Why T'Challa Wasn't Recast In Black Panther 2

In the latest issue of Empire, the magazine features a cover story on the long-awaited follow-up to Coogler's groundbreaking 2018 article. Afterwards, Feige shared that they removed a page from Marvel Comics' patented playbook, which was primarily written by The Man himself, Stan Lee. He explains:

“I felt like it was way too early to recast. Stan Lee always said that Marvel represented the world outside your window. fantastic as our characters and our stories are, there's a connection and the human element in everything we do. The world is still processing the loss of Chad. And Ryan brought that into the story."

Although the studio has recast the roles of Rhodey, Bruce Banner, Red Skull, Fandral the Dashing, and Cassie Lang at various points in the Hallowed timeline, none of these moves were made because of the tragic passing of Cassie Lang. 'interpreter. Boseman's death just struck differently, and it's entirely fair to say that it was too early to recast his Black Panther so soon after his death. But as the #RecastTChalla movement says in its large-scale petition, "the best way to kill a legend is to stop telling their story." Simply put, the story and positive portrayal embodied by the character of T'Challa is too important to be excluded from the MCU.