Filming for the Marvel sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has been put on hold until early 2022 as star Letitia Wright recovers from an on-set injury.
According to The Hollywood Reporter Wright, who plays T’Challa’s sister Shuri, was reportedly injured during a sequence involving a stunt rig back in August. Wright has been recovering in London while filming continued without her.
However, director Ryan Coogler is said to have shot all the footage available that doesn’t include Wright and so production must wait until she can return to the set.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wright’s character Shuri was “elevated” as the lead in the sequel after appearing in Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War/Endgame. Also per THR, Black Panther 2 is still on track for its November 11, 2022 release date.
Story details for Black Panther 2 are being tightly guarded, especially after franchise star and Black Panther himself, Chadwick Boseman, died in 2020 from cancer. Questions about how the record-breaking Black Panther franchise could continue without Boseman were one of the primary questions surrounding the sequel.
Boseman’s death left a crater in Hollywood beyond just Black Panther. The newly released Netflix western Harder They Fall included a small tribute to Boseman as an easter egg.
Marvel still has plenty of movies coming out in between now and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Check out IGN’s Eternals review or the full schedule of upcoming Marvel shows and movies.
Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.