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Disney and Marvel have confirmed plans for the upcoming movie Black Panther 2.

Chadwick Boseman, the star of the first Black Panther movie, tragically passed away earlier this year and his role as T’Challa will not be recast for the upcoming sequel.

“Black Panther 2, opening July 8, 2022, is being written & directed by Ryan Coogler. Honoring Chadwick Boseman’s legacy & portrayal of T’Challa, Marvel will not recast the character, but will explore the world of Wakanda & the rich characters introduced in the first film,” the company announced during the Investor Day event.

Dozen and dozens of announcements, including a bunch of Marvel ones, were made throughout the day. Here’s our full recap of everything that was revealed!

Make sure to watch the montage tribute that is now part of Black Panther when you watch on Disney+.

Chadwick Boseman is being honored at the 2020 MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time.

The 43-year-old Black Panther actor, who passed away in August after a private four-year battle with colon cancer, posthumously received the Hero of the Ages honor which aired on Sunday night (December 6).

The award was presented by fellow Marvel stars Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle.

“The second you first saw him onscreen or had the opportunity to meet him in person, his energy and intensity was undeniable,” Robert said. “There was something different and special about Chadwick Boseman. Mr. Boseman truly embodied what it meant to be a superhero. His impact as a groundbreaking leading man, as an icon onscreen… it won’t be quantified by the box office records he broke but by the legion of fans who will celebrate him for many years to come.”

He continued: “He was the most heroic when just being Chad. That’s when he was bigger than anyone he played onscreen.”

Don added: “With every role he created a new legion of fans. He has an incredible power to unify people. The way he lived his life united people behind a higher purpose — and that will be his legacy.”

Here’s how Black Panther 2 will be honoring Chadwick Boseman in the upcoming movie.

Black Panther is paying tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman.

The Marvel film now features a new opening montage highlighting his appearance in the movie in a move announced on his birthday on Sunday (November 29).

Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger confirmed the news on social media, and the first viewing of the change will be available later in the evening during a Disney+ showing of the film.

He described it as “a special tribute to someone that was and always will be near and dear to our hearts.”

The move comes after a similar effort to honor the late Stan Lee with a montage inserted into the Captain Marvel film.

Don’t expect to see Chadwick Boseman making a virtual appearance in the Black Panther sequel, however. Here’s what a producer said about what to expect in the film.

Colman Domingo is remembering one of the most emotional scenes on Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom with the late Chadwick Boseman.

In a recent panel about the movie, Colman recalled Chadwick being so moved by the story that Cutler tells that he just stopped performing.

The scene sees Cutler, played by Colman, telling a story about what happened to a Black pastor he knew when confronted by a group of White men. In reaction, Chadwick‘s Levee goes into a full rage about life and leads him to denouncing God.

“He stops mid way of the speech, and whatever was happening there I think [co-stars] Michael [Potts], Glynn [Turman], and I, we all knew it,” Colman said. “It was one of those moments when you go, ‘This is the good stuff, and we’re all here, do not step away.’”

He continued, “Something was happening with Chad, and he turned away. I thought he was about to stop the scene, and I don’t think I’ve ever done this before in my entire career, I just said, ‘Tell me, tell me.’ I was just yelling at him. ‘Tell me! Tell me!’ Like, do not give up this scene. And then he explodes with all the rage and fury and the questions of God’s will.”

“We all just embraced each other and sobbed,” Colman shared. “All these grown men with tears in their eyes. Michael, Glynn, Chad, myself we were silent for at least a good minute and we were all trying to collect ourselves. We didn’t know what was in the room and what we were actually dealing with, what were the underpinnings of that scene. It was a whisper at first and then it was a roar.”

Colman was one of the many in the dark about Chadwick‘s cancer and says that the moment was truly a reflection of the actor and his reality.

“That man had this fight in him to the very end, and now it makes sense why he’s played so many kings in rapid succession, it’s as if he knew he didn’t have enough time on this Earth,” Colman added. “Or he wasn’t given to us for that long. But he made such an impression that I think this film seals the deal.”

For his role in the film, Chadwick will be promoted by Netflix for a posthumous recognition at the Oscars.

Chadwick sadly passed away in August from colon cancer.

Don’t expect to see Chadwick Boseman making a virtual appearance in the Black Panther sequel.

The late star, who sadly passed away in August, will not be represented in CGI form in the upcoming Black Panther 2, an executive producer told Argentinian newspaper Clarin, via The Wrap.

“No. There’s only one Chadwick and he’s not with us,” said Victoria Alonso, Marvel Studios exec.

“Our king, unfortunately, has died in real life, not just in fiction, and we are taking a little time to see how we return to history and what we do to honor this chapter of what has happened to us that was so unexpected, so painful, so terrible, really.”

That said, she confirmed they hope to pay tribute to his legacy.

“Because Chadwick was not only a wonder of a human being every day for the five years that we spent together, but it also seems to me that as a character what he did elevated us as a company and has left his moment in history. I know that sometimes two months go by or three months go by in production and you say, ‘Well, it was a long time.’ But it is not a long time. We have to think carefully about what we are going to do and how and think about how we are going to honor the franchise.”

Filming for the sequel had not yet started before Chadwick‘s death. One of his co-stars was recently asked about filming the movie without him.

Chadwick Boseman is among the nominees at this year’s Gotham Awards.

The posthumous nomination is for his role in Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

The Gotham Awards do not always predict how the following year’s Oscar nominees will shape up, but often, they can look similar and provide visibility to some hit movies.

We have compiled the full list of nominees for this year’s 2020 Gotham Awards for you to check out.

The winners will be announced on Monday, January 11 during a hybrid live-virtual ceremony in New York City.

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Sienna Miller is reflecting on a wonderful gesture made by late actor Chadwick Boseman.

The 38-year-old 21 Bridges star got candid in an interview with Porter Magazine.

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Here’s what she had to say…

On Chadwick Boseman, who forfeited part of his salary to cover the fee she had requested to star alongside him in 21 Bridges: “It’s about self-respect. An act of generosity like that is validating. And maybe I shouldn’t look for validation from my peers, but I do. For me, it’s about relearning how to stand up for yourself. Ultimately, I’m such a pleaser. I want everybody to have a good experience; I don’t want to be difficult.”

On how the woman is always relied on heavily for film promotions: “As the woman, you’re lent on so heavily for promotion in a way that men often aren’t. What you wear on a red carpet; how much press you have to do… They are going to get their money’s worth.”

On how she was “alarmingly underpaid” for American Sniper, when she went on the regional publicity tour because her co-star Bradley Cooper was appearing in The Elephant Man on Broadway: “At the time, of course, I was incredibly grateful. [To be] offered a role in a Clint Eastwood movie. I’d had a baby; I hadn’t worked for a while; it was with Bradley Cooper; it was an amazing story. They knew I would do it for nothing. And I always had done that.”

Find out more about how Chadwick gave away part of his salary to Sienna.

For more from Sienna Miller, head to net-a-porter.com.