Ryan Coogler became the first Black director to make a $1 billion-grossing movie with 'Black Panther,' but after its star Chadwick Boseman died in 2020, Coogler thought about quitting filmmaking 'during the shock of it all.'
Ryan Coogler became the first Black director to make a $1 billion-grossing movie when"Black Panther" broke box-office records in 2018. Now, he's back with the sequel, one of the most highly-anticipated films of the year:"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.", who starred in the first"Black Panther" film as T'Challa, died in 2020, Coogler thought about quitting filmmaking"during the shock of it all.
Coogler didn't know Boseman had been battling cancer. Only a few people knew. Looking back, though, Coogler said there were signs his health was declining. "In retrospect, in hindsight, a lot of things made sense," Coogler said."But you got to understand that dude was incredibly strong." Boseman died before filming for"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" began. The script had been completed, but Boseman's death made it unusable, as Coogler said the movie was going to be about T'Challa's character.
"I was grieving him as a friend, grieving my lead actor and creative partner, but also grieving all of these ideas that we had poured ourselves into," said Coogler.
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