Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has opened up on why Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman was not recast in the upcoming sequel following his death as he felt recasting Chadwick would be 'too soon'.
‘The world is still processing the loss of Chad. And Ryan poured that into the story.’
He revealed that the latest film will focus on the leaders of Wakanda as they fight and protect their nation in the wake of King T’Challa’s death, Boseman’s character in the film, adding they asked ‘how could the legacy of Chadwick – and what he had done to help Wakanda and the Black Panther become these incredible, aspirational, iconic ideas – continue’.character Shuri, the sister of T’Challa, could don the famous black suit.previously with director Ryan Coogler as well as Boseman himself.
‘That’s a tricky question to answer. I had a chat about it with Ryan and Chad when we were making Black Panther, and we touched on it briefly,’ she told the outlet. ‘When I realised I was playing Shuri, it was something that I really looked forward to.’ We should add she’s not confirmed or denied whether this will happen in the upcoming film, with Shuri taking on the role in some comic book runs.
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