Axl Van Sixx
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I would love to see Shuri as Black Panther, but not yet. It just feels too early. They spent so much time building up T'Challa, it would seem like the audience was robbed if the character simply disappeared from the movies.
When I was watching the first Black Panther, I got definite James Bond vibes, specifically during the sequence in South Korea. The whole question of recasting got me thinking about how the James Bond series pioneered the idea of recasting an iconic character. The difference between Sean Connery and Chadwick Boseman is that the former got multiple films while the latter only got one. Or did he...?
In fact, Chadwick's Black Panther appeared in four movies, including his solo film. That's not bad at all. This is not an On Her Majesty's Secret Service one-and-done situation. Chadwick had multiple films to ingratiate himself to audiences. He got more than Timothy Dalton's James Bond. And it's that fact that makes recasting T'Challa feel more tolerable; the best option in a terrible situation.
No matter how iconic an individual actor's performance seems, all of these characters have to be recast sooner or later. One day there will be another actor who plays Tony Stark/Iron Man. The defining characteristic of Hollywood in the last two decades has been moving away from a business model based on stars towards one based on brands. Black Panther, it seems, will be the ultimate test for that model.
When I was watching the first Black Panther, I got definite James Bond vibes, specifically during the sequence in South Korea. The whole question of recasting got me thinking about how the James Bond series pioneered the idea of recasting an iconic character. The difference between Sean Connery and Chadwick Boseman is that the former got multiple films while the latter only got one. Or did he...?
In fact, Chadwick's Black Panther appeared in four movies, including his solo film. That's not bad at all. This is not an On Her Majesty's Secret Service one-and-done situation. Chadwick had multiple films to ingratiate himself to audiences. He got more than Timothy Dalton's James Bond. And it's that fact that makes recasting T'Challa feel more tolerable; the best option in a terrible situation.
No matter how iconic an individual actor's performance seems, all of these characters have to be recast sooner or later. One day there will be another actor who plays Tony Stark/Iron Man. The defining characteristic of Hollywood in the last two decades has been moving away from a business model based on stars towards one based on brands. Black Panther, it seems, will be the ultimate test for that model.