On August 28, the news of the untimely death of chadwick Bosman, the 43-year-old star of "Black Panther", shocked the world, and people learned that Chadwick was diagnosed with stage 3 of colon cancer as early as 2016 and fought the disease for 4 years in the process of transforming into stage 4.
In the past few years of cancer, Chadwick filmed "Captain America 3", "Black Panther", "Avengers 3", "Avengers 4", "Marshall", "Bridge 21", "Bloodthirsty Five" and many other movies, his dedication is no different from ordinary people, "Black Panther" director Ryan Cougrad mentioned in the eulogy, After Chadwick died, he saw the statement issued by his family, and he knew that Chadwick had been fighting the disease.
American politics, entertainment, and sports, including Biden, Stan Lee, LeBron James, etc., have expressed their condolences for the death of Chadwick Bosman, and fans have also paid endless tribute to the fighter, saying goodbye to him with his lines in "Captain America 3": "In my culture, death is not the end, it is more like the beginning of a journey to unfamiliar territory, you extend your hands to Bastor and Sekhmet, they take you into the green prairie, where you can run forever." 」 ”
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Chadwick Bosman was born on November 29, 1977 in Brooklyn, New York, to a mother of Carolyn, a nurse and a father of Leroix. As an African-American, Chadwick also had a history of discrimination, which made Chadwick work harder and excelled from an early age.
As a child, Chadwick preferred sports, played baseball and basketball well, and even participated in the AAU Basketball League (Full Name Amateur Sports Union). Chadwick, who originally planned to become an athlete, changed the trajectory of his life because of one incident. In high school, one of his black teammates was shot, and Chadwick wrote a crossroads play about the injustices suffered by the black community in American society. Chadwick himself became the director and gathered a group of friends to star, thus beginning his theatrical journey into the theater and telling his own story.
Chadwick studied fine arts at Howard University, and when he was in college, he worked two jobs at the same time to make up for tuition, and queued up at various institutions for a little bursary. Chadwick's acting talent was appreciated by his teacher, the African-American actress Felicia Rashead, and it was the right time for the holidays to go to Oxford, England, to study drama, Felicia recommended Chadwick, but Chadwick was still a poor student, and it turned out that black actor and Oscar-winning Danzel Washington intervened to fund his tuition. Chadwick has always been grateful for this. It wasn't until the premiere of "Black Panther" in New York that Chadwick met Denzel Washington for the first time, and Chadwick immediately expressed his gratitude to Denzel, who realized that he had such a fate with Chadwick.
After watching Black Panther, Denzel Washington burst into tears, saying he felt like a "proud father." The two became friends and, before Chadwick's death, had just collaborated on a work called Mareny's Twist, an adaptation of the play of the same name by renowned playwright August Wilson, starring Denzel Washington as producer, starring Chadwick Bosman and Viola Davis, telling the story of a female singer who was recording an album with a white agent, producer, and band members.
Following Chadwick's death, Denzel Washington also mourned: "He had a gentle soul and was also an outstanding artist who will be with us forever through the iconic performances of his short and illustrious career." ”
In addition to gratitude, Chadwick also has a kind heart, in 2018 for the promotion of "Black Panther", Chadwick mentioned the two children when they covered their faces and choked, it turned out that these two children are "Black Panther" fans, are cancer patients, during the filming Chadwick has always been in contact with them, he always urges himself: "I want to get up quickly to exercise, I want to get up to work quickly, I want to quickly memorize these lines, I want to quickly practice these accents." Unfortunately, the two children died before the film was released. Chadwick would also visit seriously ill children at children's hospitals, and even traveled to Atlanta to satisfy the wishes of a young boy with brain cancer. When Chadwick also donated $4.2 million worth of medical supplies to fund doctors at black community hospitals in the United States to fight the covid-19 pandemic, fans thought he was losing weight for his new character.
Marvel Studios CEO Kevin Feige mourned, "Chadwick's death is a devastating blow to us. He is our King T'Challa, our Panther, and our beloved friend. Every time he appears on the set, he exudes personal charm and can bring joy, and every time he appears on the big screen, his performance is indelible and impressive. He has portrayed many characters, but no one is as good at playing great people as he is. He was like any character he played, smart, kind, and powerful. Now he has followed in their footsteps and become an idol of the times. The Marvel Studios family is deeply saddened by his passing, and we mourn with his family. ”
The Russo brothers director called Chadwick elegant, upright and talented. He inspired a generation to be the emperor of their own soul and never give in. The best way to remember him is to be like him, to be kind and caring. Show your talents in order to make an impact on the world, and always strive to be a beacon in the darkness.
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After graduating, Chadwick spent a lot of time at a research center in Harlem, New York, studying African-American history and doing genetic testing, trying to find out where his ancestors came from, but couldn't find satisfactory results. Chadwick Bosman said in an interview: "As an African-American myself, I have spent my whole life staring into the gulf between those who come from Africa. ”
Chadwick had thought about being a director or a writer, but eventually, acting became his profession. When Black Panther was released in 2018, he was 41 years old. Therefore, people often describe Chadwick as "late in life", and in 2018, when Chadwick attended the graduation ceremony of his alma mater Howard University, he told the story of his debut in a speech.
Chadwick recounted that when he first entered the entertainment industry, he was simply lucky, invited him to act in plays, TV series, movies, his first play was the male lead, after the performance, he had an agent, and got him a soap opera role, the audition was successful, and told him that there were six figures, "I have never seen so much money, I think I am in good shape." But after getting the script, Chadwick began to struggle internally, because he did not like the role he played, this is a "stereotypical" black youth, "living in a violent neighborhood, inadvertently involved in gangs, I believe that some people have such a life, but I think this role is the role created by the society's assumptions about the black community, he is not unique as an individual, it is difficult to say that there are positive points or shining points." ”
Although he struggled internally, Chadwick, who had just left school, convinced himself that "we were taught not to prejudge your role in acting class", and after two episodes, he was called to the office by the producer, who said that he was very satisfied with his performance, hoped to work with him for a long time, asked him if he needed anything, and they would solve it for him at any time. Encouraged by this, Chadwick asked two questions that had been lingering in his mind about his role, one being, "Where is my father?" The other person replied, "When you were very young, he left." The second question is: "What did my mother do so that my brother and I were going to be adopted?" He replied, "Your mother was an addict." Chadwick saw this as a "stereotype" of black people, and he said why black characters must be criminal, why can't black mothers be good parents? After listening, the other party replied: "Our crew has a very fast pace, you go to shoot the scene first, and then we will let you talk to the screenwriter." ”
Chadwick came out and made the third episode, which he thought was the best he could ever make because he asked about his doubts, only to be informed the next day that he had been fired by the crew and that the producers thought he was "hard to get on." The agent said, "I'm afraid you'll have to wait a while if you want to get the next role." ”
Chadwick admits that the experience was really "hard to swallow", although on the surface it didn't matter, "I don't need them, I don't want to pursue that kind of Hollywood daydream, I don't mind not filming, I want to be a screenwriter or director, but in fact it is not, there are many conflicts of mind during that time, and when I am alone, I wonder if there is a better way to deal with that situation, especially when I need to scrape together change to take the subway." ”
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Although there were times of loss in his heart, Chadwick did not immerse himself in it, he said that the experience of seeing the boxing king Ali in college gave him strength, although it was already Ali in his twilight years, he still felt infected with the spirit of the fighter, "Sometimes you have to be knocked down to understand what you are fighting against? And how you should fight."
Chadwick believes that if fate has been arranged, then the difficulties that stand in our way do not matter, because he believes that there will be a person who will help us open the door and show us new directions.
Chadwick thus began his supporting role, starring in "City Watchman Third Echelon", "Law and Order" and "Crime Scene Investigation: New York", "Stranger", etc., until the 2013 film "Legend 42", which made him famous, telling the inspirational story of Jackie Robinson, the first black player in major league baseball history, who endured the pressure of racial discrimination on the court and proved his ability with actions.
In 2014, Chadwick played James Brown, the godfather of soul music, in the biographical film Thrills, which was selected as Time Magazine's top 10 best performances that year. Marvel's performance in "Thrills" attracted Marvel's attention, and at the end of October 2014, Marvel announced that Bosman would play "Black Panther" in "Captain America 3", which was released on May 6, 2016. The character later appeared in the films Avengers 3 and Avengers 4. In 2018, Chadwick Bosman became popular for playing King T'Challa of the mysterious African nation of Wakanda in Marvel's Black Panther, the heir to the Black Panther, the first Marvel superhero film featuring a black man, which grossed $1.3 billion at the global box office and was considered one of the milestones for black films, receiving seven Oscar nominations.
Chadwick, who is so close to Black Panther, said in an interview that while filming in Australia a few years ago, a fan suddenly gave him a copy of the first edition of Black Panther comics with a note that read, "I know you're going to be a Panther." At that time, he had not yet auditioned for Marvel, and he did not know much about "Black Panther". Later, when the "Black Panther" role was finalized, Bosman was participating in the red carpet event in Europe, and finally signed an agreement with Marvel, which was done temporarily in the car, which happened to be parked in front of an antique shop, which was full of leopard motifs.
Chadwick successfully became a Hollywood superstar with the role of "Black Panther", making him a spiritual icon for countless black Americans. In the 2018 dunk contest, Pacers star Oladipo went to the sideline to find Chadwick before the dunk dunk, Chadwick handed out a Panther helmet, and then Oladipo put on the helmet and completed this dunk with the idea of "Black Panther".
For his popularity, Chadwick admits that he needs to adapt, "I try my best not to care about this, I think you can try to make yourself happy to be watched all the time." 」 But I don't want to always care about fame. I just want to be grateful to the people around me. It's important to me to spend time with friends and family at certain moments and let them share the best experience with you. You have to choose the part that you are willing to enjoy, the part that you don't want to do, do it when you have to do it, and refuse when you really don't want to do it. ”
No one expected that Chadwick's life would end at the age of 43, playing Black Panther became his "highlight moment", after his death on August 28, Chadwick's family issued a statement, the outside world learned that he had been diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016.
During his illness, he shot films such as "Black Panther", "Marshall", "Blood Five" and "Avengers" series 3 and 4, including many high-intensity, energy-consuming action blockbusters, shooting for up to 12 hours a day when hard, and the hardships and efforts behind them are beyond ordinary people's imagination.
After Chadwick's death, Black Panther director Ryan Coogler sent a long tribute, saying that he did not know that Chadwick Bosman was seriously ill, and after his death, he saw from his family's statement that Chadwick had always been ill, "He was a guardian, a leader, a man of faith, dignity and pride, and he protected his partners from his illness." He lived a good life, he created great art, day after day, year after year. He is such a person. He bloomed like a magnificent firework, leaving us with a beautiful mark. ”
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The family said in a statement that Chadwick was "a true fighter who persevered." U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden also posted a tribute: "Chadwick Bosman's real power is stronger than anything we see on screen." From Black Panther to Jackie Robinson, he inspired generations of people. He told people they could be whoever they wanted to be — even superheroes. ”
Why are you so desperate for yourself? Chadwick said something in a speech at Howard University Graduation in 2018: "How do people walk forward with a crown? What you are looking for is a mission, not a job or a profession, with a mission and self-discipline, a mission that is a potential part of you, the reason why you are here at this moment in history, your existence is determined by what you are destined to achieve, no matter what path you choose, remember that the difficulties you encounter are to train you to achieve your mission. ”
Because of his appearance in "Black Panther", as well as the first black athlete to break the racial segregation of Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson, the godfather of soul music, James Brown, as well as Howard University alumni, the first black U.S. U.S. U.S. Justice Thurgood Marshall, Chadwick Bosman was awarded an honorary doctorate in humanist literature by his alma mater, Howard University, and as an African-American, Chadwick has always hoped that African-American actors can achieve performance freedom and can play more flesh-and-blood and shining roles. Not criminals or social scum.
Some media have asked Chadwick what is the most difficult thing to shoot "Black Panther"? He replied: "Looking for what my true culture is, as an African American, I have searched all my life. ”
NBA star LeBron James says Black Panther is the greatest movie he's ever seen, and Black Panther, played by Chadwick Bosman, is a truly influential African-American superhero. Chadwick Bosman longs to see that one day people will change their prejudices and stereotypes about African-Americans, and not rush to draw conclusions about African-Americans as soon as they are mentioned. In his view, "Black Panther" wrote a legend that Africans and African Americans could enjoy, and for the first time in his life, he felt the fusion of the two cultures, which was the story of African Americans and the story of Africans.
After Chadwick's death, Queen Angela Bessette, who played the mother of "Black Panther", mourned, "Chadwick and I are destined to meet and become family. You may not know that the fate of the two of us began before Black Panther. Chadwick told me that when I went to his alma mater to receive an honorary degree, he was the student who was sent to escort me. A few years later, we became colleagues and friends. We prepare together, work together, put on makeup together in the morning, and wait together for the day when we will play mother and son. I was honored to have enjoyed that time with you. He is dedicated to his characters, his smile can infect others, his talent is unreal, he is a beautiful soul, a perfect artist, a lovely brother. You didn't die, you just flew off into the distance. Rest in peace, my prince. ”
Marvel Studios' words of mourning for Chadwick represent the voice of all fans: "Our hearts are broken, and we will remember your legend."