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Marvel Studios is reportedly considering recasting the character of T’Challa for the third “Black Panther” according to The InSneider.

The late Chadwick Boseman played the character over several films but passed away five years ago. As a result, the second film underwent a drastic overhaul before filming – his character dying (off screen) in the early moments of the film.

That second film passed the Black Panther mantle to Shuri (Letitia Wright). With the upcoming “Avengers” films though and all their multiverse possibilities, T’Challa could come back with a change of his appearance also explained.

The other possibility some are suggesting T’Challa’s son, also named T’Challa, introduced in the closing moments of ‘Wakanda Forever’. The character would have to be aged up (he’s only a kid) so again a multiverse variant would be the most likely possibility.


The report also indicates the studio approached at least one Hollywood star last year to take over as T’Challa, only to be turned down.

A third “Black Panther” film is in the works with Denzel Washington cast in an unspecified role while director Ryan Coogler is returning, but there’s no indication when that film will likely go into production.

Marvel Considers Recasting Black Panther - Dark Horizons

Marvel Studios is reportedly considering recasting the character of T’Challa for the third “Black Panther” according to The InSneider. The late Chadwick Boseman played the character over several films but passed away five years ago. As a result, the second film underwent a drastic overhaul...

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[Revolutionary]

Give the people what they want:

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

They should've recasted him immediately, he was an actor not the actual character ffs, killing of the character was insanely stupid; I'm sure that's not something he would've wanted to happen either, unless he was some kind of supreme narcissist, but nah the studio felt the need to dial the virtue signaling up to eleven, being entirely self-servicing (or self sabotaging rather), pretending to be "respectful".

 

[clarky]

Multiverse, variants, whatever. The stakes in these movies are zero. That's the main reason they suck.

 

[jufonuk]

Give the people what they want:

 

[Billbofet]

Too late

 

[bitbydeath]

Multiverse, variants whatever. The stakes in these movies are zero. Thats the main reason they suck.

They should make Black Panther 2 part of the multiverse and twist it somehow so Michael B Jordan was really Black Panther all along.

 

[clarky]

They should make Black Panther 2 part of the multiverse and twist it somehow so Michael B Jordan was really Black Panther all along.

I turned 2 off after about 20 minutes so im not familiar with it.

With the news that RDJ is back though anything is possible. Might as well reset the whole thing at this point and have the opening shot be Iron man in the shower realising the last few years have been a dream.

 

[bitbydeath]

I turned 2 off after about 20 minutes so im not familiar with it.

With the news that RDJ is back though anything is possible. Might as well reset the whole thing at this point and have the opening shot be Iron man in the shower realising the last few years have been a dream.

Could just blow-up that Earth and start over in Fantastic Four’s universe. The ultimate reset.

 

[March Climber]

Recasting should have never been removed as an option. You can’t keep course correcting the ship of comic book heroes because of real life events.

It is so chaotic it is like a ship without a captain.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

nothing means anything in marvel so who cares

 

[lachesis]

You know, I liked Michael B Jordan in the first movie. It's a shame that he was killed off - they could have made an redemption arc and have him become Black Panther, which I wouldn't have minded. (But I don't know much about Black Panther comic storyline or whatnot - so I could be very wrong on many fronts)

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Marvel, as it is, now... can kiss my rear end. Give it to someone that is passionate about the comics and is eager to adapt a near 1:1 storyline.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

They should've recasted him immediately, he was an actor not the actual character ffs, killing of the character was insanely stupid; I'm sure that's not something he would've wanted to happen either, unless he was some kind of supreme narcissist, but nah the studio felt the need to dial the virtue signaling up to eleven, being entirely self-servicing (or self sabotaging rather), pretending to be "respectful".

I never watched BP2. First movie was ok but overrated with shit cgi effects. I also thought the guy who plays the enemy was way better than Chadwick.

Never the less, I didn’t know they killed him off as I don’t follow superhero movies much at all.

But killing him off is weird. I googled it and ya, it seems they killed him off since Chadwick died in real life. Weird take as it’s comic book content. If RDJ or Scarlett johanson suddenly died, does that mean their superhero characters die too? Especially since each of them has played the part in like 15 years worth of avengers movies?

 

[Rockondevil]

Hope he’s white.

But seriously as everyone else has said it should’ve just happened right away.

 

[Soodanim]

I never watched BP2. First movie was ok but overrated with shit cgi effects. I also thought the guy who plays the enemy was way better than Chadwick.

Never the less, I didn’t know they killed him off as I don’t follow superhero movies much at all.

But killing him off is weird. I googled it and ya, it seems they killed him off since Chadwick died in real life. Weird take as it’s comic book content. If RDJ or Scarlett johanson suddenly died, does that mean their superhero characters die too? Especially since each of them has played the part in like 15 years worth of avengers movies?

I watched BP2. What I did after was ask my friends why they lied and told me it was good..

Kiling BP was a big respect gimmick because Boseman was very likeable and didn't tell anyone about his cancer. Although, I'm sure I read that he wanted BP to be recast, so they didn't respect his wishes if true. Half of the reason BP2 is boring is it being "Woe is us BP is dead". It left me with no hope for the future of that branch of the Marvel tree.

 

[March Climber]

nothing means anything in marvel so who cares

Regardless of Marvel’s current standing this is good news. They had started a bad trend that other big studios were starting to do(Like WB), which was killing projects and rewriting entire movies simply due to a specific actor not being available anymore for said project.

It is not sustainable in a long running movie series. It would be like stopping any potential James Bond movie once Sean Connery retired the role. That’s not how the character and role of James Bond should work, because he is literally a character and not the actor themselves, and you would lose out on potentially great sequels/changes, like Goldeneye, TWINE, and Casino Royale.

 

[DKehoe]

When you heal the world by casting a new T’Challa

That second film was about T’Challa having died. The film didn't work as well for me as the first one but it would be weird for them to pull some bullshit to reveal he's not dead anymore. Major retcons like that are going to make people feel like nothing that happens in those movies really matters. If they want someone other than Leticia Wright to be the new Black Panther then just cast someone as a new character who takes on the mantle. I don't think that the character being called T’Challa or not is ultimately that important.

 

[ManaByte]

Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, etc are all being re-cast post-Secret Wars.

It's a new MCU universe with the X-Men, F4, Avengers all in the same universe. Existing characters continue, dead characters recast. It's a soft-reboot.

 

[GymWolf]

Lol i still have to see the second one, the first one was shitty enough to keep me away

 

[Hookshot]

I have spent time in Africa but I'm not black so feel free to disregard this, Boseman's mumbling accent was the worst part of the films for me so I'd be happy to have a replacement.

 

[Little Mac]

Should be Tom Hanks …



RIP Mooney

 

[bitbydeath]

Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, etc are all being re-cast post-Secret Wars.

It's a new MCU universe with the X-Men, F4, Avengers all in the same universe. Existing characters continue, dead characters recast. It's a soft-reboot.

Been watching From, A.J. Simmons would make a great Steve Rogers.

 

[thefool]

The actor is dead, makes sense.

 

[AJUMP23]

All you have to do is give him a cousin named Tchalla and poof you have anew black panther. Wakanda Forever.

 

[Nankatsu]

I completely skipped Wakanda Forever.

You're telling me there's hope?

 

[Kacho]

Whatever happened to the movie about the Wakanda iron man wannabe? Did that get canned?

 

[Stitch]

Recast him with Robert Downey Jr

 

[DKehoe]

Recast him with Robert Downey Jr

 

[Lambogenie]

There was no right answer and none to keep every single person happy.
It's totally logical to make Shuri the next one, forget what political view she has for a second. It works for the story and doesn't stop a new BP from another time or the son growing into it.

Or shoe horn a cousin brother bustard, but it's feel worse.

What might work is just pull the timelines BS where Michael B Jordan is BP. That's probably gonna keep some people happy.

Personally, whoever they cast I really hope they are tall, well built with charisma.

 

[Brakum]

I can respect them not wanting to recast him immediately, but also he is not the character, and he hid his illness from marvel which is fucked up for a role like this. You know marvel expect you to play this role for many years and so do the fans. Not trying to shit on a dead man, i do feel sorry for him, just saying maybe he didnt do the right thing in this instance,

 

[pauljeremiah]

You know, I liked Michael B Jordan in the first movie. It's a shame that he was killed off - they could have made a redemption arc and have him become Black Panther, which I wouldn't have minded. (But I don't know much about Black Panther comic storyline or whatnot - so I could be very wrong on many fronts)

True, but no one ever stays dead in a comic book (except for Uncle Ben).

 

[YCoCg]

Bring back Klaw! Let's get a movie about him escaping Wakanda after heisting the Vibranium!

 

[diffusionx]

There was no right answer and none to keep every single person happy.
It's totally logical to make Shuri the next one, forget what political view she has for a second. It works for the story and doesn't stop a new BP from another time or the son growing into it.

it also worked for the M-She-U, but Marvel has come to the realization that people hate it.

If I was them I would just put up a card in the beginning saying "pretend like the last movie didnt happen lmao, we were drunk"

 

[HoodWinked]

If they can cast RDJ for Doctor Doom, they can do the same for Micheal B Jordan. He even already played BP on their animated series what if.

They kind of had to fail so they could recast. Would have been a bad look to recast at the time, they had a short window to make the sequel.

 

[TGO]

Been watching From, A.J. Simmons would make a great Steve Rogers.

I see he already has two shields.

 

[Trogdor1123]

I really liked the first movie but hated the second. It was just terrible. With any luck they will find a way to get a new one in there but with the way 2 ended, that’s never happening. They wouldn’t do that. I’d be down for Michael b Jordan to come back some how though… he’s awesome.

 

[bitbydeath]

I see he already has two shields.

All good Cap’s bring two shields.

 

[8bitpill]

I nominate Dan Aykroyd.

 

[jason10mm]

They should have just ran with Winston Duke's M'Baku. He's the best thing in Wakanda and definitely could have carried on any silly Marvel BP stuff necessary.

 

[ReBurn]

It's not like they're gonna get the original actor so they may as well.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Of course they'll figure out a way to do BP again. Too much money lying on the table Both BP movies made a ton.

They'll figure out some prequel or time warp plot where he's back.

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

Give the people what they want:

 

[Blade2.0]

Bring back MBJ as a t'challa multiverse variant. In his universe Bozeman was killmonger. Then just continue the story

 

[Lambogenie]

They should have just ran with Winston Duke's M'Baku. He's the best thing in Wakanda and definitely could have carried on any silly Marvel BP stuff necessary.

Always forget about him. But Michael B Jordan is not doubt way more interesting for casual viewers to get behind. Many cool ways to carry on, ultimately Black Panther was always a mantle, so... it is time!