Ryan Coogler was at a crossroads following the August 2020 death of Chadwick Boseman.
The “Black Panther” co-writer/director revealed to Entertainment Weekly that lead star Boseman’s passing from colon cancer reframed his entire career. “I was at a point when I was like, ‘I’m walking away from this business,'” Coogler said. “I didn’t know if I could make another movie period, [let alone] another ‘Black Panther’ movie, because it hurt a lot. I was like, ‘Man, how could I open myself up to feeling like this again?'”
Coogler continued, “I was poring over a lot of our conversations that we had, towards what I realized was the end of his life…I decided that it made more sense to keep going.”
Now, as Coogler’s follow-up “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is poised to premiere in theaters November 11, the filmmaker is reflecting on Boseman’s lasting legacy both...
The “Black Panther” co-writer/director revealed to Entertainment Weekly that lead star Boseman’s passing from colon cancer reframed his entire career. “I was at a point when I was like, ‘I’m walking away from this business,'” Coogler said. “I didn’t know if I could make another movie period, [let alone] another ‘Black Panther’ movie, because it hurt a lot. I was like, ‘Man, how could I open myself up to feeling like this again?'”
Coogler continued, “I was poring over a lot of our conversations that we had, towards what I realized was the end of his life…I decided that it made more sense to keep going.”
Now, as Coogler’s follow-up “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is poised to premiere in theaters November 11, the filmmaker is reflecting on Boseman’s lasting legacy both...
- 10/3/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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