Black Panther 2 — Chadwick Boseman appearance shot down by producer

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A Black Panther two movie has been a given since the first film came out in 2018 and earned boffo box part dollars, critical and audience raves and numerous awards (including a Best Picture Oscar nomination). But the tragic death of leading man Chadwick Boseman last year threw a wrench into the plans for the sequel.

Rumors circulated online that Black Panther ii might employ a CGI likeness of Boseman or that the actor had filmed enough earlier his decease to make a cameo. But producer Nate Moore recently debunked that as scuttlebutt. "That is not going to happen," he said.

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Marvel movies and shows tend to generate a lot of theories and speculation (see: the entire run of WandaVision), simply Black Panther ii has been bailiwick to even more than than usual afterward Boseman'south passing. Director Ryan Coogler and company took time to grieve and are now moving forward with Black Panther ii. "I know Chad wouldn't take wanted us to stop," Coogler recently told The Hollywood Reporter.

Still, that doesn't mean Boseman already filmed something for the movie that could exist turned into an appearance. Moore, who is currently prepping Blackness Panther two in Atlanta, definitively said "no" to a cameo past the late star.

"Republic of chad'due south passing is a whole life thing, and I loved the guy as much as the character. I think nosotros accept to be very careful and thoughtful about when he appears, considering he meant and so much to a lot of people equally much as he meant to us," he told Vanity Off-white.

"Just yep, we wouldn't utilize that as a 'Come next calendar week; perhaps you'll run into Panther!' We wouldn't, and he's not."

Black Panther 2 filming is slated to kickoff in July. Marvel has scheduled the picture to open in theaters July eight, 2022.

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