Ryan Coogler; Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa.Photo: Shareif Ziyadat/Getty; Marvel/Disney/Kobal/ShutterstockRyan Coogleris explaining what the focus ofBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverwas originally going to be prior to the death of starChadwick Boseman.Coogler, 36, spoke toThe Hollywood Reporterfor a recent profile of Boseman’s franchise costarLupita Nyong’o, revealing that the script he co-wrote withJoe Robert Cole"before Chadwick passed was very much rooted in [Boseman’s characterKing T’Challa]’s perspective.““It was a massive movie but also simultaneously a character study that delved deeply into his psyche and situation,” added the filmmaker, who also helmed 2018’sBlack Panther.Nyong’o, 39, toldTHRthat in the final script, Coogler instead “wrote something that so honored the truth ofwhat every one of us was feeling, those of us who knew Chadwick.““He created something that could honor that and carry the story forward. By the end, I was weeping,” she shared.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Chadwick Boseman and Ryan Coogler in February 2018.Mike Marsland/WireImageEarlier this month, Coogler toldEntertainment Weeklythat after Bosemandied of colon cancer in at the age of 43in August 2020, hedidn’t know if he could continue making movies.“I was at a point when I was like, ‘I’m walking away from this business.’ I didn’t know if I could make another movie period, [let alone] anotherBlack Panthermovie, because it hurt a lot. I was like, ‘Man, how could I open myself up to feeling like this again?’ " he explained.In the days after Boseman’s death, Coogler was “poring over a lot of our conversations that we had, towards what I realized was the end of his life. I decidedthat it made more sense to keep going.“He added, “There’s that idea of grief and intense emotion feeling like it comes in waves. Sometimes a wave can take you away where you lose control of it. You think you’re in control, but the water can always remind you that you’re not.“RELATED VIDEO: How theBlack Panther: Wakanda ForeverCast Were Able to Find Joy in Filming After the “Immense Loss” of Chadwick BosemanMarvel Studios PresidentKevin Feigefirst announced that Boseman’s titularrole would not be recastduring Disney’s Investor Day back in December 2020. The previous month, executive producer Victoria Alonso said Boseman’s characterwould not be rendered digitallyeither.In her profile forTHR, Nyong’o said shesupports the decision not to re-cast Boseman’s King T’Challa but clarified, “That is not the death of the Black Panther, that’s the whole point.““It’s laying to rest [T’Challa] and allowing for real life to inform the story of the movies,” the Oscar winner continued, admitting that while she realizes “there are all sorts of reasons whypeople want him to be recast,” she doesn’t “have the patience.““I don’t have the presence of mind, or I don’t have the objectivity to argue with that,” Nyong’o added. “I don’t. I’m very biased.“Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveris in theaters Nov. 11.
Ryan Coogler; Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa.Photo: Shareif Ziyadat/Getty; Marvel/Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock
Ryan Coogleris explaining what the focus ofBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverwas originally going to be prior to the death of starChadwick Boseman.Coogler, 36, spoke toThe Hollywood Reporterfor a recent profile of Boseman’s franchise costarLupita Nyong’o, revealing that the script he co-wrote withJoe Robert Cole"before Chadwick passed was very much rooted in [Boseman’s characterKing T’Challa]’s perspective.““It was a massive movie but also simultaneously a character study that delved deeply into his psyche and situation,” added the filmmaker, who also helmed 2018’sBlack Panther.Nyong’o, 39, toldTHRthat in the final script, Coogler instead “wrote something that so honored the truth ofwhat every one of us was feeling, those of us who knew Chadwick.““He created something that could honor that and carry the story forward. By the end, I was weeping,” she shared.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Chadwick Boseman and Ryan Coogler in February 2018.Mike Marsland/WireImageEarlier this month, Coogler toldEntertainment Weeklythat after Bosemandied of colon cancer in at the age of 43in August 2020, hedidn’t know if he could continue making movies.“I was at a point when I was like, ‘I’m walking away from this business.’ I didn’t know if I could make another movie period, [let alone] anotherBlack Panthermovie, because it hurt a lot. I was like, ‘Man, how could I open myself up to feeling like this again?’ " he explained.In the days after Boseman’s death, Coogler was “poring over a lot of our conversations that we had, towards what I realized was the end of his life. I decidedthat it made more sense to keep going.“He added, “There’s that idea of grief and intense emotion feeling like it comes in waves. Sometimes a wave can take you away where you lose control of it. You think you’re in control, but the water can always remind you that you’re not.“RELATED VIDEO: How theBlack Panther: Wakanda ForeverCast Were Able to Find Joy in Filming After the “Immense Loss” of Chadwick BosemanMarvel Studios PresidentKevin Feigefirst announced that Boseman’s titularrole would not be recastduring Disney’s Investor Day back in December 2020. The previous month, executive producer Victoria Alonso said Boseman’s characterwould not be rendered digitallyeither.In her profile forTHR, Nyong’o said shesupports the decision not to re-cast Boseman’s King T’Challa but clarified, “That is not the death of the Black Panther, that’s the whole point.““It’s laying to rest [T’Challa] and allowing for real life to inform the story of the movies,” the Oscar winner continued, admitting that while she realizes “there are all sorts of reasons whypeople want him to be recast,” she doesn’t “have the patience.““I don’t have the presence of mind, or I don’t have the objectivity to argue with that,” Nyong’o added. “I don’t. I’m very biased.“Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveris in theaters Nov. 11.
Ryan Coogleris explaining what the focus ofBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverwas originally going to be prior to the death of starChadwick Boseman.
Coogler, 36, spoke toThe Hollywood Reporterfor a recent profile of Boseman’s franchise costarLupita Nyong’o, revealing that the script he co-wrote withJoe Robert Cole"before Chadwick passed was very much rooted in [Boseman’s characterKing T’Challa]’s perspective.”
“It was a massive movie but also simultaneously a character study that delved deeply into his psyche and situation,” added the filmmaker, who also helmed 2018’sBlack Panther.
Nyong’o, 39, toldTHRthat in the final script, Coogler instead “wrote something that so honored the truth ofwhat every one of us was feeling, those of us who knew Chadwick.”
“He created something that could honor that and carry the story forward. By the end, I was weeping,” she shared.
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Chadwick Boseman and Ryan Coogler in February 2018.Mike Marsland/WireImage
Earlier this month, Coogler toldEntertainment Weeklythat after Bosemandied of colon cancer in at the age of 43in August 2020, hedidn’t know if he could continue making movies.
“I was at a point when I was like, ‘I’m walking away from this business.’ I didn’t know if I could make another movie period, [let alone] anotherBlack Panthermovie, because it hurt a lot. I was like, ‘Man, how could I open myself up to feeling like this again?’ " he explained.
In the days after Boseman’s death, Coogler was “poring over a lot of our conversations that we had, towards what I realized was the end of his life. I decidedthat it made more sense to keep going.”
He added, “There’s that idea of grief and intense emotion feeling like it comes in waves. Sometimes a wave can take you away where you lose control of it. You think you’re in control, but the water can always remind you that you’re not.”
RELATED VIDEO: How theBlack Panther: Wakanda ForeverCast Were Able to Find Joy in Filming After the “Immense Loss” of Chadwick Boseman
Marvel Studios PresidentKevin Feigefirst announced that Boseman’s titularrole would not be recastduring Disney’s Investor Day back in December 2020. The previous month, executive producer Victoria Alonso said Boseman’s characterwould not be rendered digitallyeither.
In her profile forTHR, Nyong’o said shesupports the decision not to re-cast Boseman’s King T’Challa but clarified, “That is not the death of the Black Panther, that’s the whole point.”
“It’s laying to rest [T’Challa] and allowing for real life to inform the story of the movies,” the Oscar winner continued, admitting that while she realizes “there are all sorts of reasons whypeople want him to be recast,” she doesn’t “have the patience.”
“I don’t have the presence of mind, or I don’t have the objectivity to argue with that,” Nyong’o added. “I don’t. I’m very biased.”
Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveris in theaters Nov. 11.
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