Overview
- Coogler said his completed draft centered on T’Challa and his eight-year-old son undertaking a Wakandan “Ritual of 8” when Namor launches an attack.
- He revealed Chadwick Boseman was too ill to read the script before his death in August 2020.
- Following Boseman’s passing, the sequel was overhauled into Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which focused on loss and earned positive reviews with about $859 million worldwide.
- Coogler noted he had once sought to include Kraven the Hunter in the first film but was denied because Sony controls the character’s rights.
- Multiple outlets report Coogler is now developing a third Black Panther film, with timing to be determined by Marvel’s broader slate.