“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” was originally slated to be a clash of kings. Chadwick Boseman’s death turned it into a film about mourning and succession.
that “it just felt like it was much too soon to recast,” a sentiment that was shared by Coogler and many of the cast members. A CGI version of Boseman’s King T’Challa was also not on the table, leaving Coogler and Cole with the only option that felt like it could properly pay respect to the friend everyone had just lost: incorporating Boseman’s death into the story itself.
The Black Panther’s death is not a spoiler. It has long been known since Coogler and Cole began their rewrite that the character’s death would be a part of the story. Both trailers for the film have featured a Wakandan funeral procession with all involved wearing white. Wright’s Shuri is seen holding on to her brother’s Black Panther mask during the memorial.“Wakanda Forever” will also see a new female Black Panther rise.
“It meant that I could bring my grief to work and put it to good use. That my grief could be very much a part of the creative process. And that meant a lot,” Nyong’o said. “This film is art imitating life like nothing I’ve ever seen. The loss that we feel is the loss that the fan base feels. And so, the fact that [Ryan] chose to explore grief and how we move forward when we’ve experienced tragedy like this, I think is just testament to how truthful Ryan is as a filmmaker.
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