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Viola Davis is starring in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom as Ma Rainey, an African American singer who was known as “Mother of the Blues.” Rainey was one of the first blues artists to record and has been credited as one who helped evolve the genre and bring about popularity. Rainey died in 1936 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…

Black Panther 2 is set to begin shooting in July 2021. The much-anticipated Marvel movie is poised to start shooting in Atlanta in July and will last for upwards of six months. The upcoming film — which will see Tenoch Huerta star as one of the antagonists — has been delayed because of the sudden…

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…

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…

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.…

The nation was shocked at the untimely passing of actor Chadwick Boseman. On Aug. 28, it was announced that the Howard University graduate had died at the age of 43. During his illustrious career, Boseman starred in films that included 42, Get On Up, Marshall, Black Panther, and Da 5 Bloods. Boseman reportedly died of…

Chadwick Boseman‘s widow has asked a judge to make her executor of his estate after he died without a will. The Black Panther actor passed away in August at 43 following a four-year battle with colon cancer, and he “died intestate,” which means he did not have a legal will. As a result, his wife…

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,…

Chadwick Boseman, Naya Rivera and Regis Philbin were among those remembered during the Emmy Awards’ In Memoriam segment. Singer H.E.R. appeared on stage at Los Angeles’ Staples Center to sing an emotional version of “Nothing Compares 2 U,” beginning seated at a piano but later standing up to play guitar as a chorus sang along.…

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…

Chadwick Boseman lived his life as if there was no tomorrow, which causes his fans and colleagues to shudder now because the acting great and humanitarian passed away on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. But while Boseman was steadily compiling one of the most impressive acting portfolios in modern Hollywood history, he did so while in…

In the words of Kendrick Lamar, “But if God got us then we gon’ be alright.” We lost another hero: Chadwick Boseman, the epitome of Black excellence. The bombshell news of his death sent shockwaves around the world. Our Black Panther, who made us believe in Wakanda forever is no longer on this earth. As…

Letitia Wright has written an emotional poem in tribute to her “brother” Chadwick Boseman. The 26-year-old actress — who played his on-screen sister in Marvel blockbuster Black Panther — has opened up following the tragic death of her late co-star, who passed away Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at 43 after a long battle with cancer.…

Chadwick Boseman is to have a scholarship named after him at his alma mater. The Black Panther star tragically passed away last week at the age of 43 after a secret four-year battle with colon cancer and his memory is now being honored by his old school, T. L. Hanna High School in South Carolina.…

Omari Hardwick has graduated from rising supporting actor to legitimate bankable star with his gripping portrayal of James “Ghost” St. Patrick on the long-running cable series “Power.” But fans took umbrage with Hardwick referring to Chadwick Boseman, who died last week at 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer, as a “competitor” while was…

Michael B. Jordan has spoken out for the first time following the shocking news of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman’s death on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. While many of Boseman’s co-stars from the Marvel Universe offered their remembrances of the beloved and respected actor over the weekend, Jordan, who thought of Boseman like a brother,…