The memory of Chadwick Boseman was an engine for the actors of ‘Wakanda Forever’: The film is about grief. Art is a form of therapy

It is inevitable to think that the production Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever load with the challenge of carrying out a project with a duel involved. And it is that the game of Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020) continues to make a deep impression, not only on its fans, but also on its cast of actors and itself on a whole team that on their shoulders -in addition to the pain of absence- carries the responsibility of keeping the bar high left by the endearing Boseman, who played Black Panther in the 2018 movie.

Ryan Coogler, director of this new installment, reformulated the script together with joe robert cole (co-writer) stop like this pay tribute from minute one to the actor and at the same time deal with the pressure of rewriting a story after the death of its protagonist. “The camaraderie made it possible for us not to be submerged in the pressure of what was expected of us or in the obsession with reaching everyone’s expectations”stated Coogler at the avant premiere in Mexico, collects The nation.

“We couldn’t have done this without the guidance of director Ryan Coogler. We put a lot of honor and love into the film to keep Chadwick ever present.”expressed for her part the actress Letitia Wright. Her character is that of Shuri, T’Challa’s younger sister.

“He was a very deep and unique being, someone really very special who could always make the best of every opportunity. He always handled himself with integrity and that was something my character admired about his brother and that I, Letitia, admired about Chadwick outside of fiction as well.”

In fact, they say that before filming began, the cast visited Boseman’s grave. “The film is about grief. Art is a form of therapy, it helped us deal with things we can’t understand.”said tenoch orchardwho plays the antagonist Namor.

The Mexican stated that his partner Wright was a great inspiration. “With great grief over the loss of Chadwick, she was able to come back, and be a leader full of strength and pride.”said.

For Lupita Nyong’o reuniting with his scene partners to undertake this new chapter was a kind of ritual for his own mourning, which had led him into confinement. “When Chadwick died, we were isolated, so it was new to all of us, and we didn’t get a chance to come together to process it.”says in an interview shared by People.

“I was relieved, personally, that I didn’t have to pretend I wasn’t in pain, and was able to bring my pain to work, and put it to good use.” added.

Chadwick Boseman died in 2020 from colon cancer. (YO)