For the cast and filmmakers ofBlack Panther,returning to Wakanda was an emotional affair.
But when it came time for the cast to reassemble, they found themselves facing unimaginable challenges.
For one, how do you follow one of the most beloved superhero movies of all time?
Danai Gurira as Okoye and Letitia Wright as Shuri in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’.Eli Adé/Marvel Studios
“That was something he was fired up about.
He got the biggest smile, like, ‘They’re never going to see this coming.
It’s awesome.'”
“For me, this film represents different sides of my heritage,” she explains.
“I wanted to swimmore!”
“She was so happy,” Coogler remembers with a laugh.
“She was smiling from ear to ear.
She was like, ‘I get to swim today!’
I was telling the cameraman, ‘Yo, be ready, bro.
She’s gonna come right at you like a shark.'”
Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveris in theaters Nov. 11.
Watch EW’s full Around the Table interview above.
