Chadwick Boseman Dead at 43: ‘Black Panther’ Star Battled Colon Cancer for 4 Years

Chadwick Boseman's hometown of Anderson, South Carolina, is saying goodbye. The late actor's life and legacy were celebrated by the town on Thursday. Mayor Terence Roberts' office told ET on Tuesday that the city would be hosting a community event to honor the life of Boseman on Thursday, at an outdoor amphitheater.

Actor Chadwick Boseman will be mourned, honored and celebrated Thursday in his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina, where he gave residents a deep sense of pride, event organizers said. “He was beloved here, the same way he was around the world," city spokeswoman Beth Batson said Thursday.

Chadwick Boseman. Frazier will host an upcoming news special, featuring compelling and intimate footage of Boseman. Boseman died last Friday following a four-year private battle with colon cancer.

Chadwick Boseman. Frazier will host an upcoming special, featuring compelling and intimate footage of Boseman. Boseman died last Friday following a four-year private battle with colon cancer.

Disney are 'not focused' on planning production of the Black Panther sequel, following the tragic death of Chadwick Boseman.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterBET will air a primetime news special on Sunday night to honor Chadwick Boseman, who died Friday at the age of 43 after privately battling colon cancer for four years.“BET and ET Present Chadwick Boseman: Life and Legacy” is hosted by Kevin Frazier and was produced in partnership with “Entertainment Tonight.” Featuring never-before-seen footage from the “Entertainment Tonight” archives, the tribute covers the acclaimed actor’s career, from his on-screen roles as James Brown to Jackie Robinson to T’Challa in “Black Panther,” and his impact on Hollywood and representation of African Americans in the media.The half-hour special will air on BET on Sept.

Actor Chadwick Boseman will be mourned, honoured and celebrated Thursday in his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina, where he gave residents a deep sense of pride, event organizers said.

Chadwick Boseman has become the most-liked post in Twitter history.The statement, which was posted from the Black Panther actor's account on Saturday, has been liked more than 7.3m times.Announcing the news on its official account, Twitter shared the original post, adding: "Most liked tweet ever.

Chadwick Boseman's death and private cancer battle came as a shock to many of his fans, friends, and co-stars last month. Now some of the members of his innermost circle, who were aware of his health struggles at the time, are opening up about the late actor's fortitude and what was behind his decision to keep his diagnosis quiet. In a new profile for , Boseman's producing partner, Logan Coles, his longtime agent, Michael Greene, and his trainer, Addison Henderson, open up about the actor's struggles.According to Greene, Boseman chose to keep his cancer diagnosis a secret partly due to his mother, Carolyn's, influence. "[She] always taught him not to have people fuss over him," Greene says.

Black Panther, calls Boseman an "angel on earth," reflecting on the day they first met and the time they spent together.

Chadwick Boseman's co-stars regrets his initial impression of the late actor. Clarke Peters, who stars alongside Boseman in the upcoming Spike Lee film,, tearfully spoke about misjudging the star on the set of their film in Thailand. «I have to say with a little bit of regret that I probably wasn't the most altruistic in that environment, but hindsight teaches us a lot of things,» Peters said on . «What I'm addressing is basically my wife asked me what Chadwick was like, you know? And I was really excited to work with him.

Chadwick Boseman was reportedly very optimistic that he was going to beat colon cancer and be able to gain enough weight to return for the Black Panther sequel, due out in theatres in 2022. A source told The Hollywood Reporter that the 43-year-old actor was “convinced until about a week before his death that he was going to beat cancer and would be able to gain the weight back for a Black Panther sequel that was scheduled to go into production in March.

The Hollywood Reporter, Greene said that Boseman’s mother—who raised him humbly in Anderson, South Carolina with the help of her husband Leroy—had “always taught him not to have people fuss over him.”Greene shared that Boseman was also concerned about having his privacy impacted by the news spiraling out of control. “He also felt in this business that people trip out about things, and he was a very, very private person,” he said. Greene confirmed Boseman was intentional about promoting positive images of Black people in the roles he selected. “Chad always made sure of the integrity, the ethics, the morals.

Chadwick Boseman's final co-stars regrets his initial impression of the late actor. Clarke Peters, who stars alongside Boseman in the upcoming Spike Lee film,, tearfully spoke about misjudging the star on the Thailand set of their film. «I have to say with a little bit of regret that I probably wasn't the most altruistic in that environment, but hindsight teaches us a lot of things,» Peters said this week on . He went on to explain, saying, «What I'm addressing is basically my wife asked me what Chadwick was like, you know? And I was really excited to work with him.

Chadwick Boseman passed away on August 28 after his battle with colon cancer. The actor, who played Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was diagnosed with the ailment in 2016.

Late actor Chadwick Boseman sent a moving final text message to Black Panther producer Nate Moore.

Andra Day is paying tribute to Chadwick Boseman.

Dan Aykroyd says learning of Chadwick Boseman's death «felt like a sword went through me.» The 68-year-old actor co-starred with Boseman in 2014's, playing manager Ben Bart to Boseman's James Brown. «I couldn't move,» Aykroyd tells ET's Rachel Smith of the moment he found out about Boseman's death on Friday. «I mean, I just buckled over.

In the hours after the world learned that actor Chadwick Boseman had died Aug. 28 at age 43 of colon cancer, one of the more widely shared videos on social media was a 2018 clip of a group of middle-school students dancing with elation after finding out they’d be going to see Black Panther.

Celebrity deaths are always difficult for that person’s fans. But in 2020, the world lost some true icons way before their time. The year started with the tragic death of L.A. Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26 at just 41-years-old. Even more heartbreaking was the fact that his basketball prodigy daughter Gianna, 13, perished along with her dad in the crash. Kobe was in the prime of his life, embracing his second chapter following his retirement from the Lakers in 2016, after bringing Los Angeles five NBA championships. He had already won an Oscar for his Best Animated Short Dear Basketball, and wanted to embrace his new career as a storyteller.

Black Panther executive producer Nate Moore has revealed the touching final text he received from the late Chadwick Boseman.The Marvel star sadly passed away from colon cancer aged 43 on Friday after fighting a secret battle, all while continuing to work and devoting his time to visiting sick kids in hospital.And it was their work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation that Boseman referred to when he texted Moore, 'It broke me, man.' RIP: Black Panther executive producer Nate Moore has revealed the touching final text he received from the late Chadwick Boseman [pictured in 2017]In an interview with People, Nate described how he and the 42 actor 'worked together to get a young boy a voice note from T’Challa, as well as a package of toys.' The