Letitia Wright says Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a love letter to his late co-star, Chadwick Boseman.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever finds director Ryan Coogler back in Wakanda, continuing the stories of the beloved characters who were first introduced in his acclaimed 2018 film. However, the film has an inherent sense of tragedy due to Chadwick’s passing. Boseman in 2020. The film seeks to honor the actor’s legacy as King T’Challa, and Letitia Wright confirms that the film is truly a “love letter” to him.
Letitia Wright plays Princess Shuri, King T’Challa’s younger sister, who would have an expanded role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, with some speculating that she will be the one to take up the torch. Wright expressed during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon how the film honors his late on-screen brother, Chadwick Boseman:
“I think it’s a great contribution to Chadwick’s legacy for me. I feel like it’s a love letter to him. I know every day I’ve been on set, I focused my energy on each scene to dedicate it to him. I wanted to dedicate excellence to this film so that he could be proud.
Letitia Wright’s Shuri and Angela Bassett’s Ramonda remain the surviving members of King T’Challa’s family and will certainly have an emotional core in the film due to the tragedy of losing their loved one. Considering the previous film’s far-reaching impact on the industry, a film of this magnitude deserves to receive the royal treatment and serve as a love letter to Chadwick Boseman, whose contributions to filmmaking during his short time on Earth will live on. remembered for years to come. .
Here is the synopsis of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever:
“In Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba), fight to protect their nation from world powers intervening in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and chart a new course for the kingdom of Wakanda.
Directed by Ryan Coogler from a script he co-wrote with Joe Robert Cole, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever stars Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Florence Kasumba, Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Tenoch Huerta, Martin Freeman and Angela Bassett.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever hits theaters on November 11, 2022. Stay tuned for all the latest news on the upcoming film and be sure to subscribe to Heroic Hollywood’s YouTube channel for more original video content.
Source: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
