Director Ryan Coogler, who is inundated with an appreciation for his superhero film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, recently shared that late actor Chadwick Boseman was the artistic partner in the project.

He noted that the late actor, who played King T'Challa, was an integral part of the project. The director said, "Chad's passing affected filmmakers and the actors in a way that was incredibly profound. Chad was very much our artistic partner in this project, in this franchise and in this storytelling."

He added, "I would spend time with him, just he and I, talking about where we wanted to see the character go, where we wanted to see the story go, how much he admired the other characters and the actors who portrayed them. We realised that it would only be right for us to continue the story." The director added that Shuri struggles to embrace Wakanda's next chapter and her role as the next Black Panther. The film is set to stream on Disney+Hotstar from February 1 in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.