"When you lose someone, I don't know when you stop missing them" - Lupita Nyong’o Says Making ‘Wakanda Forever’ Was “Therapeutic” After Losing Chadwick Boseman

Jaiyeorie July 25, 2022

#jaiyeorie After everything their team endured, Lupita Nyong'o is relieved that the public will now be able to watch Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

She expressed her satisfaction that the movie was made during the Marvel Cinematic Universe panel on Saturday at San Diego Comic-Con, adding that it honors Chadwick Boseman, the star of the 2018 hit Black Panther, who passed away in August 2020 after a personal fight with colon canc

“It’s been a doozy of a few years for everybody,” Nyong’o, who plays Nakia in the films, told THR. “For us as a cast, having lost our king, Chadwick Boseman, that was a lot to process, and in many ways, we’re still processing it. When you lose someone, I don’t know when you stop missing them. And of course, we felt it so much, making this film without him.”

She then pointed out that filming amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic added its own challenges as well.

“To make this film against all odds is a powerful statement unto itself, and I am very proud that we did it,” she shared. “It was very therapeutic. It restored a sense of hope for me in making it, and I think we’ve expanded the world of Wakanda in ways that will blow people’s minds — not just Wakanda but the Black Panther world. It’s gonna blow people’s minds, and I just cannot wait until it’s not a secret anymore.”

When asked who donned the Black Panther suit in the movie, Nyong’o replied: “Don’t you just love a good secret?” she said.

Disney’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever hits theaters Nov. 11.

Losing Chadwick Boseman was a lot for the #BlackPanther team to process, @Lupita_Nyongo says: "When you lose someone, I don't know when you stop missing them" pic.twitter.com/KsWPuwDOum
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 24, 2022