Black Panther director Ryan Coogler has explained why a certain character isn't in the film. Warning: Spoilers for Black Panther follow... While speaking on Empire's podcast (via Collider), Coogler discussed why Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) doesn't appear in the film until after the credits. At the end of Captain America: Civil War, Bucky arrived in Wakanda on ice in order to wait for scientists to find a cure for him.