Chadwick Boseman–Marvel Exec. Reveals Development Team Couldn’t Bring Themselves To Recast T’Challa For ‘Black Panther’ Sequel: The Character Is Tied To His Performance

“I’m being quite honest. You will not see T’Challa in the [future Marvel] universe. We couldn’t do it.”

Nate Moore continued:

“When Chad passed, it was a real conversation we had with [director Ryan] Coogler about ‘What do we do?’ And it was a fast conversation… We had to figure out how to move that franchise on without that character. Because I think we all feel so much of T’Challa in the [Marvel Cinematic Universe] on the screen… is tied to Chadwick’s performance.”

“The challenge for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ is telling a story without T’Challa. I think it’s a challenge we’re up for. So far, what we’re getting is great. As filmmakers and storytellers, you have to figure out how people are going to feel going into your movie and what you want that movie to say about that guy who’s not going to be in it.”