Chadwick Boseman told the director of Black Panther, "This is our Star Wars"

[{"selector":"#anim-ed8d74b8-f9e1-4062-b750-e6f6e669222f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e7175901-19bc-4bd7-a89d-93084f77b6d9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.06061%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Nate Moore, the executive producer of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, discusses how much Chadwick Boseman's inner force was awakened throughout the production of the film. Learn More Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-dc907226-1004-4ebf-ac05-9d592271f9bb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b9dd0b21-93c3-435a-b90b-2ebabe4a1ef2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.06061%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Moore discussed the challenges of filming Wakanda Forever without Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa during a producers' roundtable hosted by The Hollywood Reporter. Boseman passed away in August 2020 after a long battle with cancer. Learn More Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-4368fc9e-649b-4eb8-ad41-e4e3f75c6bb8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e6fd2a4e-3f1f-423f-9703-3875e7dc2c6f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.06061%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Moore said that making the original movie had its difficulties as well and that Boseman's promotion of the movie included references to Star Wars to help director Ryan Coogler stay in the right frame of mind. Learn More Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-0297d93b-449f-4b61-a8b1-45d6f9e2d9e8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-46d09bd6-3e53-4cea-a11a-8d950be66e1c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.06061%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "I say this all the time: He knew more than all of us what Wakanda could mean to people, if we got it right the first time. And [the first Black Panther ] wasn’t the easiest to make, either," Moore said. Learn More Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-4a15b9ee-0eb4-46be-a515-8d41f30217ae","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d2767059-3c76-40a6-9a95-adcd01a12597","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.06061%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "There were times where Chad would come up to Ryan, who would be in the dumps about any given thing, and say, 'Hey, man, don’t worry about it. This is our Star Wars .' Learn More Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-9d85f895-e7bd-40e2-9897-e6070d49b4df","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-27d96b0e-1c8a-48ea-97da-4fe417ca77e1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.06061%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Recasting T'Challa for Wakanda Forever, according to Moore, was "never a possibility," and he claimed it would be unfair to other performers to ask them to take over for Boseman in the part. Learn More Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-d3031ebe-65e6-4b06-a727-031628029cbe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5c40f3c3-7e51-44db-80ac-24427ceb3077","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.06061%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Marvel Studios VP of Production and Development stated that he, Coogler, and the actors had to deal with the crushing loss of Boseman before deciding whether or not a sequel would be possible without him. Learn More Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-8e90f8ab-e82d-4856-92c8-6fbbef4f445f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a600295a-4e2a-4313-bcf1-33904bbe4116","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.06061%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Coogler and Moore received assistance from Boseman's widow Simone, who reassured them that their late husband would have wanted them to continue with the sequel. Learn More Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-33af8f14-d5dc-4893-aaba-65dc05526193","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-afd5b197-7a65-42c5-be43-44d70962218c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.06061%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The extent to which Boseman's family participated in the making of Wakanda Forever, paying tribute to him while maintaining the plot's coherence, was disclosed by Coogler in earlier interviews. Learn More Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-1186039d-feec-407d-b568-4e9d1596f602","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-da5eec69-efdb-4563-8a48-3217a6339657","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-106.06061%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] T'Challa's destiny is addressed in the first scene of the sequel, when he succumbs to an unknown sickness despite Shuri's best efforts to save him. A Wakandan ceremony is then held in his honour as his subjects lament the death of their monarch. Learn More Arrow