Martin Freeman says that the upcoming Black Panther sequel will be “really exceptional”, despite the loss of its main star, Chadwick Boseman.
The actor, who appears in the Marvel Comic Universe (MCU) as Everett Ross, said fans would not see the new direction of the film coming “in a billion years”.
Boseman, who played the character of King T’Challa in the groundbreaking original movie, died in August 2020 aged 43 of cancer.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, directed by Ryan Coogler, has seen much debate over how the series should deal with his death.
Recall that Boseman was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, which eventually progressed to stage IV but he kept his condition private and continued to act until he died in 2020. Boseman died on August 28, 2020, at his Los Angeles home as a result of complications related to colon cancer with his wife and family by his side.
Speaking on BBC’s The One Show, Freeman said: “Obviously there was a big change when Chadwick Boseman passed, that’s the main change: there’s no T’Challa anymore.
“(But) I think you can expect another very good film.
“When Ryan Coogler, the director and writer, took me through what it was going to be, I was like ‘Wow’.
“I mean, it takes a direction that you think, I didn’t see that coming in a billion years. I think it’s going to be really, really exceptional.”
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is set for release in November.