“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”, the highly anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning blockbuster “Black Panther”, had temporarily shut down its production, due to the severity of the injury sustained by star Letitia Wright.
Wright is reprising her role as Shuri the genius young sister of Black Panther, played by late actor Chadwick Boseman, and an accomplished inventor in the sequel.
The actress was injured in late August while the movie was shooting a sequence involving a stunt rig on-location in Boston.
Wright left for London, where the star has been since, following her injury while the production shot around her character.
At the time, Marvel Studios stated Wright’s injury would not impact the shooting schedule of the movie.
Wright’s Shuri became a fan-favorite breakout in the 2018 blockbuster, which grossed $1.3 billion and won three Oscars.
The character was elevated as the lead of the sequel following the death of Boseman, who died from cancer in August 2020.
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The first part of “Black Panther” was a cultural sensation when it was released and had shattered the pernicious Hollywood myth that movies with a predominantly Black cast could not be commercially viable internationally.
The movie was a massive global hit at the box office, earning $700.4 million domestic, the highest-grossing movie at the domestic box office, and $1.34 billion worldwide, second only to Avengers: Infinity War ($2.04 billion) that year.
The sequel, directed by Ryan Coogler, began production in June 2021.
It will also see the return of Danai Gurira, Daniel Kaluuya, Winston Duke, Lupita Nyong’o, Florence Kasumba, and Angela Bassett.
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is set to debut on July 8, 2022.
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