Chadwick Bozman, best known for his role as King T’Challa in Marvel’s “Black Panther”, has died after a four-year battle with cancer, according to a post on his Twitter account. The post said black icon actors such as James Brown, Thurgood Marshall and Jackie Robinson died at home with his wife and family.
Bozman was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer in 2016, and it progressed in four stages, the Post said. He was 43, according to the Associated Press.
“True Fighter, Chadwick was determined in all of this, and brought you a lot of films that you loved. From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Gust Wilson’s Mother Ray’s Black Bottom and many, many more were filmed during and after the surgery.” And chemotherapy, ”the post said.
The post added that playing the role of King T’Challa in “Black Panther” is an honor for his career. In August 2019, Kevin Figg, President of Marvel Studios and Ryan Coglore, Director of “Black Panther” announced that “Black Panther 2” will be released in May 2022.
According to the Associated Press, Bozman did not publicly announce his fight with cancer.
Bozman was born in South Carolina and graduated from Howard University, the APA said. According to the IMDB, he appeared on various television shows in the early 2000s before playing the role of Jackie Robinson, the first black man to play Major League Baseball in the 2013 film “42”.
From there, he starred as James Brown in the 2001 film “Get on Up”, the 2019 film “21 Bridges” in this year’s “Da 5 Bloods”, and Stormin Norman.
He died the day Major League Baseball was celebrating Jackie Robinson’s Day, usually celebrated on April 15.
Major League Baseball Ball Lay tweeted that his stellar performance in “42 ‘will be willpower Time test .b And Jackie’s story serves as a powerful vehicle to show the next generation of audiences. “
Fans and colleagues shared grief online grief messages.
Filmmaker Av Duvern posted a photo of Wakanda’s ancestral plane from “Black Panther” telling Bockman, “King, you get a beautiful return, we’ll miss you.”
Marvel Studios “Our hearts are broken … your legacy will last forever,” Bozman tweeted a photo of himself in the costume of his iconic role.
The company also tweeted a series of photos of Boseman with Marvel Sets and his fellow cast members.
Chris Evans, who co-starred with Boseman in Marvel’s “Avengers” films, tweeted that he was “absolutely devastated” and that Boseman’s death was “beyond heartbreaking”.
“Chadwick was special. A true native. He was a very committed and constantly curious artist. He still had a lot of amazing work to do,” Evans said. “I am endlessly grateful for our friendship.”
Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris tweeted a photo of herself and Bozman, saying she was “heartbroken.” Boseman’s last tweet before his death was a photo of himself and Harris, encouraging people to vote.
“My friend and colleague Bison Chadwick Boseman was bright, kind, learned and humble,” he wrote. “He left very early but it made a difference in his life.”
She also attended Howard University, whose mascot is the bison.
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