The making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which hits theaters, was always going to be demanding, in more ways than one.
The sequel to the hit Marvel superhero movie comes in the shadow of star Chadwick Boseman’s 2020 death following his private colon-cancer diagnosis, a loss that nearly made director Ryan Coogler leave directing behind.
The cast and crew grappled with grief, and in a new Variety feature, many of them said behind-the-scenes battles continued to plague the high-profile production.