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Angela Bassett Admits It Was “Very Scary” To Hear About Queen Ramonda’s Arc In “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Angela Bassett Admits It Was "Very Scary" To Hear About Queen Ramonda’s Arc In "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever","I was like, 'Ryan, what are you doing? Why?'" Angela Bassett said in a recent interview about the <i>Black Panther</i> sequel.

Angela Bassett Admits It Was “Very Scary” To Hear About Queen Ramonda’s Arc In “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”

WARNING: This post contains MASSIVE Black Panther: Wakanda Forever spoilers.

Angela Bassett wasn’t a big fan of the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever script when she initially read it through.

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But she admits the whole thing was a bit “scary” at first, especially after a phone call with director Ryan Coogler.

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“Ramonda now has got to step up. She’s got to be there for Shuri, she’s queen. You’re just a very important place in this movie,” Angela recalls Ryan telling her during the conversation.

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But when Ryan said she would be an important part of the movie, Angela didn’t quite envision that involving the demise of her character.

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In the shocking twist, Wakanda is flooded by Namor and viewers watched Ramonda drown while saving Riri Williams in the throne room.

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“I objected,” Angela said of learning of her character’s death. “Yeah, I was like, ‘Ryan, what are you doing? Why? You will rue the day! You will rue the demise of [Ramonda]. People are gonna be so upset.'”

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She continued, “He was like, ‘Angela, I know, I know, but look, to die is not really to die in this world. It doesn’t really have to mean that.'”

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Angela says she began to realize it wasn’t unthinkable for her to return once she thought back on how many characters “poofed” back to life in Avengers: Endgame.

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“All kinds of crazy things happen,” Angela concluded.

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A third Black Panther movie has not yet been confirmed by Marvel, but fingers crossed that Angela will poof her way back in!