8 Dead Movie Characters Who Could Actually Return Soon

The sheer possibilities offered up by the medium of film means that nothing can ever be truly ruled out.

Over the decades, we've seen characters die, we've seen franchises 'end', and we've seen intended standalone pieces become multi-movie affairs. Regardless of the intentions at the time, what we've seen play out on the silver screen is not always finite.

To quote a crazed sports entertainment maniac, plans change, pal. As such, we can't always believe that what we've just invested two hours in isn't going to be majorly changed-up at some point in the future.

In particular, there are so many great cinematic characters who we all thought we'd seen take their final breaths.

Those heartbreaking, poignant demises or the more gnarly, bloody deaths have hit hard over the years, particularly when it comes to those characters who so many have become emotionally invested in.

Instead, the reality of the situation is that some of these believed-dead characters could well soon be making a surprise return that few ever imagined would possibly happen.

Here, then, are eight such much characters who look set to return from their supposed graves at some point in the future.

From what we were led to believe, Michael B. Jordan's Erik Killmonger took his last breaths as Black Panther rolled to a close in 2018. After a fierce battle with T'Challa, Killmonger opted against having his wounds healed, removed a spearhead to bring on his impending demise, and asked to be buried in the ocean amongst his ancestors.

While the Marvel Cinematic Universe has offered up a rogues gallery greatly varied in quality, Erik Killmonger was one of the absolute best villains conjured up by the MCU so far. And for those who were hoping to have seen more from the character, it appears that Killmonger maybe isn't quite as dead as we were all led to believe.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly at the 2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Courtney B. Vance - the husband of Black Panther actress Angela Bassett - indicated that Michael B. Jordan is returning for Black Panther 2.

After his wife was asked who would be returning for this sequel, Vance answered, "Just go ahead and say it. Yes, everyone will be there, including Michael B."

Of course, this comment was made before the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman last year. We do know that Marvel Studios is still pushing ahead with Black Panther 2, and that T'Challa will not be recast, but Marvel is currently trying to figure out how to make this follow-up picture work.

In a narrative sense, Wakandan technology means that anything is possible in terms of bringing back Erik Killmonger - and Courtney B. Vance's comments suggest that maybe Killmonger's ultimate fate was not what we were led to believe.