Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's DIrector Ryan Coogler spoke to Chadwick Boseman only weeks before his death. 'How he lived and how he died was unique.'
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"My last conversation with him was calling to ask if he wanted to read [the script] before I got notes from the studio," Ryan said."That was the last time we spoke. He passed maybe a couple weeks after I finished."Ryan considered Chadwick more than just an actor — he was a writer, thespian, scholar, and champion for the first major Black superhero in the MCU franchise.
"He was tired. I could tell he was tired," he said."I could tell he was laying down when we were talking."During Ryan's final conversation, Chadwick was accompanied by his wife, Simone Ledward Boseman."He kicked Simone out because he told her he didn't want her to hear nothing that could get him in trouble with his NDA," Ryan joked through audible tears.Ryan said it was hard to get ahold of Chadwick at the time.
But, news of Chadwick's condition surprised many of his fans and collaborators, and the script evolved following his passing. Ryan discovered that Chadwick kept his condition private the entire time he portrayed T'Challa."I found out he was sick since I known him. He was sick when I met him. The first time I met him was 2015."Ryan shared the moment he learned the news of Chadwick's passing."I was at my house," Ryan said.
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