We have already been shown the first trailer for Black Panther 2, where the presence of Namor and the inhabitants of Atlantis stands out, although that place will not be called that.
We already know that the actor Tenoch Huerta will play namor, the leader of a civilization that lives underwater. In the comics of Marvel that underwater city is atlantis and the inhabitants are called Atlanteans, in reference to the atlantis, a city in Greek mythology that was technologically superior and sank into the sea. But it seems that in Black Panther 2 things will change quite a bit.
In the first description of the villain of Black Panther 2you can read: “Namor, the ruler of Talocan, an ancient civilization hidden in the depths of the ocean, will stop at nothing to protect his people.”
So atlantis now it will be Talocan and as we have seen in the trailer for the film, it will have details and references to the culture of ancient civilizations in Central America such as the Mayans Y the Aztecs.
Perhaps this creative decision is to distinguish this civilization from what it showed us Aquaman (2019) and that we will see again in the sequel titled Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023).
What is Talokan?
Black Panther 2 Instead of using the Greek myths of atlantishave referred to Tlālōcān, a place that is described in several Aztec codices as a paradise. Their leader is the deity of rain Tlaloc and is accompanied by his consort Chalchiuhtlicue. That site absorbed those who died by drowning or by lightning, or as a result of diseases associated with the rain deity. Tlālōcān it has also been recognized in certain wall paintings of the much older Teotihuacan culture. Among the modern Nahua-speaking peoples of the Gulf Coast, Tlālōcān it survives as a global concept encompassing the underworld and its inhabitants.
So it will be very interesting to see how they have reflected the Aztec culture in Black Panther 2something that we will check when the film is released on November 11, 2022. Meanwhile, we can review the rest of the installments of Marvel in the Disney Plus streaming platform.