Fine. You're right. Nate Parker was a bad choice.
I got a better one though: Edi Mūe Gathegi.
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A Kenyan-American actor. 41 years old. No allegations. You might know him as Darwin from X-Men: First Class.
Fine. You're right. Nate Parker was a bad choice.
I got a better one though: Edi Mūe Gathegi.
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A Kenyan-American actor. 41 years old. No allegations. You might know him as Darwin from X-Men: First Class.
I wonder if Coogler will stick with the plans he'd already made for BP2 or will they change with Chadwick's death. I'd be curious to see what he had in mind.
Also, he took a lot of input from Chadwick in developing BP will he keep that in mind as well.
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Oh, T'Challa will certainly stick around *somewhere* if Shuri becomes the BP in the films and Marvel follows its usual synergy habits. But Shuri taking over in the comics last time is a very different thing from Shuri becoming the face of a billion-dollar larger media film property, and Marvel is far more likely to push her more than they did last time around.
I agree that T'Challa wouldn't vanish from the face of the earth, that's an over reaction and I'm not saying he would, but if Shuri becomes the new Panther in the films, T'Challa is far less likely to show up elsewhere than when Shuri was the new Panther in the comics.
I trust Coogler and Fiege, they'll tell the best story they can and do what they think is best for the franchise, and whatever choice they make BP2 will certainly be a solid film with some tear-inducing tribute to Chadwick. And T'Challa won't disappear completely, even if Shuri does become the new Panther. But I won't lie; the idea of Shuri replacing T'Challa right now holds very little appeal to me.
Recasting just seems the better choice right now. Whatever plans Marvel had for BP, they went beyond just the solo franchise and included future Avengers films, the FF, whatever. Writing T'Challa out, when he was supposed to be a new pillar of the MCU, means changing everything. And a recast isn't the end of the world; everyone was upset about Ed Norton being replaced by Ruffalo as the Hulk and questioned whether Ruffalo could equal the highly talented Norton, but today we can't imagine anyone else playing the part. And yeah, Norton was only in one film, but still. Nobody can replace Chadwick but that doesn't mean nobody else can play T'Challa.
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~ Black Panther.
Whoever is recast as T'Challa needs to be damn near perfect. No allegations, no controversial remarks, no history of stupidity on or off set. Disney knows that it's important to bring someone into the role that has at least comparable grace to Boseman as a man and as a performer.
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Letitia does seem very sincere and sweet natured and I understand and enjoyed her Shuri in the film. I've only seen her in Black Mirror and that Donald Glover film and wonder if she has the acting chops to carry a franchise. She has charisma, but that only goes so far. And again, I don't want T'Challa becoming a footnote in what was supposed to be his story. We all talk about the gymnastics and Lundy's needed by some posters to make their points. Imagine having to start from scratch for a Shuri script. I do understand Coogler writing with the idea that Chadwick was to continue playing the character, but for the film itself and the whole continuity of the MCU it makes more sense recasting. Not mention all the merch and meta stuff already discussed.
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Well we gonna need a little more than anecdotes to determine if Shuri can match T'Challa in merchandising lol. But like you, I didn't see Carol or Diana doing as well as Black Panther in toy sales. Though XPax is right, if T'Challa is brought back only to die then technically Marvel can still use him to bolster toy sales for BP2. From what I've heard Disney has been doing that for their sequel trilogy, adding toys for the OGs like Luke and Leia because Finn and Rey haven't been selling too hot. BP3 and potentially 4 may be another story though.
I honestly cant see Disney going, "we can't recast BP, it is insensitive" and turn around and going, "buy this dead guys toy!"
I mean, the shuri thing is common sense. You are cutting males out of the merch. We can pretend everything is "boys can play with dolls too!" type shit but... they dont lol.
Also can't wait fo rhte next level 1 reader for black panther!
"Tchaka was killed. T'challa is now the Black Panhter"
"Oh no, T'challa is killed. Shuri is now the Black Panther!"
exciting shit haha
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This guy would be my first choice.
Marvel better snatch him up quick.
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Well Disney is a company and while I'm sure the creatives loved Boseman, TPTB may still have no issue profiting off his death. They get a black female led superhero film, make a profit off that, then use her more popular older brother to pad out sales in merchandise. How many people are honestly gonna complain about getting T'Challa toys?
And that's under the assumption T'Challa is needed to sell merch to begin with. I don't know the sales or anything but it's entirely possible a female led series will sell about as many toys as a male one. Outside the anecdotal evidence, I doubt Marvel would be positioning Carol and other female characters as strongly as they are if they didn't have success across multiple revenue streams.
Marvel may still make BP merch but they aren't going to make figures based on the likeness of Boseman. Notice how many figures come with the dual heads? One masked and the other showing the face?
Can't do that without having an actor to base that on. Also, Marvel wants a face for the cons and shows as well. They need a face promoting not just movies but merch as well. Why wouldn't they want to make profit from the sale of T'Challa and Shuri swag?
if you just do Shuri as BP you cut those sales in half.