"Black Panther" is Chadwick Boseman's most famous character. Since his debut in "Captain America 3" in 2016, it has been loved by countless viewers around the world. In 2018, he won two awards at the 27th MTV Film Awards for Best Performance and Best Hero Image, and also won the honor of the 44th People's Choice to Become a Male Movie Star of the Year.
Born on November 29, 1977 in Brooklyn, New York, he first participated in the film and television work in the 2003 series "Third Watch", and his first big screen work was in the biographical football film "Express TD".
Chadwick Boseman has played many black American stars on the big screen. In "Legend 42", released in 2013, he played Jackie Robinson, the first black baseball player in the United States to enter the professional baseball league. In "Draft Day", released in 2014, he played the rookie who entered the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. In "The Enthusiastic Life", which was also released in 2014, he performed the legendary life of James Brown, a "godfather" character in the American soul music.
Before "Black Panther" was released, Chadwick Boseman also had a "Marshall" released in 2017. The film is based on a true story, and he plays Thurgood Marshall, the first black judge of the U.S. Supreme Court. The film tells the story of Thurgood Marshall working with a white lawyer in 1941 to defend a black driver accused of raping a white man. These four works are basically the most important films he has outside the Black Panther. In 2016, he made his debut in Captain America 3 as Black Panther. Although he is only one of many superheroes in the film and does not have many roles, his high popularity has laid the groundwork for the subsequent big sale of "Black Panther" in North America.
"Black Panther", released in 2018, achieved a box office of US$700 million in North America and a box office of US$1.347 billion worldwide, becoming a well-deserved box office dark horse. Before the film was released, even the producer Disney did not have such high expectations for this project. Black Panther played by Chadwick Boseman directly became the spiritual idol of countless black Americans, and also made him become a first-line Hollywood actor.
Chadwick Boseman's latest work is "Bloodthirs Five" released in North America on June 12, 2020. Directed by well-known black director Spike Lee, the film follows four African-American veterans returning to Vietnam to search for the remains and treasures of the deceased captain played by Chadwick Boseman.
In fact, in 2016, before the filming of "Black Panther", Chadwick Boseman had been diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. Whether it was "Black Panther", "Avengers 3" and "Avengers 4", he completed it in the process of insisting on surgery, chemotherapy and fighting cancer. But as colon cancer gradually progressed to stage 4, he eventually left us.
As of now, Chadwick Boseman has many works that are planned to meet with the audience. Among them, the adaptation of the drama work of the same name by the famous playwright August Wilson, "Marenie's Twisting Dance", has been completed. The film is produced by Denzel Washington, starring Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis. It tells the story of a female singer with white agents, producers and band members when recording an album. The other two films, "Misas Help" and "Black Panther 2", are still in the preparatory stage and have not started filming. The death of Chadwick Boseman has to make these two films look for the male lead again. There is also an animated series created by Marvel, "If...? 》 is in production, and Chadwick Boseman originally planned to dubb the Black Panther in the play. It is not yet clear whether his related dubbing work will be completed.
On overseas social media, many Hollywood film and television industry practitioners posted condolences. His personal social media also posted an obituary and confirmed the news, saying that he spent the last time in his life with his wife and family at home.Chadwick Boseman, who died young, will always be remembered by the audience, Wakanda Forever!
