Black Panther: Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler says the trailer confirms Rihanna’s return to music after six years.
Music sensation Rihanna returns to her musical career after six years, Ryan Her Coogler’s Black Her Panther: Wakanda Her Forever Debuts Her Single ‘Lift Me Up’ has been released. Now, just a week after the film’s release, the director has revealed why he persuaded Rihanna to work with him.
At the film’s press conference on Friday, Coogler was asked how Marvel persuaded the Grammy winner to write her first new song in years, according to an insider’s report.
“It’s a great question. I can’t take the sole credit for that. I think the world would understand if she hung up her mic.” Coogler said.
“I completely understand ’cause I love her music so much. I feel like she’s given all that somebody, all that you could ask for,” he added at the conference which was also attended by the cast including Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright, and Tenoch Huerta Mejia.
“The truth is we were looking for a great artist who could tell the story of the film and embrace the themes of the film and present them to the audience in a different packaging.”
As the report suggests, Coogler credited the film’s composer Ludwig Göransson, Roc Nation, and his friend, Jay Z, as “major factors” for connecting them with Rihanna.
Coogler said, “That’s what Kendrick did for us so beautifully with the first film. This film is different. It made sense that it would be a woman. It made sense that it could be someone who could speak to, not necessarily the words, but the feeling of motherhood, cause that’s a major, major theme in this film. And I think it timed up that she was in that kind of space in her life.”
Finally, Coogler convinced the singer that the movie’s trailer captivated her and convinced her to work with him.
He said, “It was really the trailer. I think that when she saw the performances that everybody was putting down in the trailer, that was what kind of put her over the edge and said, ‘Hey, I wanna see this film. I wanna see if I can figure this out.'”
“Once she played us the record, she said, straight up, ‘I did this for Chad,'” the director recalled. Meanwhile, Rihanna’s own Westbury Road label released Wakanda Forever’s lead ballad ‘Lift Me Up’ in partnership with Roc Nation, Def Jam Recordings, and Hollywood Records. The song, which is out now, is co-written by the singer, Coogler, Göransson, and Nigerian artist Tems, and serves as a tribute to Boseman.
The second track, “Born Again,” produced by The-Dream, plays during the film’s credits. Coogler said, “Chad brought us all together. He keeps on giving. I’m just really thankful that Rihanna was the latest gift to join the family and I can’t wait for folks to, you know, the song is out, but I can’t wait for folks to see how it’s used in the film.”
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will drop the full soundtrack on November 11th, along with the film’s official release.
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