Sometimes it’s actually a relief having something to do, so you can’t sit in that terrible feeling,” the director said of navigating his grief following Boseman’s passing.

“Disney execs came to see us on Panther ... was a quality Boseman brought to all of his roles, including his magnificent work in films like Da 5 Bloods and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

Boseman died in 2020 following a battle with colon cancer. Speaking on Monday, Coogler admitted that his frequent collaborator and Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan was most affected by Boseman ...