Each Spider-man was recast for a new Spider-Man series, same with Batman, Superman, etc. Many are saying “it’s not fair” that only one Black man gets to be T’Challa. Multiverse aside for a second, many were upset that there have been so many popular white superheroes cast over and over again. Leaving my algorithmic bubble, I saw a lot of people actually upset about this confirmation.
To the people calling to #RecastTchalla #NoTchallaNoTicket The respect given to the character and Chadwick in their decision solidifies that confidence. Because Coogler and Joe Robert Cole didn’t shy away from discussions of family and death, I’m confident in their talents to handle it well. We’ve all gone through a lot, and when we start to revisit these connected stories in theaters (like Spider-Man in December, for example) it is recapturing something lost before the pandemic. Chadwick passed away in August of last year, but because projects like Marvel’s What If…? and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom released after, it doesn’t, at least to the public, feel like he is really gone. Something brought up at the end of the clip ( which is a shorter section of this podcast episode) is that mourning the loss of T’Challa and moving forward with the characters can act as a cathartic release. Says he talked with Ryan Coogler about it, and “we just couldn’t do it” more on T’challa is gone guys you agree or no? /MYoWKyqlmF MCU VP of Development Nate Moore puts to rest any discussion about recasting the character of T’challa as Black Panther. However, they know it was the right decision. Moore admitted that it was a daunting task to change the direction of the franchise. In a recent podcast with The RingerVerse, Marvel Studios VP of Development Nate Moore explicitly stated that the decision not to recast T’Challa was made in a fast conversation with the director of both Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ryan Coogler.