The director of "Black Panther" remembers the final conversation with Chadwick Boseman
Ryan Coogler detailed his latest telephone call with the actor before his death at the age of 43.
With the release ofBlack Panther In 2018, StarChadwick Boseman and writer / directorRyan Coogler Together, reached the highest level of success in the two careers. Two years later, when Coogler was still writing the rest ofThe movie Marvel, he had a conversation with Boseman on this subject that he did not know that it would be their last.
In August 2020, Boseman died of colon cancer at 43, which was a shock for fans and colleagues. The actor hadkept its private diagnosis Apart from a small group of people. Now, in a new interview a few days before the release ofBlack Pantherafter,Wakanda forever, Coogler shared his memories of his last interaction with Boseman, which only took place a few weeks before his death. Read the rest to see what the director said of their last conversation and how he referred to the actor's condition.
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Coogler called Boseman to discuss the new script.
On the first episode ofWakanda Forever: the official black panther podcast, which was created on November 3, Coogler spoke to the writerTa-nehisi Coates About his last time to speak with Boseman.
"My last conversation with him was to call him to ask him if he wanted to read it before having obtained notes from the studio. It was the last time we talked. After finishing, "said Coogle.
He could say that something was wrong, even if he didn't know how serious it was.
Coogling took a moment to recover and continued: "He was tired, my brother. I could say that he was tired. I had tried to grab him for a few days, andDenzel Washington] had tried to grasp it too. So I sent him a text and I said to him: "Hey, guy, Denzel said he was looking for you too." ""
Boseman had just actMy Rainey's Black Bottom, which was produced by Washington, but the film had not yet been released. The film, which was Boseman's Last, was released in November 2020, and it was nominated posthumously for the Academy Award for best actor.
After Coogler sent a text to Boseman, the actor recalled it. "I could say that he was lying down when we were talking," said coogler. "And his wife]Simone [Ledward Boseman] was with him, and he expelled Simone because he told him that he did not want her to hear anything that could cause him trouble with his NDA [non-divulgation agreement]. She didn't want to leave him, so I could say that something was happening, you know. "But he added that they" joked and laughed ".
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Boseman told him about life instead of the script.
Coogler said Boseman had told him about the marriage he and led him boseman provided for in South Carolina, where Boseman came from. (WhereasThey were already legally married, they planned a celebration, according toToday.) Coogling said that Boseman "also" asked questions about [his] child because he had missed the baby shower ".
As for the script, Boseman said to Coolger that "he didn't want to read it, because he didn't want to bother the notes that the studio could have". He added: "I discovered later that he was too tired to read anything."AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
Coogling first thought that the news of Boseman's death was a hoax.
In the podcast interview, Coogler also talked about the way he discovered that Boseman had died. He received calls from his manager and his agent, but he was not convinced.
"They called me and told me that, and I didn't want to believe it, so I called Denzel. I told him and said to myself:" Maybe it's a rumor "", declared coogling. "You know, you go through this denial." Soon, the official declaration on the death of Boseman was published in the press and Coogler realized that it was true.
Coogler planned to move away from the film industry.
After the death of Boseman, Coogler wondered if he could even or notContinue as director. In addition toBlack Panther, the filmmaker wrote and directed the films acclaimed by criticsFruit station andCreed.
"I was at a time when I said to myself:" I move away from this company "," said CoogleWeekly entertainment in October. "I did not know if I could do another period of film, [even less]Black Panther Film, because it hurt a lot. I said to myself: "Dude, how could I open up again to feel like that?" ""
After thinking about how much the film and the character meant to Boseman, he decided to continue. "I was moving on many of our conversations that we had, towards what I achieved, it was the end of his life. I decided that it was more logical to continue."
The new MCU suite, Black Panther: Wakanda forever (Released on November 11), does not redesign the part of Boseman de Téchalla but rather focuses on the existing and new characters while honoring the role that Boseman played.
