• Danai Gurira honors late co-star Chadwick Boseman

    Danai Gurira honors late co-star Chadwick Boseman

    Danai Gurira called her late co-star Chadwick Boseman the “epitome of kindness, elegance, diligence and grace” in a moving tribute on Sunday, two days after the 43-year-old actor succumbed to a four-year battle with colon cancer. “How do you honor a king?” the 42-year-old actress began on Instagram. “Reeling from the loss of my colleague, …
  • ‘Black Panther’ director pens heartfelt tribute to Chadwick Boseman

    ‘Black Panther’ director pens heartfelt tribute to Chadwick Boseman

    The director of “Black Panther” reveals in an emotional tribute to late star Chadwick Boseman how even the filmmaker didn’t know about the actor’s terminal cancer till after his death Friday. Ryan Coogler, who also co-wrote the hit Marvel movie, described meeting Boseman in 2016 during a press push for another flick and said he …
  • ABC to air ‘Black Panther’ as tribute to Chadwick Boseman

    ABC to air ‘Black Panther’ as tribute to Chadwick Boseman

    ABC will pay tribute to actor Chadwick Boseman with a commercial-free broadcast of “Black Panther” and special on his life following his death from colon cancer, according to a report. The Marvel Studios hit — which starred Boseman as King T’Challa — will air without interruption at 8 p.m. Sunday then will be followed by …
  • Chadwick Boseman appeared to hint at cancer battle in resurfaced interview

    Chadwick Boseman appeared to hint at cancer battle in resurfaced interview

    Chadwick Boseman seemingly alluded to his cancer battle in a 2017 interview, which resurfaced Friday in the wake of the “Black Panther” star’s death at the age of 43. Matthew Jacobs of the Huffington Post tweeted a snippet of an interview he had done with Boseman three years prior, in which they discussed the actor’s …
  • Hollywood tributes continue to pour in for Chadwick Boseman

    Hollywood tributes continue to pour in for Chadwick Boseman

    Fans traded favorite “Black Panther” clips and photos, sending them viral. Stars and dignitaries — a former president, media moguls and a who’s who of A-list entertainment luminaries — posted heartfelt RIPs. And even across the Atlantic, a British soccer star celebrated a key goal by flashing the “Wakanda Forever” salute, his hands in fists …
  • Chadwick Boseman married before his death, family reveals

    Chadwick Boseman married before his death, family reveals

    Chadwick Boseman quietly married in the final months of his life, the actor’s family revealed. A statement from Boseman’s family noted the “Black Panther” actor tied the knot before the 43-year-old died Friday following a four-year battle with colon cancer. “He died in his home, with his wife and family by his side,” the statement …
  • Chadwick Boseman teared up discussing meaning of ‘Black Panther’ to boys with cancer

    Chadwick Boseman teared up discussing meaning of ‘Black Panther’ to boys with cancer

    Two years ago, Chadwick Boseman broke down in tears as he described his friendship with two little boys who were dying from cancer — and the clip is newly heartbreaking given his own secret health struggle at the time. In the poignant clip, Boseman, who died of colon cancer at age 43 on Friday, fought …
  • ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dead of cancer at 43

    ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dead of cancer at 43

    LOS ANGELES — Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43. Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with his wife and family by his …