{"id":3225,"date":"2021-08-18T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T08:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1321799"},"modified":"2021-08-18T10:18:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T08:18:10","slug":"chadwick-boseman-will-return-as-tchalla-in-upcoming-episodes-of-what-if","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/chadwick-boseman-will-return-as-tchalla-in-upcoming-episodes-of-what-if\/","title":{"rendered":"Chadwick Boseman will return as T\u2019Challa in upcoming episodes of What If\u2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The late Black Panther star recorded a handful of lines for future episodes of the Disney Plus series, it has been revealed. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Huw Fullerton\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 18 August 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n<p>The latest episode of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/marvels-what-if-season-one-release-date-cast-news\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">What If\u2026?<\/a> comes with a sad undertone, containing the final performance of the late, great Chadwick Boseman as his iconic hero T\u2019Challa\/Black Panther.<\/p>\n<p>Released posthumously following his shocking death in August 2020, the episode imagines an alternate Marvel Cinematic Universe where T\u2019Challa become a spacefaring hero instead of the Wakandan king and warrior Black Panther, and is dedicated to Boseman\u2019s memory \u2013 but apparently it\u2019s not the very last time we\u2019ll hear Boseman\u2019s performance, with the series creators revealing that there are plans for T\u2019Challa to make small cameos in future episodes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a few more times where he pops up briefly in a couple other episodes, so we were able to record with him a little bit during the pandemic,\u201d director Bryan Andrews told <a href=\"\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/what-if-disney-chadwick-boseman-captain-carter-1234995760\/&quot;\">The Hollywood Reporter.<\/a><\/p> <p>\u201cThose records were over Zoom calls, and in the last record, when we were done, I, selfishly, was able to tell him how much I personally thought of him and how great it was to work with him and how much we all appreciate him and his work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later, executive producer Brad Winderbaum clarified that some of these appearances would be as alternate versions of T\u2019Challa in other parallel-universe stories involving the character.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s in four episodes as three different versions of T\u2019Challa,\u201d he told SFX.<\/p>\n<p>Shots in the What If\u2026? trailer also hint at this, showing T\u2019Challa (in his Star-Lord helmet) teaming up with a group of other heroes, suggesting that fans may still have more from the character (and Boseman) to look forward to at some point in the seven remaining episodes of What If\u2026? season one.<\/p>\n<p>However, other plans to work more with the character (as are rumoured for Hayley Atwell\u2019s Captain Carter) did have to be shelved following Boseman\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" style=\"padding-bottom:\"> <img class=\"&quot;wp-image-880308\" align=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/08\/chadwick_boseman_black_panther_actor-e5c2652.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;Chadwick\" title=\"&quot;chadwick_boseman_black_panther_actor&quot;\" \/><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" \/> Chadwick Boseman, star of Marvel\u2019s Black Panther<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Getty<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe were already thinking of finding a way to do spin-offs and stuff like that of him and his crew to have these wonderful adventures,\u201d Andrews told <a href=\"\/\/ew.com\/tv\/marvels-what-if-chadwick-boseman-episode-2-preview\/&quot;\">EW<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause [while] the character was so different, you can keep some of the virtue and some of the integrity and all the other important aspects of T\u2019Challa as we know him, Black Panther, without necessarily the pressure of the kingdom Wakanda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, this will no longer be the case \u2013 but at least this final vocal performance can finally see the light of day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a super pro and wonderful and super amazing and we had no idea, you know? He brought so much to the role and he was into it and fun,\u201d Andrews said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wanted every chance he could to get T\u2019Challa out there, and this was going to be one of those last chances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marvel\u2019s What If\u2026? is streaming now on Disney Plus. Want more? 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