‘Black Panther’ producer Nate Moore has rubbished speculation that the character of T’Challa could be recast in the third movie.
Black Panther producer Nate Moore has dismissed claims that a new actor could replace Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa
Reports emerged last month that Marvel Studios were searching for a new actor for the role that was initially played by the late Chadwick Boseman but these have been dismissed by Moore.
The Marvel producer told ComicBook: “The truth is, there’s no truth to those rumours.
“Never say never to anything, we haven’t really had a lot of creative conversations with (director) Ryan Coogler yet, because he’s finishing his film ‘Sinners’, which comes out this year.
“We’ll get into it later this year, but everything you read online is not true, if for no other reason than we just haven’t started (working on it).”
It was claimed by Hollywood insider Jeff Sneider that the studio was contemplating recasting T’Challa now that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is exploring the multi-verse.
He pointed to ‘Iron Man’ star Robert Downey Jr’s return as Doctor Doom in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ as a reason why Marvel was open to bringing the character back with another actor.
Sneider claimed that the role of T’Challa had been offered to an unknown performer last autumn but they turned the opportunity down because they didn’t want to potentially “jeopardise their career” by “stepping into Boseman’s gigantic shoes”.
Meanwhile, Moore also discussed how the events of the upcoming flick ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ will help to set up the plot of ‘Black Panther 3’.
He said: “I’m sure Wakanda will have an opinion about…
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