Chadwick Boseman who starred the massively successful Marvel film ‘Black Panther’ has passed away at the age of 43 after a long fight with colon cancer. The sad news was confirmed by the actor’s publicist and has been garnering a massive reaction across the world online. Boseman was reportedly scheduled to reprise his Black Panther role for a solo sequel due out in 2022.
Boseman’s career was not limited to being a superhero, as he also portrayed groundbreaking baseball player Jackie Robinson in ’42’ and music icon James Brown in ‘Get On Up’.
His cancer diagnosis was not public knowledge. The Howard University graduate was fighting the disease since 2016. He filmed several hit films during the period including the critically acclaimed ‘Da 5 Bloods’.
His performance as Black Panther’s T’Challa gained him international fame and praise as the film became the cultural event of 2018.
Wakanda forever.
