Ryan Coogler almost quit directing after Chadwick Boseman's death

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Ryan Coogler nearly quit directing after Chadwick Boseman's death. The 36-year-old filmmaker has helmed the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) sequel 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' but confessed that he considered walking away from the industry altogether after Chadwick – who led the cast of the first film as T'Challa/Black Panther - tragically passed away from colon cancer in 2020.

Ryan told Entertainment Weekly: "I was at a point when I was like, 'I'm walking away from this business. ' "I didn't know if I could make another movie period, (let alone) another 'Black Panther' movie, because it hurt a lot.

I was like, 'Man, how could I open myself up to feeling like this again?'" The director continued: "I was poring over a lot of our conversations that we had, towards when I realised was the end of his life. . .

I decided that it made more sense to keep going. " Ryan explained that he ultimately decided to direct the sequel as it felt "truthful" to him and he revealed that he considers it the most important quality in terms of making a movie.