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[DeafTourette]

There's an argument to be had with recasting T'Challa in, at least, part 3...

Feige said they're not recasting T'Challa in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever... And it seems they're killing him off.

Here's the problem for me: they didn't kill off Dumbledore when Richard Harris died. They didn't kill off The Crow after Brandon Lee died. So why is T'Challa different?

I get it, Chadwick Boseman really brought the character to life and imbued him with regality. But there are other young(ish) black actors who could do that.

Those are just my thoughts.

 

[Kenpachii]

Why would he/she need to be recast?

 

[bender]

Why would he/she need to be recast?

Chadwick passed away.

I'm fine with the honoring Chadwick's memory in this iteration of the MCU. Recast him when you reboot the series or tell another arc.

 

[nush]

So why is T'Challa different?

Because his life matters.

 

[DeafTourette]

Why would he/she need to be recast?

We have a whole comic universe where T'Challa is always there. Shuri became queen and Black Panther but T'Challa wasn't dead. There's so many stories to be told with T'Challa... I honestly feel that T'Challa is bigger than Chadwick... Which he said as well.

And why wasn't Dumbledore killed off when Richard Harris died? Or any other character when the actor died? Especially a lead character.

 

[BaneIsPain]

If iconic characters like spider-man, batman recasted, i’ve no issue for black panther.

 

[Kev Kev]

I’d be fine with them recasting him. Not sure why they decided to not recast him in the first place.

 

[hemo memo]

I’m ok with recasting him but they should make it logical in the movie and not just bring a new face.

 

[DeafTourette]

I’m ok with recasting him but they should make it logical in the movie and not just bring a new face.

It could be a variant of T'Challa taking his place with all this multiverse stuff

 

[Pagusas]

Maybe have a canon reasons for a recast like the black panther we know goes into a different multiverse to save it and a different black panther comes in from another

 

[GeorgioCostanzaX]

Yeah I don’t get why recasting seems to be so taboo with Disney. Carrie Fisher I get but super heroes get recast all the time.

 

[Pagusas]

Yeah I don’t get why recasting seems to be so taboo with Disney. Carrie Fisher I get but super heroes get recast all the time.

I think this is the first one in the MCU to be recast because of death though. The others were contract disputes. There is some sensitivity to be had there, and some optics that could play bad.

 

[bitbydeath]

Why would he/she need to be recast?

 

[Nobody_Important]

Nah. They should hand it off to his sister like they did in the comics a few times.


If they want to recast her though I am fine with that.

 

[jason10mm]

I think this is the first one in the MCU to be recast because of death though. The others were contract disputes. There is some sensitivity to be had there, and some optics that could play bad .

This is straight horseshit. Bozeman wasnt the writer or creator of Black Panther. He was just the guy who played him in like 1.5 movies (and a cartoon). You can recast the role and that guy could go on and play BP in 6-10 more films if they use him like they did RDJ and Iron man, making a multitude of supporting appearances, it would redefine the role and make a black man very wealthy.

 

[Ionian]

Never cared for the character or his solo film so I'm bothered if they do or don't.

 

[Nobody_Important]

This is straight horseshit. Bozeman wasnt the writer or creator of Black Panther. He was just the guy who played him in like 1.5 movies (and a cartoon). You can recast the role and that guy could go on and play BP in 6-10 more films if they use him like they did RDJ and Iron man, making a multitude of supporting appearances, it would redefine the role and make a black man very wealthy.

1.5 movies? That just tells me you have no idea what you are talking about. He was in Civil War, Black Panther, Infinity War, and Endgame. As you said he also voiced him as well.

 

[Yoboman]

Yes

Chadwick wasn't even that good in the role. Vastly overshadowed by Michael B Jordan in his own movie, and a boring side character in the Avengers movies

Just multiverse Kilmonger into the Black Panther moving forward and be done

 

[nush]

1.5 movies? That just tells me you have no idea what you are talking about. He was in Winter Soldier, Black Panther, Infinity War, and Endgame. As you said he also voiced him as well.

Civil War, not Winter Soldier.

 

[Nobody_Important]

Civil War, not Winter Soldier.

Oh right. I always get those confused.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Characters last forever actors sadly don’t, nothing against Chadwick RIP.

 

[Nobody_Important]

Characters last forever actors sadly don’t, nothing against Chadwick RIP.

Yeah the dude was really fun as Tchalla. I'm glad Disney decided not to recast the role. That would be the boring and easy way out. Now they actually have to work their way around the tragedy itself rather than just painting over it.

 

[jason10mm]

1.5 movies? That just tells me you have no idea what you are talking about. He was in Winter Soldier, Black Panther, Infinity War, and Endgame. As you said he also voiced him as well.

Yeah, and all those bit parts added up to half a film at most, and that is being generous. Civil War was his most significant role outside of BP. He was snapped for 90% of Endgame and only in the end of IW. Please. Just recast the part and roll on with phase 4 or whatever. No need for multiverse shenanigans and everyone will understand.

 

[Bulletbrain]

Absolutely the character should be recast. T'challahs story arc is not over. In fact, it just got started in the MCU. While I understand that part of what made the character so memorable was Chadwick's performance, the character and its importance should not be just thrown aside. Recast! Continue the character's story. Let someone take the baton from Chadwick and finish the story.

 

[Nobody_Important]

Yeah, and all those bit parts added up to half a film at most, and that is being generous. Civil War was his most significant role outside of BP. He was snapped for 90% of Endgame and only in the end of IW. Please. Just recast the part and roll on with phase 4 or whatever. No need for multiverse shenanigans and everyone will understand.

Yeah that isn't how it works. If you play a character in a movie you played that character for that movie. You don't just arbitrarily add up the amount of time they were on the screen as that character and then judge it against the length of a full movie. So he played the part for four movies even if he wasn't in the main role for all of them.


But it doesn't matter anyway because they've already said they aren't recasting him for obvious reasons.

 

[Kraz]

Personally, I would be comfortable with recasting, but hey, I know I'm not that emotionally invested in the decision. Even if I were, I think my opinion would be the same.
As long as it's handled well.
Got multiverse to smooth things.
can't treat people too soft or hard.
maybe.

yeah, it's cool.

 

[Ironbunny]

There's an argument to be had with recasting T'Challa in, at least, part 3...

Feige said they're not recasting T'Challa in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever... And it seems they're killing him off.

Here's the problem for me: they didn't kill off Dumbledore when Richard Harris died. They didn't kill off The Crow after Brandon Lee died. So why is T'Challa different?

I get it, Chadwick Boseman really brought the character to life and imbued him with regality. But there are other young(ish) black actors who could do that.

Those are just my thoughts.

There will propably be a female lead that will take the mantle.

 

[jason10mm]

There will propably be a female lead that will take the mantle.

But given what we know of the savage, barbaric ritual wakandans use to determine their ruler and who gets access to the flower, how could a woman realistically succeed? Certainly not that twig of a sister, unless all the warrior men acquiesce. All the guard women seemed conditioned to serve the king, not take the throne themselves. So who could it be?

 

[Dirk Benedict]

There's an argument to be had with recasting T'Challa in, at least, part 3...

Feige said they're not recasting T'Challa in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever... And it seems they're killing him off.

Here's the problem for me: they didn't kill off Dumbledore when Richard Harris died. They didn't kill off The Crow after Brandon Lee died. So why is T'Challa different?

I get it, Chadwick Boseman really brought the character to life and imbued him with regality. But there are other young(ish) black actors who could do that.

Those are just my thoughts.

Hypocrites.

 

[Soodanim]

It could be a variant of T'Challa taking his place with all this multiverse stuff

This makes sense, it’s the perfect opportunity to recast T’challa.

I get that they don’t want to recast out of respect, but if they want to have a Black Panther story continue they’d be better off with a new T’challa than using the sister, which is what everyone assumes they will do. What are they going to do in Wakanda Forever?

 

[DeafTourette]

Nah. They should hand it off to his sister like they did in the comics a few times.


If they want to recast her though I am fine with that.

Nope. Even when Shuri became Black Panther, T'Challa was still there. Shoot, BOTH of them are BPs right now.

And in the MCU, Shuri isn't much of a fighter... She also wasn't queen while T'Challa was snapped... Because she was snapped, too.

 

[NahaNago]

Well just have it to where tchalla didn't actually kill killmonger and have killmonger be black panther. I don't see why a super advanced civilization couldn't have somehow saved killmonger either by straight up treating his wounds immediately or putting him in like some cryogenic stasis to be woken up later since he was a black panther.

 

[TransTrender]

Just do the whole handoff thing and have him die. Would still be creepy, weird, and likely unsatisfying since it would all have to be computer generated.

 

[Dacon]

Because his life matters.

Recasting the character doesn't change that. The role of Black Panther was a job, and the man's life had meaning beyond playing pretend for millions of dollars.

 

[Soodanim]

Recasting the character doesn't change that. The role of Black Panther was a job, and the man's life had meaning beyond playing pretend for millions of dollars.

Black Panther Lives Matter, Dacon

 

[IDKFA]

No

Shuri should be Black Panther from now on.

 

[Relativ9]

A new black panther sure, no new T'chala...have someone else take the mantle, adapt the comic book stories to the new character and go from there. Recasting a minor character (Dumbeldore) is one thing, or a character that has a new origin story every entry (The Crow). When the struggles the character goes through are also the main story focus of the movie, and the actor performing it brings a personal touchto that performance, changing the actor will be very jarring.

 

[Pegasus Actual]

CGI him like Leia what could go wrong.

 

[INC]

Who cares, it was only an average film at best anyway

 

[pauljeremiah]

no, just have another character be Black Panther and move on with the series. Don't get stuck dwelling on the past.

 

[balls of snow]

They did it for Spartacus. They can do it for BP.

 

[Javthusiast]

It's the mcu, nothing needs to be recast just a new person takes over and that's that.

 

[Corgi1985]

They can have t'challa from earth 69 or whatever multiverse earth they want.

 

[Airbus Jr]

John Boyega will be a good option for T'Chala

 

[MastaKiiLA]

No. Make Shuri, Nakia, or M'Baku the new BP. Have a ceremony at the start of the movie to mourn the passing of T'Challa, in honor of the passing of Chad. It can even be written in a way to bring awareness to the seriousness of colon cancer, as no superhero is going to be immune to cancer...except maybe Wolverine. Then pass the torch of BP to another of Wakanda's warriors. I feel like M'Baku would be most-fitting, both because Winston Duke is a familiar face and a good actor, but also because the story of the Jabari tribe taking control of Wakanda opens up so many storylines. M'Baku would still have feelings for T'Challa, who spared his life and made him a better leader. And T'Challa's family would still remember that M'Baku helped to save T'Challa's life. So it allows for a working relationship with Shuri still as the head of the Wakandan tech division, and Nakia still being involved in the country's politics.

I think it's really difficult to try to carry on like nothing happened, and I don't like just changing to another T'Challa. Like it or not, Chadwick Boseman claimed ownership of that role. It is his, and T'Challa died with him. Based on the bank the first movie made, it's safe to assume that the majority of fans of the first movie are not comic book fans. So this decision has to be made from a film-centric perspective, and made to serve the movie-goer, specifically the black movie-goers. Yeah, some people are gonna feel some kinda way about me saying that, but the truth is that T'Challa became more than a movie character in the black community. T'Challa and Wakanda are symbols. So, I think if tastefully done, we can move on from T'Challa, leave that memory and symbol intact, while forging ahead with the story of Wakanda, and it's role in the overall MCU. M'Baka as BP could still embody much of what T'Challa believed in, with probably a bit more of a hawkish edge. Maybe slightly more likely to engage in combat over diplomacy than T'Challa, which would be perfectly fine with the utter chaos that the multiverse should unleash.

That's just my opinion as someone who doesn't read comics, but watches all the Marvel films and shows. With a talented director like Coogler, I think this pivot can be made flawlessly.

 

[T8SC]

James Bond has been recast.
John Connor has been recast.
Alex Murphy (Robocop) has been recast.
Bruce Banner has been recast.
Dumbledore has been recast.

I don't see why a character can't be recast, especially when they've only been in one movie. Yes it's a shame what happened to Chadwick but it happened. They wrote Brian O'Conner out of The Fast & Furious franchise, but he had been in multiple movies & had a story arc that was pretty much complete.

If this was Indiana Jones or Han Solo, and Harrison Ford was recast after 4+ movies and being such a beloved character, I could understand the uproar that would occur. However, one movie? I think it's completely acceptable to recast if that is required for the story of that character to continue.

 

[DeafTourette]

T'Challa is so much more than just being Black Panther. If you read the comics, you'd know what I'm talking about. Very few hold a candle to him... Not even just as BP but also as king and a leader

 

[jason10mm]

That is a good point. How are they gon a write out T'challa? Have a masked BP die in combat with the big bad? Off screen death? On a galactic special mission?

I think there will be a brief pre credit fight where he dies. Then an obligatory 5 minute sobfest and then they will move on and never look back.

 

[UnravelKatharsis]

No need to recast when you have a multiverse. Have Michael B Jordan, from an alternate timeline where killmonger instead was chosen as black panther, take the mantle in this universe.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

That is a good point. How are they gon a write out T'challa? Have a masked BP die in combat with the big bad? Off screen death? On a galactic special mission?

I think there will be a brief pre credit fight where he dies. Then an obligatory 5 minute sobfest and then they will move on and never look back.