Black Panther director Ryan Coogler has opened up about his grief for the film’s star Chadwick Boseman, who died in August 2020 after a private battle with colon cancer.

In an interview, the filmmaker shared that Boseman’s death led him to reconsider continuing his work in the entertainment industry. “I was at a point when I [felt], ‘I’m walking away from this business’. I didn’t know if I could make another Black Panther movie, because it hurt a lot. How could I open myself up to feeling like this again?”