Chadwick Boseman, who died this summer, will not be replaced by another actor for the sequel to “Black Panther” which will however be released in 2022 with the other actors of the film, Disney announced Thursday, presenting many other films and series taking place in the universe of Marvel superheroes.
Chadwick Boseman succumbed to colon cancer last August without ever publicly reporting his battle with the disease. His death had cast doubt on the planned sequel for “Black Panther” (2018) film adored by critics and spectators. It had raised more than $ 1 billion in revenue and became the first superhero film to be nominated for an Oscar in the “Best Picture” category.
“His portrayal of T’Challa the Black Panther is iconic (…) That’s why we won’t be reassigning the role,” Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said in a presentation to investors from the Disney group.
The sequel to “Black Panther” will still take its course with “the rich and diverse characters that were introduced in the first film,” he said, seeing it as a “tribute” to the work of Chadwick Boseman. The film will again be directed by Ryan Coogler and is slated for theatrical release in July 2022.
– Impressive catalog –
Kevin Feige also rolled out the impressive catalog of Marvel productions for the next few years, which features more than twenty series or feature films, including a new episode of the “Fantastic Four” to be directed by Jon Watts, who contributed to restore the image of films centered on Spider-Man.
Also note the arrival of actor Christian Bale as a big bad guy in the next episode of Thor, entitled “Thor: Love and Thunder” and which is due to begin filming next month.
As for the series, the indestructible Samuel L. Jackson will take over Nick Fury’s leather jacket for “Secret Invasion”, described by Kevin Feige as “undoubtedly the greatest + crossover + of the last twenty years”.
Also for the Disney + streaming platform, actress Dominique Thorne will debut in a new series, “Ironheart”, about a young genius scientist who is developing a revolutionary armor inspired by that of Iron Man.
Armor still for the veteran of the Marvel saga Don Cheadle who will once again wear that of War Machine for the “Armor Wars” series.
While some feared that Disney would emulate its competitor Warner Bros to release its films directly to streaming next year, Kevin Feige clarified that the highly anticipated “Black Widow”, starring Scarlett Johansson, “will be on the big screen” in May. next, after being repeatedly pushed back due to the pandemic.
Disney, the world’s number one entertainment company, is also planning an animated film dedicated to the origin of “Toy Story” hero Buzz Lightyear and has announced the return of Whoopi Goldberg for the third episode of “Sister Act” .
As for the legendary “Alien” of Ridley Scott, it will be declined in the form of series – on Earth however – piloted by Noah Hawley (“Fargo”).
Musical star Lin-Manuel Miranda will write new songs for “Encanto”, the 60th animated film created by Walt Disney Studios due out in November 2021.
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