Disney+ Releases Trailer for New Animated Series Featuring Chadwick Boseman's Final Marvel Role

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Disney just gave fans a preview ofChadwick Boseman’s final turn as T’Challa in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

On Friday, Disney+ released a two-minute trailer for new animated seriesWhat If…?, which explores what might have happened if some scenes of Marvel’s biggest films panned out differently.

Bosemandied last Augustat age 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer.

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Meanwhile, production onBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverhas officially begun 10 months after Boseman’s death.

In December, Marvel Studios PresidentKevin Feigerevealed the role of T’Challawould not be recast, leaving the films toexplore other charactersintroduced in the original hit movie.

Feige is “clearly very emotional” about moving forward with the franchise without Boseman, but is confident the sequel will come together “in a way that would make Chad proud.”

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“But everyone is also very excited to bring the world of Wakanda back to the public and back to the fans,” Feige said Tuesday night during aBlack WidowGlobal Fan Event in Los Angeles, according toVariety.

Black Pantherdirector Ryan Coogler offered similar sentiments in April while reconstructing theWakanda Foreverscript.

“I know Chad wouldn’t have wanted us to stop. He was somebody who was so about the collective.Black Panther, that was his movie,” Coogler toldThe Hollywood Reporter. “He was hired to play that role before anybody else was even thought of, before I was hired, before any of the actresses were hired.”

What If…?premieres Wednesday, August 11 on Disney+. The sequelBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreveris expected to hit theaters on July 8, 2022.

source: people.com