Quote Originally Posted by chief12d View Post
John David Washington is a great choice to carry on the legacy Boseman left behind. The sequel is probably getting pushed back 1-2 years anyway so that potentially gives him more time to get some meaty roles under his belt that solidify his cred as an actor.

The reality is, either way Disney goes BP2 makes them money. Recast or not, fans are gonna be anticipating how Marvel pays respect to Boseman's extraordinary contributions, and that'll only add to preexisting hype for the movie. So it really all comes down to optics and creative direction. If Coogler and Feige feel T'Challa is too important to die, a highly qualified black actor with the right marketing could be embraced by general audiences. At that point it all comes down to timing and picking the right man for the job. We're already seeing a shift, it's really the major nerd culture sites that they'd have to be concerned about.
Understood, and agreed! We all know the reality full well that XPac loves to drum that Coogler and Feige will make their own decision about it. As a fan I have no problem with the idea of wiping out a strong black male character like T'Challa that has history and current cultural relevance to black males that are in need of a dicpictation of black male excellence, strength, and competence in a medium like this. I will never think that its cool to toss it out and put Shuri their like it will be the same.