The filmmaker said working on “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” distracted him from his grief.
“Sometimes its actually a relief having something to do,” he told the outlet.
“So you cant sit in that terrible feeling.”
Ryan Coogler and Chadwick Boseman at the European Premiere of ‘Black Panther’ at Eventim Apollo on Feb. 8, 2018.Credit:Karwai Tang/WireImage
The film also offered a form of catharsis.
But once the film was done, Coogler came to a devastating realization.
I was like, ‘Man, how could I open myself up to feeling like this again?'"
Chadwick Boseman in ‘Black Panther’.Marvel Studios
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His latest project, the supernatural period dramaSinners, stars anotherBlack Panther alum,Michael B. Jordan.
“It’s genre-bending, it’s genre-fluid, the film,” he told EW.
“Therearevampires in the film, but it’s really about a lot more than just that.
It’s one of many elements, I’ll say.
And I think we’re going to surprise people.”
Chadwick Boseman in ‘Black Panther’.Marvel Studios
