Black Panther’s Chadwick Boseman died of cancer

Wakanda has lost their king! Chadwick Boseman passed away at 43 years old of colon cancer against which he fought for 4 long years. The actor – who met world success by playing T’Challa in Black Panther back in 2017 – has died, with his family by his side, as you can read in the message posted by his agent on his Twitter account.

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— Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) August 29, 2020

Even though he was very famous for being a Disney Marvel superhero, especially in Black Panther – the sequel being planned for 2022 – or even Captain America: Civil War, as well as Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame, the actor has also played very varied parts, such as singer James Brown in Get On Up, or Jackie Robinson, the first African-American baseball player who played in MLB in the movie 42.

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In 2020, Chad Boseman would have been starring in 3 feature films (their releases being postponed because of Covid-19): Yasuke, Ma Rainey’s Black-Bottoms, and Da 5 Bloods by Spike Lee.

Avengers have been paying him tribute on social networks such as Mark Rufalo, Brie Larson or Chris Evans: “I’m absolutely devastated. This is beyond heartbreaking. Chadwick was special. A true original. He was a deeply committed and constantly curious artist. He had so much amazing work still left to create. I’m endlessly grateful for our friendship. Rest in power, King”.