Beijing News (reporter Zhou Huixiaowan) On August 29, according to foreign media reports, chadwick Bosman, who played "Black Panther" in Marvel movies, died of colon cancer at the age of 43. Sources indicate that he died at home in Los Angeles, accompanied by his wife and family.
Chadwick Bosman
Bosman's Twitter account announced his death and revealed something that had never been exposed before: In fact, Bosman was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, and had been battling the disease for the past four years before progressing to stage four. During this period, he filmed films such as "Black Panther", "Marshall", "21 Bridges", "Blood Five", "Avengers 3 and 4", which have been filmed but have not yet been released as "Mareny's Twisting Dance". Filming of the film took place during numerous surgeries and chemotherapy. "He can play a live-action version of King T'Challa, and his career is very glorious." His family said in a statement that he was a true fighter, thanked all of you for their love and prayers, and asked to continue to respect their privacy during this difficult time.
Many people's impressions of Bosman come from the Marvel movie Black Panther, which earned $1.3 billion at the global box office and is considered one of the milestones of black films. The film has received 7 Oscar nominations, and its achievements are very dazzling, both for superhero movies and for the entire history of film. He also won the 44th People's Choice Awards for Film Actor of the Year and Time Magazine's Most Influential Person in the World for this work. Although Bosman has become one of Hollywood's A-list superstars with the movie "Black Panther", who would have thought that he had also sat on the cold bench for 10 years, and "Black Panther" was 40 years old when it was released.
Black Panther stills.
Bosman off the camera is not an extrovert, even a little shy, and his calm temperament and clean and transparent eyes are always unforgettable. He was asked what was the motto of life? He said he didn't know much about how to put it in words.
Born in November 1977 in Brooklyn, New York, Bosman is undoubtedly a "school bully". After graduating from high school, he attended Howard University in Washington, D.C., where he received a bachelor's degree in fine arts. Subsequently, he entered the School of Drama in Oxford, England. At first Bosman wanted to become a writer and director, and he spent a lot of time studying African-American history at the Research Center in Harlem, New York, but he eventually decided to become an actor. After graduation, he embarked on the road of dragon suit without any family background, and as a black actor, it was not easy to gain a foothold in Hollywood. A few years have passed, bosman has not improved his career except for running dragon sets in various film and television dramas. It took an average of four years to receive a work, and he had to rely on other occupations to make ends meet.
Retrospectively, the turning point of his career should be in 2013, starring in "Legend 42", he played the first black player in the history of Major League Baseball, which impressed many viewers. In Captain America: Civil War, released three years later, we saw bosman's portrayal of Black Panther on the big screen. Bosman did not disappoint, although there were not many scenes, but vividly showed this mysterious black superhero to the audience.
Stills from Legend 42.
Bosman once said that playing a role in a movie is both a challenge and a pleasure: "I want to play a different role every time." It's something I've stuck to myself, something I've been accumulating. So, it's a challenge to find new ways to perform, to find ways to progress, and not to lower the bar yet. ”
At present, "Black Panther 2" is scheduled to be released on May 6, 2022, after news revealed that it is preparing to start filming, but Bosman's death has made many fans think that the "Kingdom of Wakanda" has fallen.
Beijing News reporter Zhou Huixiaowan
Edited by Wu Longzhen Proofreader Liu Jun
Source: Beijing News