Chadwick Boseman dies At the age of 43

August 30, 2020
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Chadwick Boseman, 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 the actor, who also played Black icons such as James Brown, Thurgood Marshall, and Jackie Robinson, died at home with his wife and family. 

Boseman was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer in 2016, and it progressed to stage four, the post said. He was 43 years old, according to The Associated Press. 
A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much. From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and several more, all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy," the post said. 

 The post added that it was "the honor of his career" to play King T'Challa in "Black Panther." In August 2019, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler announced that "Black Panther 2" would be released in May 2022. 

 Boseman had not publicly disclosed his battle with cancer, according to the Associated Press. 
On Saturday, the governor of South Carolina, where Boseman was born, said he ordered the Statehouse flags to be lowered to half-staff on Sunday to "honor the life, contributions, and memory of a truly extraordinary son of South Carolina."
Boseman graduated from Howard University and starred in various television shows in the early 2000s before getting the starring role as Jackie Robinson, the first Black person to play in Major League Baseball, in the 2013 film "42," according to IMDB. 

 From there, he went on to star as James Brown in the 2014 film "Get On Up," Andre Davis in the 2019 film "21 Bridges," and Stormin' Norman in this year's "Da 5 Bloods." 
His death came on the day Major League Baseball was celebrating Jackie Robinson Day, usually celebrated on April 15. 

 Major League Baseball tweeted that "his transcendent performance in '42' will stand the test of time and serve as a powerful vehicle to tell Jackie's story to audiences for generations to come."

Chadwick Bosman Top Movies Lists

42 (2013)

Chadwick Boseman’s breakthrough role as Jackie Robinson in 42 changed the course of his career. The film told the story of Robinson, the first Black player to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Unfortunately, Robinson had to face stiff resistance from racist fans, owners, and even members of his own team, the Brooklyn Dodgers. Through it all, Robinson had to maintain strict control of himself and refrain from any retaliation.




Harrison Ford and Nicole Beharie also give winning performances as Dodgers owner Branch Rickey and Robinson’s wife, Rachel. But it’s Boseman’s movie from start to finish, and 42 was his star-making turn.





Rotten Tomatoes: 80%

Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie

Director: Brian Helgeland

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 128 minutes
  • Draft Day (2014)


Although Draft Day largely centers on the personal and professional struggles of Kevin Costner’s Sonny Weaver Jr., Boseman had a small but pivotal role in the film. As the Cleveland Browns general manager, Weaver leveraged the team’s future to move up in the NFL draft. However, Boseman’s Vontae Mack forced Weaver to reconsider his choices by making a very public case for himself. Weaver ultimately realized that Mack was right, but going with his gut only increased the drama in Draft Day.



Rotten Tomatoes: 59%
Stars: Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Denis Leary, Chadwick Boseman
Director: Ivan Reitman
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 110 minutes

  • Get on Up (2014)
Boseman wasn’t exactly a perfect physical match for the late, great James Brown, but he made audiences believe in his on-screen persona in getting on Up. This music biopic chronicled the rise and fall and rise again of the Godfather of Soul. Boseman’s turn as Brown was absolutely electrifying, and he carried the movie on his strong shoulders.

Rotten Tomatoes: 79%
Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis
Director: Tate Taylor
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 139 minutes
  • Captain America: Civil War (2016)

There was a palpable excitement in 2014 when Chadwick Boseman was chosen as Black Panther and scheduled to make his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Captain America: Civil War. It would have been easy to get lost in a movie featuring Spider-Man and the Avengers tears apart. In any case, T'Challa Boseman had a screen presence riveting when tried to avenge his father by applying Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes. Black Panther is also the only hero in the film that ultimately realizes how hollow is his revenge. That's a lesson that escapes Robert Downey, Jr.'s Iron Man (at the least for this film).

Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
Stars: Chris Evans, Robert Downey. Jr., Chadwick Boseman
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Rating: PG-13
Time: 147 minutes
  • Marshall (2017)
Boseman went seamlessly from a superhero to a real-life hero in his next film, Marshall. He played Thurgood Marshall, a lawyer for civil rights observed and the first Black man to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. But Marshall is not a biopic - is a legal drama that takes place at the beginning of his career. In 1940, Marshall defends a Black man accused of raping a white woman. However, Marshall is not allowed to utter a word in court, forcing him to train with the care of Josh Gad Sam Friedman with some timely advice and notes.

Rotten Tomatoes: 80%
Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Rating: PG-13
Duration: 118 minutes
  • Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther was simply a triumph on every level. Director and co-writer Ryan Coogler Black Panther infused with more themes and questions that challenge the average superhero movie. That's why T'Challa of Boseman was forced to face what his nation technologically advanced Wakanda because men and women oppressed blacks worldwide.
Michael B. Jordan has a stopping turn as Killmonger, rival T'Challa, and played a rare villain who has legitimate reasons for their actions. But Boseman was the performance of holding the film together, and he gave children of all ages a new cinematic hero to look up to. This was also the first superhero movie to win a nomination for Best Picture at the Oscars.


Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o
Director: Ryan Coogler
Rating: PG-13
Duration: 134 minutes
  • 5 gives Bloods (2020)
Tragically, Da 5 Bloods has proved one of the final films Chadwick Boseman. Boseman only has a small role as Norman, the leader of the Bloods headlines during his military mission in Vietnam. Decades later, Paul (Delroy Lindo), Otis (Clarke Peters), Eddie (Norm Lewis) and Melvin (Isiah Whitlock Jr.) return to Vietnam for some outstanding issues and a treasure that was lost in his previous trip. last joint Spike Lee was already moving and powerful before the death of Boseman. Now, it's even more.

Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
Stars: Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Chadwick Boseman
Address: Spike Lee
Rating: R
Runtime: 156 minutes
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