Chadwick Boseman’s brother thinks the actor would approve of a recast T’Challa. This option is one that Marvel Studios has ruled out, though for many fans, it was the wrong call. Of course, we need to see how things are handled in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever before we can really say that. However I know many fans of the character who felt T’Challa was powerful enough that a recast was needed after Boseman’s tragic passing so young. One of them is Chadwick’s brother Derrick. Speaking with TMZ recently the outlets lays out what Derrick Boseman said to them. There’s no actual quote, so I have copied the full text here for you.
Here’s the thing … Derrick tells us he believes his sibling would’ve wanted with this too — explaining Chadwick thought T’Challa was bigger than just himself as one guy. Frankly, Derrick says Chadwick knew the power of the character, and the positive influence it carries.
Derrick says there’s so much power in seeing a Black king — especially in a superhero capacity, like in the Marvel flick — which has a HUGE impact on African-American youth. DB tells us with Marvel killing off that character so quickly in the wake of Chadwick’s death, they’re kinda depriving black kids of a role model.
Derrick says there aren’t a whole lot of positive influences for young black children these days — he thinks hip-hop glorifies certain social ills, and Marvel has a chance to counteract that by bringing back T’Challa — who he sees as a symbol of Black people’s potential.
He does note … Chadwick never explicitly expressed his wishes, before his death, about what should happen with the character — but Derrick’s sure his bro would agree T’Challa should live on in the MCU.
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I do not doubt Derrick knows his brother better than most, but it’s always going to be a tricky touchpoint whichever way we look at it. Personally I think the Black Panther franchise, and what that means to people out there, could suffer. I have to believe Boseman would not have wanted that fate for the character he made so popular. However, who can ever say for sure? I would not like to be the one making the call Marvel did.
Chadwick Boseman’s brother thinks the actor would approve of a recast T’Challa. What do you think, should Marvel have recast T’Challa?
