BlackPanther2 writers Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole explain why they went with that opening scene for WakandaForever.
In November, the anticipated sequel to Marvel's hit Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, was released in theaters everywhere after being delayed due to the untimely death of Chadwick Boseman in 2020 and production setbacks. Originally, the sequel was intended to include Boseman , but, naturally and sadly, the movie had to change course.
Wakanda Forever opens with Shuri desperately searching for a way to cure her brother's sickness as he lies upstairs on his deathbed. Unfortunately, this meant she wasn't able to say goodbye to T'Challa, learning from her mother, Queen Ramonda , that T'Challa passed away while Shuri was working.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY "Just practically, everyone was going to be waiting to see how we dealt with it, so doing it right up front made sense. In terms of the characters, we needed to introduce a different version of Shuri. We’re showing the moment that she becomes a different person than the person we met. She’s the smartest person in the world, but she can’t save her brother.
"We wanted to have an emotionally intelligent conversation. It’s about the transformative quality of grief and trauma. There’s this expectation with emotional trauma that you just need time. 'Oh, give them a couple weeks off; they’ll come back to work and get back to it.' But that person is completely different in some ways. You just don’t see it because the change isn’t visible.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is out now in theaters. Check out our interview with Coogler down below:
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