Marvel fans urge studio bosses not to recast Chadwick Boseman in Black Panther 2

Marvel fans are urging studio bosses not to recast Chadwick Boseman in Black Panther 2.

Chadwick, who died age 43 on Friday following a secret battle against colon cancer, is best known for playing the lead role in Marvel’s Black Panther film franchise.

After joining Marvel in 2014, Chadwick starred in the first Black Panther film in 2018 and had been set to appear in the sequel which is scheduled for release on May 6, 2022.

Chadwick’s death leaves Marvel having to decide if the film goes ahead and if another actor should be cast in the lead role.

But many of the actor’s fans have took to Twitter to demand that the film doesn’t go ahead without Chadwick.

One wrote: “You guys better not continue Black Panther 2 or recast it. That would be disgusting.”

Another cried: “Cancel Black Panther 2 and don’t recast.”

“Out of respect, for the future of Black Panther 2, you should cancel the movie and not recast,” vented a third.

While a fourth posted: “We no longer want a Black Panther 2. They cannot recast his character, they better not touch it.”

Marvel has recast actors in the past, including Mark Ruffalo who replaced Edward Norton as Bruce Banner/Hulk,

While Don Cheadle took over the role of James Rhodes for Iron Man 2 .

Little is known about the plot of Black Panther 2, but director Ryan Coogler revealed that the film would focus heavily on Chadwick’s character.

He told reporters he was interested in exploring T’Challa’s reign as King and how he adjusts to the throne.

“You know, in the comic books he’s very young when [his father] T’Chaka is killed. In the MCU, he’s a man, you know? And those are two different things. So, you know, in the [books] he was kind of a guy who was a child king, you know?,” Coogler told Screen Rant.

“He got his throne when he was very young. So when you meet him you know you dealing with a guy who’s thirty-four years old who’s been king for a long time.

“So he has a different type of poise and confidence in his position, you know? Whereas, in our film that character is just settling in. So I’d be really interested to see, you know, what kind of king he is with experience and how that affects his performance in the stories.”