Letitia Wright returns to filming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the impossibly high-stakes Marvel movie

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Marvel fans awaiting Black Panther: Wakanda Forevercan breathe a little easier knowing the movie is back on track. After five months of recovery due to an on-set injury, actor Letitia Wright, who plays Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has returned to set, Wright’s team confirmed to Polygon. The Guyanese-born British actor suffered a critical shoulder fracture while filming an action scene in Boston in August 2021, though shooting soldiered on without her until November, when it was ultimately suspended. Now production on the Black Panther sequel has resumed, and according to the actor’s reps, “We’re on schedule.”

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But still, for anyone invested in the future of the MCU, there’s a lot riding on Wakanda Forever, which is set to be released Nov. 11. The original movie grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide, and became a genuine cultural phenomenon. But a tragic hole remains at the center of the Black Panther sequel after the death of T’Challa actor Chadwick Boseman in 2020. There’s uncertainty in how writer-director Ryan Coogler will refocus the franchise, which is set to encompass Wakanda Forever and a Disney Plus spinoff set in the futuristic African nation. The concern is not only about box office, but also propping up a superheroic mantle that means so much to so many people.

Wright was likely to play a key role in how the Black Panther franchise progressed after Boseman’s death, though behind-the-scenes reports have only intensified the pressure around the new, unknown dynamics. In November, around the time Black Panther: Wakanda Forever shut down, a report in The Hollywood Reporter said that Wright’s choice to abstain from being vaccinated against COVID-19 was creating logistical challenges for Marvel. On