Marvel head: ‘A lot too quickly’ to recast Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa in ‘Black Panther’ sequel

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There’s a purpose why Chadwick Boseman’s character within the “Black Panther” sequel was not recast following his loss of life in 2020.

In an interview with Empire magazine, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige stated “It simply felt prefer it was a lot too quickly” to recast the late actor, who died on the age of 43 from colon most cancers.

“Stan Lee all the time stated that Marvel represents the world exterior your window. And we had talked about how, as extraordinary and fantastical as our characters and tales are, there’s a relatable and human component to all the pieces we do,” Feige stated.”The world remains to be processing the lack of Chad. And [director] Ryan [Coogler] poured that into the story.”

Boseman’s loss of life got here as a shock to many “Black Panther” followers as he had not gone public along with his sickness. There has been hypothesis as to how the franchise would deal with his passing.

Feige stated Coogler and his workforce set to work determining the route they needed to take the sequel.

“The conversations had been solely about, sure, ‘What can we do subsequent?’” Feige advised the publication. “And how may the legacy of Chadwick – and what he had performed to assist Wakanda and the Black Panther develop into these unbelievable, aspirational, iconic concepts – proceed? That’s what it was all about.”

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” hits theaters within the US on November 11.