Letitia Wright Asks for Prayers as Her Injury Causes Delay in 'Black Panther 2' Production
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Due to the severity of her injury, the Shuri depicter is still unable to return to work, two months after she injured herself on a stunt rig incident on the 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' set in Boston.

AceShowbiz - "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is facing a major setback. The highly anticipated movie is temporarily shutting down production as Letitia Wright continues to recover from her injury which she sustained during a set accident two months ago.

Wright, who reprises her role as T'Challa's sister Shuri in the sequel, injured herself during the filming in Boston in late August. She reportedly suffered minor injuries on a stunt rig incident and was soon discharged from the hospital.

However, the new report indicates that her injury is quite severe as she's still unable to return to work. According to sources close to the production, the shutdown is expected to begin the week of Thanksgiving and filming is expected to resume in early 2022.

A representative for Wright said in a statement to THR, "Letitia has been recovering in London since September from injuries sustained on the set of 'Black Panther 2' and is looking forward to returning to work early 2022." The rep added, "Letitia kindly asks that you keep her in your prayers."

At the time of the set incident, Marvel Studios said Wright's injury would not impact the shooting schedule to "Black Panther 2". The actress left for London as the production shot around her character.

Filming mostly took place in Atlanta for the last two months, but director Ryan Coogler has reportedly shot all scenes that his crew is able without Wright. Sources say the production is taking the hiatus to reconfigure the shoot to get things back on track for an early 2022 restart.

Marvel already pushed back the release of the "Black Panther" sequel in October, moving it from July 8, 2022 to November 11, 2022. At this time, the shutdown is not expected to impact the release date of the movie.

Following the untimely passing of its lead star Chadwick Boseman, Marvel Studios announced that they would not be recasting the role of T'Challa. Instead, Wright's character Shuri is elevated as the lead of the sequel.

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