‘Black Panther’ Directorbr Says Chadwick Boseman Would’vebr Wanted Them to Keep Filming.br Director Ryan Coogler has opened upbr about the decision to move forward on br ‘Black Panther 2’ without Chadwick Boseman. .br Boseman, star of the original br ‘Black Panther’ movie, died in August 2020 br after a four-year battle with cancer. .br Coogler told ‘The Hollywood Reporter’ thatbr the decision was difficult, but he knew Bosemanbr “wouldn’t have wanted [them] to stop.”.br It’s difficult. You’ve got to keepbr going when you lose loved ones.br I know Chad wouldn’t have wantedbr us to stop … He was somebodybr who was so about the collective, Ryan Coogler, to 'The Hollywood Reporter'.br Coogler then spoke about Boseman’sbr commitment to the franchise and everyone involved,br saying ‘Black Panther’ was “his movie.” .br Black Panther, that was his movie …br On that set, he was all aboutbr everybody else. Even though he wasbr going through what he was goingbr through, he was checking in onbr them, making sure they were good, Ryan Coogler, to 'The Hollywood Reporter'.br It’s because of Boseman’s dedicationbr that Coogler felt it would be “harder forbr [him]” not to go on with production. .br So it would be harder for mebr to stop. Truthfully.