Ryan Coogler reveals his original plan for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

In his words: The first scene was an animated sequence. You hear Nakia talking to Toussaint. She says, 'Tell me what you know about your father.' You realize that he doesn't know his dad was the Black Panther. He's never met him, and Nakia is remarried to a Haitian dude. Then, we cut to reality and it's the night that everybody comes back from the Blip. You see T'Challa meet the kid for the first time. Coogler details how the timeline experienced a three-year time skip to T'Challa's struggles to co-parent Toussaint with Nakia and her new husband, among other things.

While the main parts of the script differed from the theatrical release, certain components of the film remained the same. For example, both the script and the released versions had the same antagonist – the Talocan King Namor. Also, both versions feature the CIA director Valentina, although the character had a bigger role in the original script. More importantly, both scripts told intimate stories about loss. In the original script, T'Challa lost his love and five years of his son's life. Similarly, the final film told the story of T'Challa's death and Wakanda's attempts to thrive following his demise.

Despite the changes they had to make to the script due to Boseman's death, things turned out well as is evident by the film's gross and ratings. What's more? The film was shortlisted for five Oscar nominations earlier in December.

Wakanda Forever was released on November 11, 2022. It is still showing in theaters around the world. Also, the film's producer recently revealed that a director's cut of the film exists. However, there is currently no indication that Marvel will release it to the public.