Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s Lupita Nyong’o Says Filming the Sequel Was Cathartic

On November 11 we return to Wakanda in Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Ahead of the theatrical release, actress Lupita Nyong’o, who plays Nakia in the films, sat down with Collier’s 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 Wakanda’s central intelligence the War Dogs, and T’Challa’s (Boseman) partner. It was Nakia who softened King T’Challa to the idea of opening their realm’s borders and sharing their resources, which may prove to have detrimental consequences in Wakanda Forever. On top of the outside threats challenging Wakanda’s strength, their nation is having to rebuild emotionally in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. During this interview, Nyong’o discusses how filming Wakanda Forever provided catharsis and shared what it’s like working with Coogler. She also revealed her toughest shoot wasn’t battling mutants in the MCU, but “...music, children, animals…and zombie