Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman passes away

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RIP.

So does this mean Shuri will be the new Black Panther in the sequel?

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So does this mean Shuri will be the new Black Panther in the sequel?

I don't know if right now is the time to start talking about swapping him out with a different character. It's just too soon.

I'm surprised he was cast as Black Panther if the producers were aware of this. Just goes to show how much they wanted him for the role if they were willing to take the risk.

He was cast in late 2014 & - according to reports - diagnosed in 2016, so this wouldn't have been known at the time. But the fact that - with the exception of Civil War - he shot all of his MCU appearances while battling cancer just makes him even more of an absolute f**king legend. I can't even begin to imagine filming major motion pictures while dealing with this.

While it would have been slightly awkward to recast the part after Civil War, it wouldn't have been nearly as difficult as it will be now. Hopefully they have shot some footage that could be used to justify a new Black Panther, either intentionally or as something that didn't make it into one of the other movies.

Just kill him off (how can be explained in exposition) and give Shuri the title. Then you don't need to cast anyone else.

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Probably depends in part on how well Wonder Woman 1984 and Black Widow do later this year. In any case, simply having another actor take over the role of T'Challa is not a viable option.

Of course it is. They replaced Edward Norton with Mark Ruffalo and it worked just fine. Batman, Superman, James Bond, all iconic heroes that have been recast numerous times. It's the character that matters, not the actor.

And no, WW84 and Black Widow have nothing to do with what happens with Black Panther. Shuri can't replace T'Challa anymore than Bat-girl can replace Batman and Spider-woman can replace Spider-man.

When you cast for The Hulk you really don't cast for Bruce Banner, per say, you're casting for The Hulk and for Bruce Banner. For all of Edward Norton's strengths, he couldn't do both jobs, meaning recasting him was the right decision.

T'Challa would be very different. Sure, you could recast the part, and someone like Mahershala Ali (who apparently has already been cast as Blade?) or Michael B. Jordan (though, he was just Kilmonger-could he credibly go from a villain to a hero in the fans eyes? The character was killed off, but would Jordan be associated with that character in the MCU?) could step into the role just fine, but to me it makes more sense to pass the title on to Shuri.

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Probably depends in part on how well Wonder Woman 1984 and Black Widow do later this year. In any case, simply having another actor take over the role of T'Challa is not a viable option.

Of course it is. They replaced Edward Norton with Mark Ruffalo and it worked just fine. Batman, Superman, James Bond, all iconic heroes that have been recast numerous times. It's the character that matters, not the actor.

And no, WW84 and Black Widow have nothing to do with what happens with Black Panther. Shuri can't replace T'Challa anymore than Bat-girl can replace Batman and Spider-woman can replace Spider-man.

When you cast for The Hulk you really don't cast for Bruce Banner, per say, you're casting for The Hulk and for Bruce Banner. For all of Edward Norton's strengths, he couldn't do both jobs, meaning recasting him was the right decision.

T'Challa would be very different. Sure, you could recast the part, and someone like Mahershala Ali (who apparently has already been cast as Blade?) or Michael B. Jordan (though, he was just Kilmonger-could he credibly go from a villain to a hero in the fans eyes? The character was killed off, but would Jordan be associated with that character in the MCU?) could step into the role just fine, but to me it makes more sense to pass the title on to Shuri.

People are now understandably emotional. But if Marvel announced in one year that John David Washington or John Boyega had been chosen, would anyone really complain?

I think only people who really like Shuri would complain in that scenario. John Boyega, should he be interested in the part, would be a good fit, especially since he has experience in big budget movies (he was Finn in the most recent Star Wars trilogy).

If they do recast T'Challa, I'd move back Black Panther 2's release date, and introduce the "new T'Challa" in another movie, just like how Boseman's version of the character was introduced in Civil War.