• Josh Gad shares final text message from late co-star Chadwick Boseman

    Josh Gad shares final text message from late co-star Chadwick Boseman

    Josh Gad is mourning the loss of “Marshall” co-star Chadwick Boseman, who died Friday after a four-year battle with colon cancer. The actor, 39, took to Twitter to offer his condolences, sharing a screenshot of a lengthy text message sent to him by the “Black Panther” actor weeks into the coronavirus pandemic. “Breaking my twitter …
  • Barack Obama remembers Chadwick Boseman: ‘He was blessed’

    Barack Obama remembers Chadwick Boseman: ‘He was blessed’

    Former President Barack Obama is the latest public figure to mourn the loss of “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman, who died Friday night after a four-year battle with colon cancer. Obama recalled Boseman visiting the White House in 2013 as he gained notoriety for playing Jackie Robinson in biopic, “42.” “Chadwick came to the White …
  • Chadwick Boseman visited terminally ill children during his own cancer battle

    Chadwick Boseman visited terminally ill children during his own cancer battle

    Chadwick Boseman died Friday night after a four-year battle with colon cancer — a fight he chose to face privately — leaving both fans and his Hollywood peers in shock at his sudden passing. While he chose not to share his own illness with the world, the “Black Panther” star did what he could to …
  • 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 …
  • Celebrities grieve death of ‘Black Panther’s Chadwick Boseman

    Celebrities grieve death of ‘Black Panther’s Chadwick Boseman

    Celebrities, athletes and institutions came together Friday night in mourning the death of actor Chadwick Boseman. The “Black Panther” star died in his Los Angeles-area home at age 43 after a private, four-year battle with colon cancer, his family announced. “What a gentle gifted SOUL,” tweeted Oprah Winfrey. “Showing us all that Greatness in between …
  • Chadwick Boseman would’ve been a screen legend

    Chadwick Boseman would’ve been a screen legend

    Friday, we lost an actor who would have been a cinema legend. When I first watched Chadwick Boseman, who died Friday at 43, as T’Challa in Marvel’s “Black Panther,” the first comic book film to transcend the genre with true artistry, I knew he was the real deal. I was reminded of another enduring cinematic …
  • 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 …
  • ‘Da 5 Bloods’ review: Spike Lee’s gutsy Vietnam film has year’s best acting

    ‘Da 5 Bloods’ review: Spike Lee’s gutsy Vietnam film has year’s best acting

    Spike Lee’s gutsy new Netflix drama, “Da 5 Bloods,” sets you up and knocks you down. After kicking off with archival footage of a suffering world during the Vietnam War, the Oscar winner has four black men in their sixties meet up for a happy present-day reunion at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. …
  • ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman sparks concern with dramatic weight loss

    ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman sparks concern with dramatic weight loss

    Chadwick Boseman sparked concern among fans when he posted a video of himself on Instagram and unwittingly revealed his notable weight loss. The “Black Panther” star took to the social medium Wednesday to announce the launch of “Operation 42,” a donation of $4.2 million in personal protective equipment to hospitals that service the African-American communities …