Chadwick Boseman stars as an ambitious trumpeter in the trailer for his final film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Boseman, who died in August aged 43 following a four-year battle with colon cancer, stars in the drama alongside Oscar-winner Viola Davis.
He worked on the movie while receiving treatment for cancer. Netflix has shared the trailer for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which is set in 1920s Chicago and explores issues of race, music and the exploitation of black artists.
Davis is seen in the title role as the fiery blues singer Ma Rainey – known as the “mother of the blues” – as she clashes with her white manager.
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