PARIS —
“Black Panther” returns to cinemas worldwide this week, having lost its star
with the tragic early death of
Chadwick Boseman, but none of its determination
to push for greater diversity in superhero movies.
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Boseman, who died
from cancer two years ago at the age of 43, makes several flashback appearances
in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”.
The real-life grief
of the filmmakers is reflected in the film as Wakanda struggles to survive
following the death of Boseman’s character, King T’Challa.
Director Ryan
Coogler had been preparing the sequel for almost a year when Boseman died,
causing him to take a new direction focused on T’Challa’s sister, Shuri, played
by Letitia Wright.
“When you lose
somebody, there’s a blast radius. It’s like a bomb that goes off,” Coogler said
at a press conference.
“The worst
nightmare that you can have is if something were to happen to you, the people
who you love and leave behind would be unmoored, would be lost. We were
exploring all of those things,” he said.
Wright praised
Coogler’s handling of her character’s journey as she tackles her grief and
becomes queen.
“We were able to
bring something that felt real, that felt truthful. And I was able to really
give my heart to it and give Shuri a full arc,” she said.
‘Time to change’
The new film also marks the return of singer Rihanna with “Lift Me Up”, a
tribute to Boseman and her first single as a lead artist since 2016.
Boseman was the
first black lead in a Marvel film and proved that was no hindrance to
popularity, with “
Black Panther” bringing in no less than $1.34 billion at the
box office.
The rest of the
industry has taken notice, and the new instalment comes hot on the heels of
“Black Adam” from rival superhero behemoth DC Comics, starring Dwayne “The
Rock” Johnson, which is currently dominating the box office worldwide.
“Black Panther:
Wakanda Forever” continues the first film’s mission to raise issues around
diversity and colonialism.
Its plot partly
revolves around Wakanda’s efforts to fend off the United States and France as
they try to get their hands on its precious natural resource, vibranium, at all
costs.
It also introduces
an old Marvel character, Namor the Sub-Mariner, who speaks Mayan in the film —
a detail welcomed by Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta.
“In Latin America, especially Mexico, we deny our indigenous
roots,” Huerta said. “It’s time to change and reconcile who we are with our
ancestors... and embrace them. And now it’s happening in this movie... and that
is exciting.”
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