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01 Mar

Chadwick Boseman’s Wife Gave The Golden Globes’ Most Powerful Speech

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Amidst Sunday night’s half-virtual/half-physical Golden Globes awards ceremony–which was riddled with technical glitches and overshadowed by controversy over the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s lack of Black representation in its cloistered ranks–one moment stood out as possibly the most powerful and clearly the most moving of the evening. That was when Taylor Simone Ledward, the widow of late actor Chadwick Boseman, accepted a posthumous award on her husband’s behalf when he won Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for his work in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Boseman was widely favored to win even with formidable competition from Anthony Hopkins (The…

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17 Dec

How Chadwick Boseman Created His Final Performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

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Last August, the world lost Chadwick Boseman, an incredibly talented actor whose relatively short filmography already included a number of great films. His indelible work as T’Challa in the groundbreaking Black Panther and other films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — along with his transformation into a bona fide movie star — was a major step forward for the expansion of Black filmmaking and cultural recognition, both inherent aspects of Boseman’s career aspirations. Despite his struggle with colon cancer, which finally claimed him at the age of 43, Boseman made one last film before his death. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,…

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11 Dec

Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa Will Not Be Recast for Black Panther 2

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Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige confirmed today that the upcoming Black Panther sequel, known as Black Panther II, will not recast the central role of T’Challa, originally embodied by Chadwick Boseman. The announcement came near the tail end of Marvel’s presentation during Disney Investor Day, in which the multimedia conglomerate plotted out its ambitious upcoming schedule of movies and TV series for investors (and the world at large). Feige set aside some time to honor the life and legacy of Boseman, who died this August following a protracted, yet mostly private battle with colon cancer. According to Feige, the sequel…

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20 Oct

Chadwick Boseman’s Final Film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Gets Trailer

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The Blues is one of the earliest and most enduring musical traditions in Black American culture. Rooted in African musical traditions, spirituals, and African American work songs, the blues sprang forth from the American South in the 1860s and by the early 20th century would begin a cultural revolution, paving the way for jazz and modern popular music. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a film which stars Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in his final performance, seeks to unpack that with fire. The first trailer lays out the age-old American battle between artist and and capitalist, and Black talent and white…

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01 Oct

Chadwick Boseman’s Final Film, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Reveals First Look

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Chadwick Boseman may have left the realm of the living far too early at the age of 43, but the Black Panther star’s legacy will be further cemented with the release of his starring role in Netflix film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which will stand as his final onscreen performance. Netflix has released the first images previewing Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a historical drama set in 1927 Chicago, in which Viola Davis co-stars as the eponymous Ma Rainey, a popular Southern singer dubbed the “Mother of Blues,” who’s come to the Second City for a crucial recording session; an endeavor…

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31 Aug

Black Panther Director Pens Touching Tribute to Chadwick Boseman

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The death of Chadwick Boseman at the age of 42 from cancer is a tragic loss for the entertainment world. It’s remarkable that a man who played such historically significant figures as Jackie Robinson, James Brown, and Thurgood Marshall may have found his greatest and most resonant role in a fictional character: King T’Challa of Wakanda, Marvel’s Black Panther. Ryan Coogler, who directed and co-wrote the screenplay for 2018’s Black Panther movie, has penned a touching eulogy for Boseman. We’ve chosen some poignant excerpts, in which the director explains just how instrumental Boseman was in creating the character of T’Challa…

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30 Aug

Black Panther Gets Special Free TV Broadcast in Honor of Chadwick Boseman

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Viewers in the United States will get a chance to watch Black Panther for free tonight in honor of star Chadwick Boseman, whose death on Friday shocked and saddened the world. ABC will air Black Panther, complete and commercial free at 8 pm EDT, followed by a broadcast celebrating the life and legacy of the actor, ABC News Special: Chadwick Boseman – A Tribute for a King. Upon its release in February of 2018, Black Panther was a critical and cultural sensation, taking in over $1.3 billion at the box office, and racking up seven Academy Awards nominations (for Best…

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29 Aug

Black Panther Actor Chadwick Boseman Dead at 43

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Chadwick Boseman, beloved actor and star of the highest grossing solo superhero movie of all time, Black Panther, has passed away in his Los Angeles home after a four-year struggle with colon cancer. The actor was 43. Confirming the actor’s death to the Associated Press late Friday evening, Boseman’s publicist Nicki Fioravante said Boseman’s wife and family was by his side when he passed. Boseman had never publicly commented or acknowledged being diagnosed with cancer. Boseman’s family shared on Twitter this additional statement. “It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman. Chadwick was diagnosed with…

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18 May

Da 5 Bloods Trailer: Spike Lee’s Netflix War Drama with Chadwick Boseman

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Da 5 Bloods trailer has arrived, previewing director Spike Lee’s intense, pathologically-potent Netflix feature following four African-American Vietnam War veterans who return to their former battlefield several decades later to recover a cache of gold and quell personal demons.   The events of the film unfurl through the time periods of the Vietnam War—in which our quartet of Paul (Delroy Lindo), Otis (Clarke Peters), Eddie (Norm Lewis) and Melvin (Isiah Whitlock Jr.) are young men—and a contemporary period in which they—joined by Paul’s adult son, David (Jonathan Majors)—return to the jungles to reclaim their gilded prize and recover the remains…

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