Filmmaker Ryan Coogler has said that the “hardest thing” he has ever had to do in his “professional life” was directing “Black Panther 2” without actor Chadwick Boseman. Boseman played the titular character in the first ‘Black Panther’ film.
“One thing that I’ve learned in my short or long time on this earth is that it’s very difficult to have perspective on something while you’re going through it,” he said on the “Jemele Hill Is Unbothered” podcast recently.
“This is one of the more profound things that I’ve gone through in my life, having to be a part of keeping this project going without this particular person who is like the glue who held it together,” the 34-year-old filmmaker said on the podcast, as reported by Entertainment Tonight.
“I’m trying to find a work-life balance. But I’m not there yet, so this is without a question the hardest thing I’ve had to do in my professional life,” he added.
It was announced recently that the ‘Black Panther’ film series would continue despite the loss of Boseman last year. Marvel Studios have confirmed, however, that they will not be recasting the role.