Chadwick Boseman was a much-loved actor in Hollywood. His roles in several films helped with the representation of African-American on popular culture. One of them was Marvel’s ‘Black Panther‘, whose sequel ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever‘ will hit theaters on November 11.
In a recent cover story interview, the team behind the upcoming superhero film talked about Boseman’s death and how it impacted everyone. Let’s find out in detail what everyone said about the late King T’Challa.
‘Black Panther’ Director Remembers Chadwick Boseman
In a recent Variety cover story interview, ‘Black Panther‘ director Ryan Coogler remembered his friend and actor Chadwick Boseman who passed away in 2020 due to colon cancer.
“Chadwick was so unique of a person that it’s actually hard to understand him if you had never met him or had a chance to see him work,” Coogler said. “He really was the most unique person that I’ve ever met.”
No one from the film’s team, not even Marvel chief Kevin Feige was aware of Chadwick’s silent battle with cancer. “I didn’t put the dots together,” says Letitia Wright, who plays T’Challa’s sister, Shuri. “Bro was very private. He wanted to always protect us. That’s all I can say.”
Angela Bassett, who plays T’Challa’s mother, Queen Ramonda, said: “He did the thing he loved until his last breath, no excuses.” She continued, “We’ve been managing it or dealing with it or growing from it or moving onward from the moment that we heard Chadwick had passed.”
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Letitia Wright Talks About Her ‘Black Panther 2’ Set Injury
Boseman’s sudden death wasn’t the only hurden for the Marvel sequel film. In August 2021, Wright had a major accident on the film set where a motorcycle sent her to the hospital with a fractured shoulder and a concussion, among other injuries.
“I’m still processing it,” Wright said. “I’m still working through it in therapy. It was really traumatic.” Coogler who was informed about it via a phone call, said: “It was about how you can imagine.”
He further said, “I mean, I love these actors. That’s me and Chad’s little sister. Imagine getting that call that your little sister’s hurt. It’s the fucking worst thing in the world.”
Marvel boss Feige said: “It was horrifying on any production happening to anybody. It was particularly harsh on this production that was already, uh….emotionally strained.”
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