Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was released in November 2022, and to much acclaim as well. The story of the powerful African nation in the Marvel universe was set to chart a new course for its future. The passing of Chadwick Boseman in August 2020 meant that the storyline would have to be changed given Marvel’s decision not to recast the character. While mourning the passing of King T’Challa, fans were treated to an onscreen return of his nemesis in the original film, Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan).
Killmonger’s appearance came in the Ancestral Plane after that Shuri (Letita Wright) had ingested the heart shaped herb on her journey to becoming the Black Panther. Speaking on the Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, Jordan opened up about how he was able to keep his appearance, which came as a shock to fans, a secret. He acknowledged the difficulty of not having Boseman on set and how that affected everyone and revealed it was really “tough” keeping his cameo a secret.
