Letitia Wright says filming Black Panther 2 without Chadwick Boseman will be “strange”

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“We’re just still mourning Chad, so it’s not something I even want to think about”

Chadwick Boseman and Letitia Wright in Black Panther
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Letitia Wright has said that the thought of filming Black Panther 2 without leading man Chadwick Boseman is “strange”. Wright plays Shuri, the younger sister of Black Panther himself, T’Challa, in the movie. Boseman passed away in August.

“We’re just still mourning Chad, so it’s not something I even want to think about,” she told Net-a-Porter. “The thought of doing it without him is kinda strange. We’re just grieving at the moment, so it’s trying to find the light in the midst of it.”

How do you make Black Panther 2 without Black Panther? Some people believe Shuri should take over the title, based on a plot in the comic books in which T’Challa falls into a coma and Shuri must defend Wakanda in his place.

“I spent the last year preparing, imagining and writing words for him to say, that we weren’t destined to see,” director Ryan Coogler wrote in an emotional tribute. Whatever direction the sequel takes, we’re sure Boseman’s impact will be felt.

Emily Garbutt
Entertainment Writer

I’m an Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering everything film and TV-related across the Total Film and SFX sections. I help bring you all the latest news and also the occasional feature too. I’ve previously written for publications like HuffPost and i-D after getting my NCTJ Diploma in Multimedia Journalism.