YIBAMBE! T’Challa: The Black Panther Appreciation 2022

[Ekie]

how can you question it when you didn’t know Boseman personally and they did?

You keep saying this as if you have some intimate knowledge about their relationship. A lot of people knew him. But no one knew him better than his own family

[Ekie]

It's almost like family + close friends > cast. Hmm...

You would be surprised how many celebrity worshipers believe the opposite.

[talentedbutnot]

You would be surprised how many celebrity worshipers believe the opposite.

Celebrity worship seems to be the most glaring issue when this topic is ever brought up.

"Lupita Nyong'o was misty eyed when she said it so it MUST be true." People seem to forget that these are individuals who are paid to cry on cue. Just saying.

[Nate Grey]

You would be surprised how many celebrity worshipers believe the opposite.

Yes I literally saw that example a few seconds ago.

[BlackClaw]

How many of his family/close friends have spoken on the recast issue? Also people can grow cloelde with coworkers all the time. Let's not downplay how they might feel, considering we're talking about a real person who died here.

His brother and niece spoke on it.
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[80sbaby]

His brother and niece spoke on it.
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Yeah, those are the only two I knew of (the niece was more piggy backing.) So it's not like his wife has talked about how disrespectful it is nor did his brother really launch some campaign against this in his brother's name. My point is, I think using "his family" as an argument is a bit disingenuous. I'm sure Chadwick would love for the character to be played by someone else but I also don't think he'd be upset at his castmates choosing to honor him thos way, either. Which is something I'm sure his family is also aware of. If they truly had an issue, they'd make more of a stink about it.

[talentedbutnot]

Yeah, those are the only two I knew of (the niece was more piggy backing.) So it's not like his wife has talked about how disrespectful it is nor did his brother really launch some campaign against this in his brother's name. My point is, I think using "his family" as an argument is a bit disingenuous. I'm sure Chadwick would love for the character to be played by someone else but I also don't think he'd be upset at his castmates choosing to honor him thos way, either. Which is something I'm sure his family is also aware of. If they truly had an issue, they'd make more of a stink about it.

Maybe we have different interpretations about what really honors someone and what doesn't. I would say what is being attempted, is a gesture of appreciation, at best. Maybe. It's all I can call it. As outside-looking-in I, or others think may seem.

[80sbaby]

Maybe we have different interpretations about what really honors someone and what doesn't. I would say what is being attempted, is a gesture of appreciation, at best. Maybe. It's all I can call it. As outside-looking-in I, or others think may seem.

That seems fair to me. My point is more to those insisting the cast can't possibly really care about Chadwick since they're actors or whatever. The truth is that none of us know for sure but I'm not the type to just assume the worst because it fits my POV.

[talentedbutnot]

That seems fair to me. My point is more to those insisting the cast can't possibly really care about Chadwick since they're actors or whatever. The truth is that none of us know for sure but I'm not the type to just assume the worst because it fits my POV.

I don't have the POV that they are monsters haha. I see it this way. Anyone can tell me they love anything or anyone to death. I can only assume that they are telling the truth. I won't just accept that they are. Can't speak for anyone but myself on that.

[Ezyo1000]

Exactly what I was alluding to. No one expects to see something like, for example, Hudlin's, T'Challa on the big screen. The powers that be just aren't going to sell that. What they will sell is what they are trying to at this point in time. And no one can sit here and tell me right now the cast and crew are fans of anything without having irrefutable evidence that they are haha. I'm just not going to buy that. From Coogler, or Nate Moore, or anyone else involved.

it's based on their actions as those speak louder than words

[talentedbutnot]

it's based on their actions as those speak louder than words

That's the hill I'm dying on man. It's basically that in a nutshell.

[skyvolt2000]

And they already survived without their king for five whole years.

So where is THAT movie instead of this?

Where you could showcase Shuri and the rest and drop tons of Easter eggs for Phase 5-6 with a reference to Wakanda funding a space trip lead by Reed Richards.

[Devaishwarya]

People are really taking notice

What do they expect to be done at this point? That Disney will stop the film release, recast T'Challa and reshoot the entire movie from scratch?

And if the aim is to have a recast...I'm almost 90% sure that the executives and writers involved would have already discussed plans for recasting BP at some point going forward for the third (next) movie. Recasting either T'Challa or another male BP is inevitable.

[80sbaby]

What do they expect to be done at this point? That Disney will stop the film release, recast T'Challa and reshoot the entire movie from scratch?

And if the aim is to have a recast...I'm almost 90% sure that the executives and writers involved would have already discussed plans for recasting BP at some point going forward for the third (next) movie. Recasting either T'Challa or another male BP is inevitable.

What's interesting to me is wondering where the MCU will be 5h10 years from now. Let's say for arguments sake that they maintain their momentum,. They're already introducing the Next Gen characters like America, RiRi and Patriot. Once those characters become the "Old Guard," who do they pivot to? Is Marvel going to have to create new legacies, do they repurpose old characters as new entries or rehash the old faves (i.e. teen Tony, T'challa Jr, etc?)

[BlackClaw]

Winston Duke was on Jemele Hills show and was asked about whether T’Challa should be recast or not. He said that this iteration of the character belongs to Chadwick but at the end he says that we should have trust in comic book franchises because there’s various different timelines and universes that are being experimented with. Between this and Feiges “too soon” comment I think we might see a variant of T’Challa in the future. Hopefully by secret wars.

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