Black Panther: Wakanda Forevers Lupita Nyongo Says Filming the Sequel Was Cathartic

On November 11 we return to Wakanda in Ryan Cooglers Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Ahead of the theatrical release, actress Lupita Nyongo, who plays Nakia in the films, sat down with Colliers Steve Weintraub to talk about her experience returning to set following the passing of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman. In the movies, Nakia is a member of Wakandas central intelligence the War Dogs, and TChallas (Boseman) partner. It was Nakia who softened King TChalla to the idea of opening their realms borders and sharing their resources, which may prove to have detrimental consequences in Wakanda Forever. On top of the outside threats challenging Wakandas strength, their nation is having to rebuild emotionally in the wake of King TChallas death. During this interview, Nyongo discusses how filming Wakanda Forever provided catharsis and shared what its like working with Coogler. She also revealed her toughest shoot wasnt battling mutants in the MCU, but children, animalsand zombie