The Cast of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Visited Chadwick Bosemans Grave Before Filming Began
Before beginning filming for the highly-anticipated Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the cast honored their late co-star Chadwick Boseman, as revealed by Lupita Nyong’o.
Nyong’o, reprising her role as Nakia from the 2018 blockbuster Black Panther, shared this information as part of a cover story on the sequel for Ebony magazine.
Prior to commencing the sequel, the entire cast visited Chadwick Boseman’s grave, Nyong’o disclosed.
In 2016, Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer, which he kept private outside of his inner circle. He passed away in 2020 after a four-year battle with cancer, which progressed from Stage III at diagnosis to Stage IV closer to his death.
Following his death, Marvel declared that they would not recast his beloved character T’challa and dedicated the sequel to Boseman’s memory.
In the interview, Nyong’o revealed, “We visited his resting place before we started filming and we had that moment as a cast.”
“We went with the new cast who hadn’t met him as well. It was our way of continuing this journey,” the actress added.
‘It really doesn’t feel like we have anything to prove to his spirit. I feel very, very centered about how we brought him along with us,’ she added.
“Ryan (Coogler) had an artist make this necklace that has Chadwick’s image on it and he wore it every day. So he’s been with us, he knows what we did,” Nyong’o said.
Her co-star Danai Gurira, who returns as Okoye, revealed in the interview that Boseman’s death took a toll on the cast.
“There’s a grief navigation that we were going through as we were stepping back into living in this world without our leader, our King, and our brother. That was a really specific journey to take in it,” she said.
Letitia Wright, who plays Shuri, added, “I knew that he was in a better place, but I selfishly wanted him to still be here … with us, with me.
“But for myself, I use the film as a love letter to Chad. Every scene, every word I utter is with fullness and with life as he would want me to live it, you know, as he did live,” she continued.
“It was hard. But we all used the time to grieve together and support each other. We used the time to fuel the story with our energy, with our love and with the power that was within us because it had to go somewhere, you know?” she said.
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