Black Panther(2018).Photo: Matt Kennedy/Marvel Studios
Production onBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreveris officially underway.
Marvel Studios PresidentKevin Feigeconfirmed toVarietyon Tuesday that the sequel to 2018’sBlack Pantherhad started filming at Atlanta’s Pinewood Studios that same day.
“But everyone is also very excited to bring the world of Wakanda back to the public and back to the fans,” Feige said Tuesday night during aBlack WidowGlobal Fan Event in Los Angeles, according toVariety.
“We’re going to do it in a way that would make Chad proud,” he added.
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Lupita Nyong’o, Chadwick Boseman and Danai Gurira inBlack Panther.Marvel
Marvel Studios revealed the title of the anticipatedBlack Panthersequel, along with several other upcoming movies, last month in a clip celebrating the studio’s films.
During Disney’s Investor Day in December, Feige announced that in honor of Boseman, his titular role asthe Wakandan superhero would not be recast.
Instead, the upcoming film “will explore the world of Wakanda & the richcharacters introduced in the first film,” Disney shared on Twitter.
Chadwick Boseman.Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic
Boseman’s costarLupita Nyong’ospoke about the upcoming Marvel film in an interview withYahoo! Entertainmentin April, saying that her feelings about returning to theBlack Pantheruniverse go beyond “excitement.”
“I’m in a very pensive and meditative state when it comes toBlack Panther 2,” said the actress, 38. “[Chadwick’s] passing is still extremely raw for me. And I can’t even begin to imagine what it will be like to step on set and not have him there.”
Nyong’o explained that Coogler’s screenplaycarefully addresses Boseman’s absence, saying, “At the same time we have a leader in Ryan, who feels very much like we do, who feels the loss in a very, very real way as well.”
“The way which he has reshaped the second movie is so respectful of the loss we’ve all experienced as a cast and as a world,” she added.
Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveris scheduled for release on July 8, 2022.
source: people.com
