Black Panther star Letitia Wright has opened up about her 'traumatic' accident on the set of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever that left her hospitalised.
In August 2021, Wright was injured after an accident on set while shooting a chase sequence.
The actor was placed on a 'biscuit rig', which allowed the camera to shoot her while riding a motorcycle in a real environment.
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However, this did not end well as Wright tumbled off the bike as the rig 'clipped a median', according to the film's producer Nate Moore.
As a result, Wright suffered a fractured shoulder and a concussion, amongst other injuries.
The star who plays Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe returned to filming in January 2022 after four months off.
Despite now being on the mend, Wright admits the accident impacted her quite a bit, and is in therapy as a result of it.
In an interview with Variety, she said: "I’m still processing it, I’m still working through it in therapy. It was really traumatic."
At the time of the accident, the film's director Ryan Coogler was not on set, with Wright filming the scene with the film's second unit crew in Boston.
Coogler was on the main set of Wakanda Forever in Atlanta when he was informed by phone of Wright's accident.
When asked about that phone call, Coogler said: "It was about how you can imagine".
"I mean, I love these actors. That’s me and Chad’s little sister. Imagine getting that call that your little sister’s hurt. It’s the f**king worst thing in the world."
Alongside Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, Coogler went to go visit Wright in hospital - Feige added: "It was horrifying on any production happening to anybody.
"It was particularly harsh on this production that was already, uh…. emotionally strained."
After her accident, Wright returned to London to fully recuperate in a bid to return to the film set.
She says that she had 'great medical support' but still had to manage with post-concussion syndrome once filming commenced again at the start of this year.
Wright said: "I had great, great, great medical support, great patience on set.
"I’m just extremely proud of myself. I’m extremely proud of Ryan, of the team, for just the resilience — overcoming adversities every step of the way. When I finished filming, I cried like a little baby."
Black Panther 2 - aka Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, is out in cinemas worldwide from today.
Topics: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel, Black Panther
Callum Jones