Summary
- Marvel is looking for a new actor to play Black Panther five years after Chadwick Boseman’s death.
- The new Black Panther may debut in Avengers: Doomsday before making Black Panther 3.
- Marvel reportedly approached various actors for the Black Panther role and at least three rejected the opportunity.
Marvel is reportedly looking for an actor to be the next Black Panther years after Chadwick Boseman’s passing. The celebrity who will carry the mantle will reportedly debut in one of the MCU’s biggest films before getting their own Black Panther solo movie.
Boseman made his Marvel debut as T’Challa, aka Black Panther, in the 2016 movie Captain America: Civil War. He starred in his solo movie Black Panther in 2018 and reprised his superhero role in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). News of Boseman’s death in 2020 due to colon cancer shocked the world because his health condition was not publicly known. Boseman was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2016 and succumbed to his illness after a four-year battle. Marvel Studios decided not to recast the role of T’Challa in honor of Boseman. However, five years later, there are rumors that the studio has changed its mind and will introduce the new Black Panther in one of its upcoming movies.
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Movie insider @MyTimeToShineH claims that Marvel Studios has big plans for the new Black Panther. They will reportedly introduce him in the next Avengers movies before giving the lead his own solo film. He will reportedly be introduced in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars will establish his story for Black Panther 3. “[The] new T’Challa will first [appear] in the Avengers movies then Black Panther 3,” the insider said. The update about the next Black Panther‘s debut came on the heels of reports that Marvel is recasting the character. The studio has reportedly approached several actors, including John Boyega (They Cloned Tyron, Pacific Rim Uprising and Star Wars sequel trilogy), Damson Idris (The Commuter, Outside the Wire, Astral, F1) and David Oyelowo (The Water Man, Role Play and The Book of Clarence). However, all three allegedly rejected the offer as they didn’t want to join MCU in that capacity. Other reports claimed Marvel was considering John David Washington (Tenet, The Creator), Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Chevalier, Waves) and Aaron Pierre (Rebel Ridge, Brother). However, Pierre is an unlikely choice due to his commitments with DCU’s Lanterns.
The news about Marvel recasting Black Panther is not a complete surprise. Filmmaker Ryan Coogler said in 2022 that recasting the character was possible, but he also acknowledged that it would not be easy. “For me to say we considered recasting as an option, that’s a complicated thing even to say/ Because, like, with these movies, just like my job as a director, I don’t think people fully appreciate a job that is not their own. But the true day-to-day of my job is several hundred days of long days of getting other professionals to believe in ideas I find truthful,” he explained. “My truth is Chadwick is gone from the physical sense; he wasn’t walking through that door…And truth is the well we pull from as artists. Our truth was lost, which is a fact of life; it’s the gift and curse of life. Heroes and great men die.”
Black Panther is among the fan-favorite superheroes from the MCU. Boseman delivered a charismatic and noble performance as Black Panther. His humility, grace and dedication to his craft made him even more endearing to fans. There’s no doubt that the role is not easy to fill. It’s probably why Marvel decided not to recast it immediately and focused on other characters within Wakanda for its sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The actors who refused to be the next Black Panther likely said “no” for the same reason.
Other sources claimed that Marvel would not recast T’Challa. Instead, the studio is looking to cast his son, Prince T’Challa. Casting Black Panther‘s son is probably a more likely possibility. This way, Marvel Studios can keep their word about not recasting Boseman’s character while continuing his Black Panther legacy. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever‘s mid-credits scene revealed that T’Challa had a son, Toussaint. The new character could be positioned as the future Black Panther to continue his father’s legacy.
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