Director Ryan Coogler has revealed his original script for Black Panther 2 centered on T'Challa and his son during a Wakandan rite of passage called the 'Ritual of Eight.' This sacred tradition involved an eight-day period where a prince could ask his father any question. The plan was scrapped after Chadwick Boseman's death in 2020, forcing Coogler to rewrite the sequel, which ultimately became Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.