The Times’ coverage of Chadwick Boseman
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Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played real-life icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal “Black Panther” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has died of cancer.
The Black community embraced Chadwick Boseman’s representation of heroes and culture from the ballfields of ‘42’ to the Wakanda of ‘Black Panther.’
“Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman in a lengthy statement Sunday morning.
ABC will air “Black Panther” commercial-free Sunday as a prime-time tribute to Chadwick Boseman.
The latest tweet from Chadwick Boseman’s account, which revealed his fight with cancer, has broken Twitter records, the social media company said.
A candlelight vigil is planned for actor Chadwick Boseman on Saturday afternoon at Leimert Park.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and actors Viola Davis and Mark Ruffalo are among those mourning the death of “Black Panther’s” Chadwick Boseman.
When Chadwick Boseman signed on to play T’Challa, the Black Panther, in Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War,” he knew that he was taking on a role that was not only important to fans of Marvel Comics — a longtime and popular Avenger who is one of the best fighters and tacticians in all of comics — but a role as the first black superhero, which itself represents a certain pride and something greater than himself.
Chadwick Boseman was full of wisdom Sunday night as he and the cast of “Black Panther” received the ensemble cast in a motion picture award at the 2019 SAG Awards.
Angela Bassett was the first member of the “Black Panther” cast to get her name put on a Screen Actors Guild ensemble award trophy.
Long before he was cast as the first black superhero of the modern Marvel era, and before he brought the Avengers-adjacent King T’Challa of Wakanda to life in his own groundbreaking standalone tentpole, Chadwick Boseman was keeping notes on what a “Black Panther” movie should be.
Chadwick Boseman stars as Detective Andre Davis in “21 Bridges,” his first foray outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since “Avengers: Endgame” and his first official producing credit.
“Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman further solidified the power of Nina Simone’s song “To Be Young, Gifted and Black” at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night after the Marvel film, which boasts a predominantly black cast, earned the evening’s top honor.
Chadwick Boseman hit it out of the park last year with his quietly riveting performance as Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier in “42.”
When Chadwick Boseman was cast as Jackie Robinson in the race-themed baseball drama “42,” he was immediately confronted by someone with personal knowledge of the renowned ballplayer: the late athlete’s widow, Rachel Robinson.
August Wilson’s words came straight from his soul
