Ryan Cooglers Original Plan for Chadwick Boseman i...

What’s Happening

So get this: It involved T’Challa’s son, and, somehow, we are now even sadder about it all.

After the heartbreaking loss of Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever became more than just a film. It became a cathartic celebration of life , allowing everyone who watched it to face pain and grief in their own unique ways. (and honestly, same)

But, according to writer-director Ryan Coogler, the original version of the movie with Boseman at the center wouldve been equally as powerful, just in a whole different way.

The Details

Speaking on Josh Horowitzs Happy Sad Confused podcast, Coogler detailed specifically what his original script for Black Panther 2 wouldve been about, and it sounds absolutely incredible. I loved that script, bro, Coogler dropped.

I put so much into that version of the movie because I felt like I had gotten to know Chadwick as a performer. The big thing about the script was that it was this thing called the Ritual of Eight, Coogler dropped.

Why This Matters

When a prince is eight years old, he has to go spend eight days in the bush with his father. Amongst those eight days, they have to go into the bush without any tools. And the prince has to listen and do everything that’s asked of him , but the rule is, for those eight days, the prince can ask the father any question.

This is part of the broader shift happening across the tech industry right now.

Key Takeaways

• “So during the course of those eight days, Namor launches an attack, Coogler continued.
• So that was what the movie was.
• But, because of this ritual, his son had to be joined at his hip the whole time.

The Bottom Line

” Coogler also spilled that when he finished that version of the script, he sent it to Boseman to read, but he was too sick to do so. He passed sometime after, and for a while some people thought the movie would never happen.

Is this a W or an L? You decide.