Kevin Feige Discusses Why Marvel Didn’t Recast T’Challa
It was one of the biggest tragedies that the entertainment had seen, and in a recent interview, Kevin Feige finally addresses the decision for Marvel to not recast T’Challa in the upcoming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
There were few actors that had frequently collaborated with Marvel Studios that meant as much as Chadwick Boseman.
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His contributions to the world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe certainly cannot be overstated, as he has been firmly entrenched as one of the most important performers that Marvel had ever implored.
Not only did Chadwick have a thriving and immensely successful prior to his work with Marvel, but he was an actor who brought instant credibility to a film franchise that had long been viewed as a series of blockbusters with more style than substance.
Black Panther Mural Photo: Nikkolas Smith
That all changed, as he brought to life the title character of a film that is still the only MCU entry to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Bosemans was certainly a shooting star, however, as he tragically passed away in 2020; and with his character still alive in the film franchise, the Studio chose not to bring back the hero.
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Chadwick Boseman as T’Chaka/Black Panther
In a recent interview with Empire, and for the very first time, Kevin Feige discussed the decision by Marvel to not recast T’Challa, sighting the suddenness as his primary reason.
Feige Stated, “It just felt like it was much too soon to recast. Stan Lee always said that Marvel represents the world outside your window. and we had talked about how, as extraordinary and fantastical as our characters and stories are, there’s a relatable and human element to everything we do.”
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 24: President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige took part today in the Walt Disney Studios presentation at Disney’s D23 EXPO 2019 in Anaheim, Calif. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
Feige continued, “The world is still processing the loss of Chad. and [director] Ryan [Coogler] poured that into the story.”
“The conversations were entirely about, yes, ‘What do we do next?'” Feige concluded, “and how could the legacy of Chadwick- and what he had done to help Wakanda and the Black Panther become these incredible, aspirational, iconic ideas- continue? That’s what it was all about.”
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