Marvel’s new Black Panther actor might have been revealed

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Devastating news dropped about a year ago. Chadwick Boseman, the beloved Black Panther actor, had died after quietly battling cancer for years. Not even Disney knew about his condition.
 
Speculation ran rampant about how Marvel would deal with the loss. The Black Panther sequel was in development, although it was clear that changes would be needed.
 
In the months that followed Boseman’s death, we saw all sorts of rumors about the next Black Panther actor. Fans called for Marvel not to recast T’Challa. Instead, Shuri (Letitia Wright) should be Wakanda’s new warrior leader.
 
Marvel then announced the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever title in December. It was at that point when Kevin Feige confirmed that Marvel would not replace Boseman with a new actor. The top Marvel exec did not say who would play Black Panther in the sequel at the time.
 
Now, however, a new leak may reveal Marvel’s plans for Black Panther in Wakanda Forever. Mind you, some spoilers follow below.
 
Some of the rumors we’ve seen since last August said that Shuri might be the next Black Panther. Just like in the comics, and just like Marvel wanted to happen eventually. Others said M’Baku (Winston Duke) or Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) might be a potential Black Panther in the sequel. Or at least worthy contenders. We even saw rumors that said a brand new actor would be the next Black Panther. It wouldn’t be Shuri, M’Baku, or Nakia.
 
Then we had reports claiming that Shuri will become Black Panther, but she won’t get the title outright. She’ll have to prove herself in the film Before replacing her brother as the leader of Wakanda.
 
This brings us to That Hashtag Show’s supposed scoop. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will not give us the identity of the new Black Panther from the start.
 
The film went through tons of re-writes, the report says. That’s understandable. Boseman’s passing forced Marvel to rethink the highly anticipated sequel.