By Ronda Racha Penrice<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just two years after Chadwick Boseman\u2019s unexpected passing, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/em> is here. Naturally this Black Panther <\/em>sequel is a bittersweet arrival. Because the original defied the odds and made over a billion dollars\u2014impressive even for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and especially for a film with a predominantly Black cast, Boseman\u2019s T\u2019Challa will eventually be recast. Right now, however, is just not the right time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wakanda Forever <\/em>recognizes the magnitude of this great passing. As the first big screen manifestation of the comic book hero, Boseman balanced the duality of T\u2019Challa and superhero. Prior to becoming the Black Panther, Boseman rose to fame by playing real-life Black American heroes, namely Jackie Robinson and James Brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just two years after Chadwick Boseman\u2019s unexpected passing,\u00a0Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/em>\u00a0is here. Naturally this\u00a0Black Panther\u00a0<\/em>sequel is a bittersweet arrival. Because the original defied the odds and made over a billion dollars\u2014impressive even for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and especially for a film with a predominantly Black cast, Boseman\u2019s T\u2019Challa will eventually be recast. Right now, however, is just not the right time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wakanda Forever <\/em>recognizes the magnitude of this great passing. As the first big screen manifestation of the comic book hero, Boseman balanced the duality of T\u2019Challa and superhero. Prior to becoming the Black Panther, Boseman rose to fame by playing real-life Black American heroes, namely Jackie Robinson and James Brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHis loss was devastating,\u201d Lupita Nyong\u2019o, who plays Nakia, T\u2019Challa\u2019s love, shares. That loss made going into Black Panther: Wakanda Forever <\/em>without him so off, she confesses. Director Ryan Coogler\u2019s recognition of the magnitude of Boseman\u2019s passing via T\u2019Challa in Wakanda Forever<\/em> really struck an emotional chord for Nyong\u2019o and her castmates. It also changed their roles this time around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here, Nyong\u2019o, Danai Gurira, who plays Okoye, and Letitia Wright, who plays Shuri, share those feelings as well as where some of their characters are now in the aftermath and Wakanda Forever<\/em>\u2019s new additions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHis loss was devastating,\u201d Lupita Nyong\u2019o, who plays Nakia, T\u2019Challa\u2019s love, shares. That loss made going into\u00a0Black Panther: Wakanda Forever\u00a0<\/em>without him so off, she confesses. Director Ryan Coogler\u2019s recognition of the magnitude of Boseman\u2019s passing via T\u2019Challa in\u00a0Wakanda Forever<\/em>\u00a0really struck an emotional chord for Nyong\u2019o and her castmates. It also changed their roles this time around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n