With filming expected this summer, Lupita Nyong’o is opening on Black Panther 2, and how they will move on without the late Chadwick Boseman.
The late great actor died unexpectedly last August at just 43 years of age, after a four-year battle with colon cancer that he never publicly revealed.
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed in December that he would not reshape Boseman as the beloved T’challa, although the sequel is happening, with Nyong’o opening up about it in Wednesday’s episode of Good Morning America.
Opening: With the footage expected this summer, Lupita Nyong’o is opening up about Black Panther 2 and how they will move forward without the late Chadwick Boseman
Sequel: Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige confirmed in December that he would not reshape Boseman as the beloved T’challa, although the sequel is taking place, with Nyong’o opening up about it in Wednesday’s episode of Good Morning America
When GMA host Michael Strahan said he ‘had to ask’ about Black Panther 2, Nyong’o hesitated before saying with a laugh, ‘You know, in true Marvel form, I have nothing to say to you.’
“It will be different, of course, without our king (Chadwick Boseman) going back to that world, but I know that we are all dedicated to reimagining or continuing his legacy in this new Black Panther,” she added. .
Nyong’o added that screenwriter and director Ryan Coogler, ‘has some really exciting ideas that I’m looking forward to bringing to life with the rest of the family.’
Nothing: when GMA host Michael Strahan said he ‘had to ask’ about Black Panther 2, Nyong’o hesitated before saying with a laugh: ‘You know, in the true form of Marvel, I have nothing to say to you ‘
Different: ‘It will be different, of course, without our king (Chadwick Boseman), going back to that world, but I know that we are all dedicated to reimagining or continuing his legacy in this new Black Panther,’ she added
Nyong’o played Nakia, T’challa’s former lover and one of the dogs of war, a spy disguised as Wakanda.
She was confirmed to return to the sequel alongside Winston Duke as M’baku, Angela Bassett as Ramonda, Letitia Wright as Shuri, Danai Gurira as Okoye and Martin Freemand as Everett K. Ross.
Disney set a release date for Black Panther 2 on July 8, 2022, although that could change in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spy: Nyong’o played Nakia, T’challa’s former lover and one of the War Dogs, a spy disguised as Wakanda
The original Black Panther debuted in February 2018, becoming an immediate box office success.
The superhero adventure started with $ 202 million, on the way to a huge domestic revenue of $ 700 million and $ 1.347 billion worldwide.
The film was the highest grossing national film in 2018 and the second in the world, behind only Avengers: Infinity War ($ 2.048 billion).
Big hit: The original Black Panther debuted in February 2018, making it a huge box office hit right away
Nyong’o was promoting his children’s book Sulwe, which was revealed last month and will be adapted as an animated musical.
Sulwe, published in October 2019, tells the story of a young woman whose skin color is darker than anyone else she knows.
One night, she is visited by a shooting star and sets out on a journey to learn about the Night and Day sisters.
Children’s book: Nyong’o was promoting his children’s book Sulwe, which was revealed last month and will be adapted as an animated musical