Chadwick Boseman was a shining star in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, bringing regal strength and humanity to T’Challa in Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame, all while—unbeknownst to nearly everyone—he was quietly battling colon cancer. Boseman sadly passed away in 2020 at the age of 43, and while it was naturally assumed he would return for the sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was forced to take a very different shape after his death, with Ryan Coogler rethinking a script originally written with Boseman in mind. “ The big thing about the script was this thing called the ‘Ritual of Eight,’ where when a prince is eight years old, he has to go spend eight days in the bush with his father and amongst them, and amongst those eight days, they have to go into the bush without any tools, ” Coogler explained.
Author: Kevin Fraser
Published at: 2025-12-29 21:55:38
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