Martin Freeman on doing Black Panther 2 without Chadwick Boseman: ‘Don’t know what that’s going to look like’

Actor Martin Freeman has spoken about the way it’ll be making the sequel of Black Panther (2018), with out its lead – Chadwick Boseman, who succumbed to colon most cancers in August 2020. Freeman, who performed the character of CIA member Everett Ok. Ross within the Marvel Studios’ movie, had lengthy again confirmed of reprising his position within the second a part of the superhero film.

Talking to Collider, Martin Freeman reassured his return to the franchise. “Yeah, I am doing the second Black Panther. I’m going to be speaking to Ryan Coogler soon about what shape that’s going to look like. I have no idea about the script [so] I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Freeman mentioned.

Including how enthusiastic about the world of Black Panther with out Chadwick Boseman was unimaginable, Freeman additional mentioned, “Just before Chadwick died, if my memory serves correctly, the script had gone in. They had the script and they were working on the script, and then Chadwick died, and [I] sort of immediately thought, “Oh, okay, I could see a world where there’s no Black Panther then, because how can you do a Black Panther without Black Panther?” So, I nonetheless don’t know what that’s going to appear like. And no, clearly, earlier than Chad died, the thought of doing it with out him would have been a silly thought. It will have been loopy. It was very stunning, and nonetheless may be very, very unusual, that he's not right here. So, I’m as curious as you might be to see what that may appear like and I discover out fairly quickly. All I do know is that I’m in it.”

Chadwick Boseman portrayed Black Panther in Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 4 movies – Captain America: Civil Conflict, Avengers: Infinity Conflict, Avengers: Endgame and the standalone Black Panther.

A runaway hit, Black Panther was the origin story of T’Challa, performed by Boseman. Black Panther additionally starred Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Andy Serkis and others.