Black Panther 2

Ryan Coogler's Chadwick Boseman necklace was made before they even started filming because "I wanted to have him close to me."

She said, "Our story very much embraces the grief we were feeling and because T'Challa is gone in this story, the real question at the heart of this story is how do you move on after tragedy, after loss? 5.Danai Gurira also said, "[Chadwick] was the leader through the phenomenon that the first film became. White is a color that’s worn in a lot of funerals in Africa — it’s either bright red or it’s white — and we chose white because it connects us to Chadwick, to T’Challa.” She previously shared her hesitance with taking on such a larger role in the sequel, saying "I will always have moments on set of doubt, and I'll be like, 'Oh man, I don't know if I can do this.' I could just hear [Chadwick] be like, 'Sister, you're great. "It felt like he was always with us. He told Good Morning America that he's actually had the chain for a while and wore it while they filmed the movie.