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In the scene, the newly minted Black Panther, Shuri, heads to Haiti to mourn the loss of her mother and brother with their friend, Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o). While on a beach, Nakia brings down a young boy with her. His Toussaint (Divine Love Konadu-Sun) and we learn he’s the son of T’Challa and Nakia. And his name is actually T’Challa too.
Wright explained that she screen-tested with two young actors for the part but that Divine just stood out. “He had a little Chadwick mohawk,” she said. “There was a sensitivity about him. And there was just this feeling in the room that this was the kid. This was him. Me and Lupita kept looking at each other like, ‘This is the kid.’ And I looked at Nate [Moore, producer] and Ryan [Coogler, director] I said, ‘This is him.’”
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It was him. And the rest is not just history, it’s the future. “That scene is beautiful because it represents what the future will be,” Wright continued. “It represents the ways in which we can continue the role of T’Challa for future generations.”
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is now in theaters.
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