when black Panther released in 2018, the world watched in awe when Chadwick Boseman rescued Wakanda as Black Panther. When the actor died in 2020, the world mourned the loss of an icon. Now with Black Panther: Wakanda forever Until the next time Upcoming Marvel Releases , The women in the film are opening up about what it was like to prepare for the highly anticipated sequel without the man who was supposed to lead the franchise.
Many people involved in the film were incredibly candid about what it was like to go through this trial without Boseman as King T’Challa. The director of the film, Ryan Coogler, paid tribute to him with a heartwarming speech saying that he could feel the actor’s presence on stage at San Diego Comic-Con. One of the stars of the film, Winston Duke talked about the “huge hole” The absence of Boseman created on the set. Now, in an interview with The New York Times Other stars of the film, including Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright and Danai Gurira, have talked about how they prepared for Black Panther: Wakanda forever. Nyong’o said the shooting was “therapeutic”. and recently spoke about this process again saying:
Let me speak for myself. There was a lot of calm, reflection, prayer and meditation to strengthen me emotionally, mentally and spiritually as much as possible. It was a unique experience to return to this world without our leader. When you have a second movie, there is a lot of anticipation. But I think the loss of Chadwick took all of that away. I found myself having to radically accept that it would be different and that being as open as possible was the key.
Even if we only know the basics of black Panther the plot of the sequel, what we know wakanda forever is that it will honor Boseman’s legacy and further explore Wakanda’s other main characters. Letitia Wright explained how her character Shuri faces the death of his brother T’Challa .
As for the actress herself, Wright told the NYT how “spiritual” the return process was. She also mentioned how she bonded a lot with Danai Gurira, who plays Okoye. Gurira agreed with Wright, explaining how pain played a role in her process in these terms:
As an artist, you can try to have some control over what you do. And for me, that’s a lot of the training we do as Dora Milaje. But it was also clear that we had to embark on another journey. I remember sitting with Ryan and he helped me process what felt different this time: it was the pain. Then the pain mixed with our process. There were things I couldn’t prepare for, like walking into the throne room and remembering the last time I was there and being really impressed by it. And then, as Letitia said, we support each other.
While it’s sad, it’s nice to see how much care the actors and creators of this film have devoted to the sequel, for Chadwick Boseman and Black Panther. just look at the wakanda forever trailer, it became clear that his presence would still be felt throughout the film in a massive way. This collective love for each other and for Boseman was imprinted wakanda forever, and we can all honor the great actor, the character and the entire crew behind one of the most anticipated films of 2022 starting November 11.
Source: Cinemablend
