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Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige confirmed that the upcoming Black Panther sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, has started production.
In an exclusive interview with Variety on June 29, on the sidelines of the Black Widow Global Fan Event, Feige said they’ve already started shooting at Atlanta’s Pinewood Studios.
“It’s clearly very emotional without Chad,” Feige said, referring to lead star Chadwick Boseman, who died in August 2020 after a four-year battle with colon cancer.
He added, “But everyone is also very excited to bring the world of Wakanda back to the public and back to the fans. We’re going to do it in a way that would make Chad proud.”
Marvel Studios has previously confirmed that they will not recast Boseman’s T’Challa for the sequel. “His portrayal of T’Challa the Black Panther is iconic and transcends any iteration of the character in any other medium from Marvel’s past – and it’s for that reason that we will not recast the character,” Feige said in December 2020.
Ryan Coogler returns as both director and writer. Danai Guirira (Okoye), Letitia Wright (Shuri), Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia), Winston Duke (M’Baku), and Angela Bassett (Ramonda) are all expected to reprise their roles.
In an interview with Yahoo! Entertainment, Nyong’o opened up about filming the sequel without Boseman. “His passing is still extremely raw for me. And I can’t even begin to imagine what it will be like to step on set and not have him there.”
Little is known about the sequel but it was previously reported that the film will continue to explore the fictional nation of Wakanda and the lives of the characters introduced in the first movie.
The original Black Panther, the first Marvel Studios film with a predominantly Black cast and a Black director, made over $1.3 billion worldwide and earned a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is slated for a July 8, 2022 release. It’s part of Marvel Studios’ “phase 4” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe lineup. – Rappler.com
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