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Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 1:32 pm
Director Ryan Coogler revealed that he tried to get Chadwick Boseman to read the script for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, but the actor was "too sick" to read it. After the first Black Panther grossed $1.35 billion at the box office, a sequel was inevitable. Unfortunately, Boseman tragically passed away in 2020 from colon cancer at the age of 43.
Source: https://screenrant.com/black-panther-2- ... n-coogler/