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Marvel is all set to conclude its phase 4 withBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever. The film which is mostly considered a tribute to the late actor Chadwick Boseman serves its purpose. The director of the film, Ryan Coogler has been sharing what changes and determination took into making the film following the death of its lead star. Chadwick Boseman who played Black Panther passed away in August 2020 following a secret battle with colon cancer.
Actress Angela Bassett and Letitia Wright, along with director Ryan Coogler shared what took to create this film. All the work included in the making of Wakanda Forever, from changing the plot of the story to a delay in production for several months.
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Chadwick Boseman Made Fun of Black Panther Script
Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, and Ryan Coogler joined Variety to talk about the upcoming Marvel film. Letitia Wright, who plays Shuri shares what she heard about Chadwick Boseman’s reaction to theWakanda Foreverscript. Talking about theBlack Pantheractor, Letitia Wright says that he made fun of the script for being so long.
“I remember just hearing through the grapevine that even though Chadwick was really unwell, he was making fun of how long it was because the script was about 300 pages,”theAishastar shared. She further says that’s how it happens, coogler puts everything on paper, sends it to the Boseman, and then they sit and discuss.
Earlier, the director ofBlack Panthershared that Chadwick Boseman did not read the script ofBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever. Coogler said,“He was too tired to read it.”
While talking onThe Official Black Panther,the American director shared that the script was almost complete and he wanted theMarshallstar’s input on it before sending it to the studio. But he refused to read it and said he did not want to get in the way of whatever notes the studio might have.
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Chadwick Boseman Brought The Cast of Black Panther Together
Talking about theHeavenstar, Letitia Wright shared that she was in London when she received the news. At first, she thought someone was playing a joke on her so she called her co-star Daniel Kaluuya. TheMangrovestar shared that Kaluuya did not say anything at first.
The Silent Twinstar also shared that she was not able to say goodbye to him due to the lockdown.“I kind of had to do that by myself. Like, bless Daniel — he came to see me and stuff. But it wasn’t enough. I wanted to book a flight that day,”she said.
The president of Marvel Studio, Kevin Feige shared that weeks later he, Coogler, and producer Nate Moore discussed what to do with the film. And as they agreed that it would be harder to do this without Boseman, they still decided to make the movie.
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The producer of the film claimed two things that were not changed in the script were introducing Namor and the underwater kingdom of Talocan.“He was looking for another culture to serve as an anchor point, and to continue the conversation thematically about colonization and what that means,”Nate Morre said.
They also discussed which character would be affected mostly by T’Calla’s death and they agreed on Shuri. Shuri has never known a day without her brother, and the sibling bond was clearly visible in the 2018 film as well.
When Coogler talked about this with theBlack Mirroractor she said she would give her everything to this movie.“I’m going to dedicate this movie to Chad and to God, and I’m going to give my all. Whatever you need from me, I’ll do it.’ I just trusted him all the way. He believed in me all the way,” Letitia Wright said.
Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveris the last film of MCU’s phase 4 and fans have high expectations from the film. The movie is set to release on July 05, 2025.
Source:Variety
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Laxmi Rajput is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, with over 3,300 articles published covering film, TV, and pop culture. With a degree in Broadcast Journalism and over three years of experience in content writing, she pivoted to entertainment journalism because let’s be honest, superheroes, sitcoms, and Netflix binges are way more fun. Laxmi frequently covers Marvel, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and popular TV shows, offering both fan-first enthusiasm and thoughtful analysis. Her work often dives into Marvel theories, revisits the genius of The Big Bang Theory, or unpacks the Netflix phenomenon of Stranger Things.
