cast as a villain — the role he's apt to take during Wakanda Forever — but he is also something of an anti-hero. In short, Namor is apt to continue being an important part of the MCU in the wake of Wakanda Forever. Notably, he's also considered Marvel's first mutant
Tenoch Huerta has appeared in Spectre, The Forever Purge, and other movies. He also had a role in Narcos. In addition to the casting info, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever received a brand-new trailer, as well as additional plot details.
"I’m so happy to be here. It’s an honor. I want to say something really fast about inclusion: Thanks to inclusion I am here. I wouldn’t be here without inclusion. And a lot of kids are there looking at us grinning at us because we’re here," Huerta said, while also delivering a message in Spanish. "Btw Namor is amazing!"
The reveal was part of an extremely busy panel for Marvel Studios, which included the confirmation of both Phase 5 and Phase 6 as well as two new Avengers movies. Now titled the Multiverse Saga, Marvel Studios has effectively mapped out the next several years of the MCU.
There's ton more news where that came from. For everything announced during the Marvel Studios panel, check out our complete recap.
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