With all the new releases announced by Marvel at San Diego Comic-Con, Wakanda Forever got the most attention from fans.
The two-minute teaser triggered emotions, excitement and chills. Chadwick Boseman, aka Prince T’Challa, nailed his Black Panther persona in his intro movie.
But with his passing, there was a big question among fans and creators alike about who would fill Chadwick’s shoes and be the next Prince T’Challa.
The big announcement to keep Chadwick’s legacy alive
To add a flood of emotions, Marvel VP of Development Nate Moore said fans won’t be seeing T’Challa in the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There is no replacement for Chadwick Boseman, he added.
Marvel knows replacing the original Black Panther wouldn’t do the emotions of that studio’s billions of fans any good. Therefore, they decided to continue filming the next part of “Black Panther” without recasting the lead role.
Of course, Marvel made many changes to the original “Wakanda Forever” story plot. They had the challenge of linking the story to his previous film without replacing the real “Black Panther”.
Easter egg teaser for Prince T’Challa’s remembrance
The teaser shows Letitia Wright, aka Shuri, wearing a white dress that possibly resembles Wakandan culture of mourning the dead. The hypothesis seems obvious because, just in the next scene, we can see graffiti of our beloved Prince T’Challa. Therefore, it made it clear that Marvel had a death plot planned for Black Panther.
The wall graffiti scenes are like reminders of memories in the Marvel universe. And this Prince T’Challa graffiti scene is similar to the one we see from ‘Iron Man’ in Spiderman Far From Home.
But now, how will Marvel pull this off? A film on Black Panther without the admirable Prince T’Challa, how will Marvel get out of it?
Who will take the mantle of Black Panther? How will Marvel pull this off?
Shuri will likely take up the mantle of the legendary Wakandan warrior. But Shuri is the daughter of science and may not be a warrior figure in the MCU. So is Danai Gurira, aka Okoye, the perfect warrior to take over?
Fans will love to see either of them justify the lead role! And Marvel wants to play with conscious fan theories.
According to rumors and fan theories, Marvel will probably choose a female character as the next Black Panther or, should we say, “Black Pantheress”?
The entire Marvel Cinematic Universe and its fans are moved by Chadwick’s absence from the new Black Panther movie. We’re hoping Marvel pays a fitting homage to Prince T’Challa, while building a story to keep the MCU flowing.
