Martin Freeman Opened Up About Filming "Black Panther" Without Chadwick Boseman And It Sounded Pretty Sad

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"There's also no question that, at the heart of it, there's quite a gap now, and you felt it."

The actor, who plays Everett Ross in films, says that even though he was "in and out of it quite quickly," the experience filming the recent sequel was "strange and sad."

A closeup of Martin in the film

Martin explained that, despite there being "scores and scores of people on set" who were united to make the film, there was still obviously someone missing.

A closeup of Martin at an event

"There's also no question that, at the heart of it, there's quite a gap now, and you felt it," Martin shared in an interview with Collider.

Martin's character in the film sits in an interrogation room while Chadwick's character looks in

He later added, "Of course, it was odd with Chadwick not being there. There's no way around that. I think everyone would find it pretty strange and sad."

Chadwick's character stands in a casino with Martin's character in the background

Martin noted that he didn't even think that another movie would be made after Chadwick's passing, but he realized "there are still other stories to tell within that world and other great characters."

A closeup of Martin at an event

He also commended director Ryan Coogler for making the best of the situation and allowing the actors to still have fun on set.

Ryan speaks with Chadwick while on set

"With full respect to Ryan Coogler and everybody else, who's sweating and bleeding to get this thing done properly, it was fun. It was enjoyable," Martin said.

A closeup of Martin at an event

And overall, Martin believes they made a film that people will love, despite Chadwick's overwhelming absence.

Chadwick's character speaks to another character in the film

"I think, and I hope that we've made a good film. I trust Ryan Coogler a lot," Martin concluded.

A closeup of Martin at an event

You can read all that Martin had to say here.

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