Overview
- In a Happy Sad Confused interview, Coogler outlined his original Black Panther 2 draft for Boseman, describing a 180-page script he finished before the actor’s death.
- The plan hinged on a Wakandan tradition called the Ritual of Eight, pairing T’Challa with his young son in the wild as an attack from Namor unfolded.
- Coogler said he wrote the role to push Boseman’s range after their first film and described the toll of watching the actor’s health decline.
- After Boseman’s passing, Marvel did not recast T’Challa, and 2022’s Wakanda Forever shifted focus to Shuri, which earned positive reviews and about $859 million worldwide.
- TheWrap notes Letitia Wright and Tenoch Huerta are slated to return in Avengers: Doomsday in December 2026, while reports of a future T’Challa reintroduction remain speculative.