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Chadwick Boseman’s widow delivered a powerful and teary-eyed tribute to the late superstar during the 30th annual IFP Gotham Awards. Simone Ledward Boseman accepted the Gotham Awards Tribute prize on Monday night, Jan. 11, 2021, saying it was an “honor to receive this award on behalf of my husband,” and that it was an “acknowledgement…

Chadwick Boseman will posthumously make a number of appearances as his Black Panther character T’Challa in Disney’s “What If…?” Marvel boss Kevin Feige has revealed the late actor — who passed away in August at 43 following a secret four-year battle with colon cancer — recorded “numerous episodes” of the Disney+ show, and said they…

Fresh off of being named People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive, actor Michael B. Jordan is getting back to his “Erik Killmonger” Black Panther roots in announcing he is launching a basketball showcase that will put the spotlight on players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Kicking off next year in his hometown of Newark, New…

Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington saw in Chadwick Boseman and kindred spirit with a tireless devotion to his craft. Washington also noticed something else about the late Black Panther star: Boseman’s girlfriend, Taylor Simone Ledward, was definitely marriage material. Washington, 65, was completely unaware that Boseman, 43, was even sick while they filmed Ma Rainey’s Black…

Chadwick Boseman‘s Black Panther performance was too “iconic” to be recast. The 43-year-old actor tragically passed away in August 2020 following a secret four-year battle with colon cancer, and Marvel boss Kevin Feige has insisted the “immensely talented” star will not be replaced as King T’Challa in the upcoming Black Panther sequel because his performance in…

Robert Downey Jr. says Chadwick Boseman “truly embodied what it meant to be a superhero.” The Black Panther star passed away in August 2020 at the age of 43 after a private four-year battle with colon cancer, and on Sunday, Dec. 12, he was posthumously honored with the Hero of the Ages award at the…

Chadwick Boseman has been remembered on what would have been his 44th birthday. Marvel has changed the opening credits for Black Panther on Disney+ to honor the late actor, who passed away earlier this year after a secret battle with colon cancer. Bob Iger wrote on Twitter: “To all fans of #BlackPanther: watch the film…

Michael B. Jordan announced he is joining the growing list of iconic entertainers who are starting an OnlyFans account. Unlike Cardi B and Bella Thorne, however, the actor named People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2020, said his OnlyFans page will go towards an altruistic endeavor. The esteemed star of Black Panther and Creed said…

Chadwick Boseman‘s widow has been appointed administrator of the late actor’s estate. The Black Panther actor died from cancer at the age of 43 without leaving a will, prompting Simone Ledward to file a petition to be appointed administrator last month, and a court has now granted her that authority. According to a court order…

Michael B. Jordan admits that being named People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” means a lot to him and his family. In addition to his leading-man looks and unassailable self-confidence, Jordan, 33, has demonstrated his impressive acting range of critically-acclaimed and blockbuster films such as comic book fantasy Black Panther, the gritty boxing movie Creed and…

Marvel has confirmed a digital double of the late Chadwick Boseman will not be used in Black Panther 2. The actor, who passed away from cancer in August at the age of 43, played the titular superhero in 2018’s Black Panther, but he will not make a digital appearance in the sequel. Marvel Studios’ Executive…

Letitia Wright believes that it is “only a matter of time” before an all-female Avengers film happens. The 26-year-old star has played the role of Shuri in Black Panther and two Avengers flicks and believes that an all-female superhero ensemble will come to fruition in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as it already has the backing of…

Michael B. Jordan wants to inspire future generations to battle racial injustice. The 33-year-old actor has used his platform to fight for racial equality and, while he believes he owes a debt of gratitude to the generations that have come before him, he wants to “lay down a solid foundation” for the next generation to…

Anthony Mackie “cared deeply” about Chadwick Boseman. The Marvel star has recalled his fond memories of the late Black Panther actor, who passed away after a secret battle with colon cancer earlier this year, and remembered their funny first encounter together. Speaking to “Entertainment Tonight,” he said: “I have a lot of memories of Chadwick.…

Michael B. Jordan is heading back into the comic world that has paid such enormous dividends for his and many other actors’ careers. Jordan, who was the principal antagonist in 2018’s record-breaking blockbuster Black Panther, is set to produce Warner Bros. and DC Comics’ film Static Shock, which is based on the DC Comics character…

Chadwick Boseman was ready to die. The Black Panther actor died in August following a four-year battle with colon cancer, and his brother, Pastor Derrick Boseman, revealed their final conversation the night before his younger sibling passed caused him to change his prayers for his sick relative. In the conversation, Chadwick told his brother: “Man,…

Janelle Monáe will “never forget” her last dance with Chadwick Boseman. The Antebellum actress — who met the late Black Panther star through mutual friend Lupita Nyong’o — has opened up about a special moment they shared at the Oscars earlier this year, just months before he sadly died in August at 43 following a…

Lupita Nyong’o penned a powerful tribute to her close friend and Black Panther co-star Chadwick Boseman, who recently passed away at 43. After nearly two weeks since Boseman’s died from colon cancer on Aug. 28, 2020, the Academy Award-winning actress emerged on Tuesday, Sept. 8, and wrote to her 9 million Instagram followers about her…

Chadwick Boseman’s inner circle has revealed the homegoing service plans for the iconic actor who left the world far too soon for his multitude of fans. The 43-year-old thespian great, who delivered remarkable portrayals of historical figures Thurgood Marshall, Jackie Robinson and James Brown onscreen before starring in the box office-busting Black Panther, succumbed after…

Chadwick Boseman‘s life and legacy were celebrated in his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina, on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. Locals gathered on the grass at the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center to remember the actor, who died last week aged 43, after secretly battling colon cancer for four years. According to The Greenville Post and…