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Why Marvel Should Recast T’Challa As The Black Panther

It was recently in the news that the giant American media company Marvel debunks news of recasting another actor as T’challa in the Black Panther movie despite the demands from fans. 

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It was recently in the news that the giant American media company Marvel debunks news of recasting another actor as T’challa in the Black Panther movie despite the demands from fans.

Recall that the media company stated that they were going to permanently retire The Tchalla’s character in the Black Panther movie following the death of the legendary Chadwick Boseman, the actor who played the character in 2020

Despite the company Statements several fans have continued to call for the recast of the character. Derrick Boseman, The brother of the deceased stated that instead of just retiring the role permanently, someone else should be hired to replace the late Chadwick.

The company however maintained that they were retiring the fictional character permanently, even though a group of fans think otherwise.

Many fans have stated that the role should be recast for the sake of its positive influence on black people. Many people stated that the Black Panther role was beyond Chadwick himself, so therefore the role should not be killed because of his inexistence.

Although black panther was released in 2017, its influence on black youth can not be overemphasized, Some fans of the black panther movie have stated that that killing off the character would rob the black youth of someone to look up to.

Chadwick’s Brother, Derrick Boseman stated that Chadwick would have supported a recast of the character, even though he did not state that while he was alive.

He further stated that he was certain that Chadwick wouldn’t mind a recast, as he has seen how a lot of people were inspired by the character, most especially his nephew.

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