Crying In My Popcorn â The New Wakanda Forever Trailer â Pebbles đ
If you donât already know my relationship to Black Panther, let me fill you in. I doubt that there is anyone on the face of the earth that watched BlackâŚ
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If you don't already know my relationship to Black Panther, let me fill you in. I doubt that there is anyone on the face of the earth that watched Black Panther more than me when it came out. When I tell you I watched it over 50 times, IN THE THEATER, I am not lying. I went to see it with anyone and everyone who would go with me. And I went many days alone when I got off the air.
When Chadwick Boseman died, I was heartbroken. I still am. It's still one of the most impactful celebrity deaths for me. After he died, I wrote Remembering Chadwick Boseman, if you want to check it out. Reading that will give you a little more context as to why Wakanda Forever is feeling so bittersweet to me.
The new trailer just came out, and I am seriously all in my feels. I know it sounds crazy, but I feel like someone punched me in the gut. Just seeing the opening of the trailer brought back the grief I felt when we lost him. Before I go on, in case you haven't seen it yet, here's the trailer.
I know that there has been a lot of back and forth within the MCU about recasting Tchalla or not. I go back and forth between, "no way, there's only one Tchalla," and "Chadwick would have wanted Tchalla to live on." I honestly don't know what he actually felt, but my guess is that his generous spirit would have wanted whatever director Ryan Coogler wanted to do.
When I watched the trailer objectively, which was very difficult for me, it looks like a stunning and spectacular movie. The cast, the story, the action, all look like it will be another high-grossing blockbuster. That part of me is incredibly exciting. But the part of me that still can't believe Chadwick Boseman is gone, is having a hard time moving on. I have heard Ryan Coogler and the cast went to visit Chadwick's grave before shooting even began.
In an interview with AV Club, Danai Gurira, who plays Okoye, said âI remember sitting with Ryan, and he helped me process what felt different this time: It was grief,â adds Danai Gurira. âSo grief intermingled with our process. There were things I couldnât prepare for, like stepping into the throne room and remembering the last time I was there and getting really hit by that.â
What's making me feel better about Wakanda Forever is how thoughtful everyone is going into it. It couldn't be easy for them to film this. And the fact that it's been described by many as a beautiful tribute to Chadwick, makes me feel comforted.
I know I sound dramatic to some, but honestly, Chadwick Boseman and Tchalla are so intertwined in my heart and mind, that I can't separate them and am glad he wasn't replaced. To me, there is no other. I think that what Black Panther meant for the culture and for young Black boys and girls, makes the difference.
I already have several invitations to go see if when it comes out, and I'm not sure I will even attempt to watch it as many times as I watched Black Panther. But one thing is for sure, I will be bringing a lot of tissues to the theater with me. I'll be the one crying in my popcorn.
Wakanda Forever hits theaters on November 11th.
Pebbles
And just because...
As we previously reported, Chadwick Boseman succumbed to colon cancer on August 28 and the Black Panther star was laid to rest on Sept. 3. The beloved actor was buried in South Carolina near his hometown at Welfare Baptist Church Cemetery in Belton six days after he passed at his Los Angeles home, according to People.
When Boseman passed, the actor was at home with his wife and family near his side, as his publicist told the AP at the time. The 43-year-old actor's family had previously stated that the actor had been diagnosed with colon cancer four years earlier. However, Boseman hadn't publicly spoken about his diagnosis.
To commemorate the actor mostly known for his roles in Black Panther, 42, Get On Up, Marshall, Gods of Egypt, Da 5 Bloods, and Avengers: Endgame, we've created a gallery of the star over the years.
American Film Institute's 47th Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute To Denzel Washington - Arrivals
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 06: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been shot in black and white. Color version is not available.) Chadwick Boseman attends the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Denzel Washington at Dolby Theatre on June 06, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
47th AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Denzel Washington - Inside
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 06: Chadwick Boseman speaks onstage during the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Denzel Washington at Dolby Theatre on June 06, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for WarnerMedia) 610265
47th AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Denzel Washington - Inside
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 06: Michael B. Jordan (L) and Chadwick Boseman attend the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Denzel Washington at Dolby Theatre on June 06, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Erik Voake/Getty Images for WarnerMedia) 610530
Premiere Of Warner Bros. Pictures' And Legendary Pictures' "42" - Red Carpet
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 09: Actor Chadwick Boseman arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' "42" at the Chinese Theatre on April 9, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
47th AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Denzel Washington - Inside
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 06: (L-R) Jamie Foxx, Chadwick Boseman, Antoine Fuqua, and Mahershala Ali attend the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Denzel Washington at Dolby Theatre on June 06, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Erik Voake/Getty Images for WarnerMedia) 610530
Premiere Of Netflix's "The Black Godfather"
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 03: Chadwick Boseman attends Premiere Of Netflix's "The Black Godfather" at Paramount Theater on the Paramount Studios lot on June 03, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 30: Chadwick Boseman, winner of Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for 'Black Panther,' attends the 50th NAACP Image Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 30, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Liliane Lathan/Getty Images for NAACP)
CinemaCon 2019 - The State of the Industry: Past, Present and Future and STXfilms Presentation
LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 02: (L-R) Chadwick Boseman, Dave Bautista, and Chloe Coleman seen backstage at CinemaCon 2019 The State of the Industry and STXfilms Presentation at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on April 2, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for CinemaCon)
91st Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Chadwick Boseman attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
91st Annual Academy Awards - Fan Arrivals
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: (L-R) Chadwick Boseman and Taylor Simone Ledward attend the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards - Red Carpet
SANTA MONICA, CA - JUNE 16: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white.) Actor Chadwick Boseman attends the 2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards at Barker Hangar on June 16, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for MTV)
91st Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: (L-R) Chadwick Boseman and Taylor Simone Ledward attend the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones - Arrivals
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Chadwick Boseman attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Los Angeles World Premiere Of Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel"
HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 04: (L-R) Actors Samuel L. Jackson and Chadwick Boseman attend the Los Angeles World Premiere of Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel" at Dolby Theatre on March 4, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)
25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Press Room
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 27: Lupita Nyong'o and Chadwick Boseman, Winners of Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for "Black Panther," poses in the press room at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sarah Morris/Getty Images)
25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Fan Bleachers
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 27: Chadwick Boseman attend the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sarah Morris/Getty Images)
2018 JBL Three-Point Contest
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: Kevin Hart and Chadwick Boseman attend the 2018 JBL Three-Point Contest at Staples Center on February 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards - Show
SANTA MONICA, CA - JUNE 16: Actor Chadwick Boseman accepts the Best Performance in a Movie award for 'Black Panther' onstage during the 2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards at Barker Hangar on June 16, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)
The Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 Women In Entertainment - Show
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 05: Chadwick Boseman (L) and Danai Gurira speak onstage during The Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 Women In Entertainment at Milk Studios on December 5, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter )
25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Fan Bleachers
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 27: Taylor Simone Ledward and Chadwick Boseman attend the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sarah Morris/Getty Images)
25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Show
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 27: (EDITORS NOTE: Retransmission with alternate crop.) (L-R) Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira, Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, and Angela Bassett accept the award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture onstage during the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Trophy Room
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 27: (L-R) Danai Gurira, Chadwick Boseman, Angela Bassett, Andy Serkis and Lupita Nyong'o attend the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. 480720 (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Turner)
The Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 Women In Entertainment - Show
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 05: (L-R) Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira and Chadwick Boseman speak onstage during The Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 Women In Entertainment at Milk Studios on December 5, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter )
GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2018 - Red Carpet Arrivals
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 05: Chadwick Boseman attends the GQ Men of the Year awards at the Tate Modern on September 5, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
Families Belong Together - Freedom for Immigrants March Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 30: Actor Chadwick Boseman and activist Ady Barkan attend 'Families Belong Together - Freedom for Immigrants March Los Angeles' at Los Angeles City Hall on June 30, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Families Belong Together LA)
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences Hosts An Official Academy Members Screening Of Get On Up
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 17: Actor Chadwick Boseman attends a special screening of 'Get On Up' hosted by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences at The Academy Theatre at Lighthouse International on July 17, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards - Show
SANTA MONICA, CA - JUNE 16: (L-R) Actors Winston Duke, Chadwick Boseman, and Michael B. Jordan accept the Best Movie award (Presented by Toyota) for 'Black Panther' onstage during the 2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards at Barker Hangar on June 16, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)
Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: Chadwick Boseman attends the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
91st Annual Academy Awards - Fan Arrivals
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Chadwick Boseman attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones - Arrivals
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MARCH 04: Chadwick Boseman attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
"Get On Up" New York Premiere - Arrivals
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 21: Actor Chadwick Boseman attends the "Get On Up" premiere at The Apollo Theater on July 21, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Show
SANTA MONICA, CA - MARCH 03: Actors Daniel Kaluuya (L) and Chadwick Boseman pose during the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards on March 3, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)
2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Red Carpet
SANTA MONICA, CA - MARCH 03: Actors Danai Gurira (L) and Chadwick Boseman attend the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards on March 3, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
'Get On Up' Opening Film - Zurich Film Festival 2014
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - SEPTEMBER 25: Actor Chadwick Boseman and director Tate Taylor attend the 'Get On Up' Opening Film and Opening Ceremony of the Zurich Film Festival 2014 on September 25, 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for ZFF)
European Premiere Of Marvel Studios' Black Panther
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 08: (EDITORS NOTE: THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO BLACK AND WHITE) Chadwick Boseman attends the European Premiere of Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on February 8, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney)
2018 Verizon Slam Dunk Contest
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: (L-R) Chadwick Boseman, Victor Oladipo and Michael B. Jordan attend the 2018 Verizon Slam Dunk Contest at Staples Center on February 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
"42" Kansas City Special Screening
KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 11: Actor Chadwick Boseman attends the special screening of '42' at AMC Barrywoods on April 11, 2013 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images)
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences Hosts An Official Academy Members Screening Of Get On Up
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 17: (L-R) Actress Octavia Spencer, producer Brian Grazer, singer/producer Mick Jagger, director Tate Taylor, actor Chadwick Boseman, producer Victoria Pearman, actor Nelsan Ellis, and actor Dan Aykroyd attend a special screening of 'Get On Up' hosted by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences at The Academy Theatre at Lighthouse International on July 17, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
