“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”, the highly anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning blockbuster “Black Panther”, started production at Pinewood Studios in Atlanta, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige announced on Tuesday.
Filmmaker Ryan Coogler is returning to direct from his screenplay.
In a statement, Feige added that everyone from the original cast is set to coming back, without, of course, late star Chadwick Boseman, who passed away from Stage IV colon cancer in August 2020. The later actor was first diagnosed back in 2016, which was never publicly disclosed until after his death.
Boseman starred as T’challa, the son of the former king of Wakanda T’chaka (John Kani), who takes over the throne and faces new threats from many directions.
“It’s clearly very emotional without Chad, 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.” Feige said before the “Black Widow” Global Fan Event in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
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Plot details remain under wraps, however, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Daniel Kaluuya, Winston Duke, Lupita Nyong’o, Florence Kasumba, and Angela Bassett would all likely reprise their roles from the original film.
The first part of “Black Panther” was a cultural sensation when it opened in February 2018. It 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.
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is set to debut on July 8, 2022.
The sequel is one of 26 upcoming movies on Marvel Studios’ slate for theatrical release and streaming on Disney Plus, which includes a TV series set within Wakanda.
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