Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther Character To Not Be Recast In Honour Of His Legacy
Marvel executive Kevin Fiege has announced that late Marvel star Chadwick Boseman's much-loved character TChalla from Black Panther, will not be recast.
Marvel
executive
Kevin
Fiege
has
announced
that
late
Marvel
star
Chadwick
Boseman's
much-loved
character
TChalla
from
Black
Panther,
will
not
be
recast.
As
reported
by
Fox
News,
the
statement
from
the
executive
came
during
Disney's
Investor
Day
presentation.
Boseman,
who
breathed
his
last
earlier
this
year
on
August
29,
2020,
first
essayed
T'Challa
in
Captain
America:
Civil
War
and
was
later
seen
in
Avengers
sequels-
Avengers:
Infinity
War
and
Avengers:
Endgame.
Black
Panther,
which
released
in
2018,
received
three
Oscar
awards
including
the
best
motion
picture
of
the
year.
Chadwick
passed
away
after
a
four-year-long
battle
with
colon
cancer.
He
received
critical
acclaim
for
playing
Wakanda's
King
TChalla.
Ever
since
his
tragic
death,
fans
have
been
wondering
about
what's
in
store
for
the
late
actor's
MCU
character.
Marvel's
team
has
now
answered
the
question.
Black
Panther
Sequel
Was
Set
To
Release
On
May
6,
2020
The
Fox
News
reported
that
Marvel
will
be
going
forward
with
the
sequel
to
the
solo
superhero
film,
without
one
of
the
main
characters.
The
sequel
to
Black
Panther
which
was
set
to
release
on
May
6,
2022
may
get
a
new
release
date.
It
will
be
directed
and
co-written
by
Ryan
Coogler,
who
had
co-written
and
helmed
the
first
instalment
as
well.
Kevin
Feige
Wants
To
Explore
Wanda's
Story
In
Chadwick's
Honour
Kevin
Feige,
head
of
Marvel
Studios
said,
Chadwick's
performance
"transcends
any
iteration
of
the
character."
He
added
that
out
of
respect,
Marvel
will
not
recast
the
role
of
T'Challa,
but
to
"honor
the
legacy,
we
want
to
continue
to
explore
the
world
of
Wakanda."
Feige's
Statement
At
The
Time
Of
Boseman's
Death
At
the
time
of
Chadwick's
death,
Feige
had
said,
"Chadwick's
passing
is
absolutely
devastating.
He
was
our
T'Challa,
our
Black
Panther,
and
our
dear
friend.
Each
time
he
stepped
on
set,
he
radiated
charisma
and
joy,
and
each
time
he
appeared
on
screen,
he
created
something
truly
indelible.
He
embodied
a
lot
of
amazing
people
in
his
work,
and
nobody
was
better
at
bringing
great
men
to
life.
He
was
as
smart
and
kind
and
powerful
and
strong
as
any
person
he
portrayed.
Now
he
takes
his
place
alongside
them
as
an
icon
for
ages."
Disney
has
also
hinted
about
other
films
like
Fantastic
Four
being
in
early
development
and
that
Christian
Bale
has
joined
the
MCU.