The screenplay forBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverwas already finished, as directorRyan Cooglerrevealedearlier this month.
Coogler reveals that Boseman himself inadvertently gave him the answer.
Initially, this helped Coogler understand that the late actor would have wanted theBlack Pantherteam to move on.
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He really responded to her.
And I realized that maybe we could build a film around her character since that was his favorite character.
With this pivot, with Shuri in there, I saw that we could do a coming-of-age story.
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Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveris in theaters now.
Check out our interview with Coogler down below:
