Six months after Chadwick Boseman‘s passing, director Ryan Coogler opened up about how the actor’s death affected him not only personally, but also the huge challenges of reworking the script to “Black Panther 2” without him. READ MORE: ‘Black Panther’: Angela Bassett Says Chadwick Boseman Is “Completely Irreplaceable” In The Marvel Franchise In a recent interview on the Jemele Hill Is Unbothered podcast, Coogler opened up about dealing with the loss of Boseman.