Wakanda Forever's Cast Discusses The On-Set Atmosphere Without Chadwick Boseman

At the 2022 D23 Expo, Winston Duke, Letitia Wright, and Tenoch Huerta — who play M'Baku, T'Challa's sister Shuri, and MCU newcomer Namor, respectively — spoke to People about "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." Since Duke and Wright worked extensively with Boseman on "Black Panther," "Avengers: Infinity War," and "Avengers: Endgame," they touched on what it was like filming "Wakanda Forever" without Boseman there. "You don't realize that this movie wasn't as playful in between takes as the first one. When Chadwick was around, we were rapping and laughing. It just wasn't the same dynamic," explained Duke.

As for Wright, she agreed that Boseman not being on the "Wakanda Forever" set shifted the atmosphere considerably, but in her mind, he wasn't totally gone. "I could just hear [Boseman] be like, 'Sister, you're great. You got this. I'm proud of you.' That really just kept me moving forward," she said, revealing that she felt his presence during her most detrimental moments of self-doubt. Meanwhile, even with Boseman gone, Queen Ramonda herself, Angela Bassett, is confident that "Wakanda Forever" will deliver. She told Entertainment Tonight, "It will be satisfying, I think, for the fans, and it will be honorable of our Chad. We love our king."

"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" will likely prove quite the emotional rollercoaster throughout its runtime. Chadwick Boseman, King T'Challa, may be gone, but he's certainly not forgotten.