Kevin Feige of Marvel Studios said Black Panther 2 will "honor the legacy" of Chadwick Boseman and not recast T'Challa, but fans want to honor the late actor another way: by having Boseman's beloved character live on in the MCU. Boseman — who played the African king and superhero in 2016's Captain America: Civil War, 2018's Black Panther, and Avengers sequels Infinity War and Endgame — died last August at the age of 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer. Feige and fellow Black Panther producer Nate Moore later confirmed Marvel Studios, now in production on sequel Wakanda Forever, would never recast Boseman's role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.