re: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Official Trailer

Marvel was caught in such a tough spot with this, it’s a tough decision either way. Boseman was so iconic as T’Challa and figured to be a pillar of the MCU, so it’s hard to just replace him. I like the idea here of honoring him and finding a suitable replacement… for now.

I still do not buy Shuri as the permanent Black Panther at all, though it’s fine if she suits up here. From the original, the only person worthy and believable would be Killmonger/Michael B. Jordan imo, but that’s also odd with his arc. I’m holding out hope M’Baku is our Panther by the end of this one.

What I’d like to see is T’Challa return (different actor obviously) through multiversal shenanigans around Secret Wars time. Maybe from an incursion or something where his Wakanda is wiped out. Then BP3 could explore him coming into his own in 616 Wakanda.

By then some years will have passed since Chadwick’s passing, so it wouldn’t really feel like dishonoring him. It feels like most people already feel like recasting him is the best option, and what Chadwick likely wanted, so given some time it would be more palatable. Ultimately, I agree - T’Challa is such a big character it would suck to never have him again.