A few months back, we had made you aware that ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, whose production had commenced in June 2021, was being filmed by the original film’s director Ryan Coogler in Atlanta. However, as per a recent report (via The Hollywood Reporter), the production for the highly anticipated ‘Black Panther’ sequel is now being halted owing to a previous injury of an important cast member Letitia Wright. The actress is set to reprise her role as T’Challa’s (Late Chadwick Boseman) younger sister and Wakanda’s technology wizard.
Letitia Wright was injured back in the month of August during a shoot sequence on ‘Black Panther 2’ set that involved a stunt rig. When she was injured and subsequently discharged from the hospital, it was reported that the injury would not have an effect on the movie’s filming schedule. The actress is currently recuperating from her injury in London. After Chadwick Boseman’s unfortunate demise, Letitia Wright’s character Shuri was given a bigger part in the ‘Black Panther’ sequel compared to the parent film.
While the temporary shutdown will commence sometime in November last week, the production for ‘Black Panther 2’ is expected to resume in early 2022 and by that time, Letitia Wright will hopefully recover from her injury to continue shooting for her remaining portions for the film. While the segments that did not require Letitia Wright’s presence have reportedly already been shot by director Ryan Coogler.
Initially slated for a July 2022 theatrical release, ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ was recently postponed and is now scheduled to release on 11th November 2022. And if things go as planned, there should be no further changes in the film’s latest release date.