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Corey Chichizola

Why Ryan Coogler Was 'Nervous' Tackling Black Panther

Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa on the throne

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has plenty of franchises, but a few of them stand out as fan favorites. Black Panther is definitely in that category, with the first movie also becoming the shared universe’s biggest success at the Oscars. A sequel arrived in 2022 titled Wakanda Forever, which was also a wild success. But filmmaker Ryan Coogler recently explained why he was “nervous” tackling Black Panther. 

Ryan Coogler brought Wakanda to life with his pair of Marvel movies, with a unique visual language and all-star cast of talent. Coogler described reworking Black Panther 2 as the most difficult task of his professional life, given the pressure and emotions tied with Chadwick Boseman’s death. But there were also lots of nerves for the first movie, as the filmmaker recently told AV Club:

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