Derrick Boseman: Last News

Carson Burton Chadwick Boseman is officially a Disney Legend. The “Black Panther” star was inducted alongside other stars like Anthony Anderson, Kristen Bell and Josh Gad at Friday’s Disney Legends Award Ceremony at the D23 Expo. Boseman’s brother, Derrick Boseman, accepted the award on his late brother’s behalf. “When I heard that Disney wanted to honor Chad, the first word that came to mind for me was the word honor,” Boseman said. “As I think about my brother and this honor that is being bestowed upon him, I wish that he was here to receive it. Him not being here has been a point of immense pain for my whole family. But as I think about him, I think about how he honored our parents. How he honored his family. How he honored even his friends, and he made sure that his friends had good careers. How he honored all the contracts that he signed. He honored them with his blood, his sweat, his tears, as he played these roles and he was taking chemo at the same time.”

Chadwick Boseman has shared their thoughts on the actor’s Oscars loss for Best Actor.The late actor, nominated for his performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, was considered the favourite for the award, but lost to Anthony Hopkins for his role in Florian Zeller’s The Father.Derrick Boseman, Chadwick’s brother, spoke to TMZ saying that Chadwick would have been the first to congratulate Hopkins for winning.

Many thought the stage was set for an emotional tribute to Chadwick Boseman when it was announced that this year's Oscars ceremony would be finishing with the Best Actor award.

In the final hours of his life, Chadwick Boseman knew he was “ready to go,” his older brothers — dancer Kevin Boseman, 48, and Pastor Derrick Boseman, 54, — shared with The New York Times. The day before the Black Panther star lost his battle with colon cancer, he told his eldest brother, “Man, I’m in the fourth quarter, and I need you to get me out of the game.” Paster Boseman asked his brother what he meant before realizing the heavy implications of this statement.

Just over a month after actor Chadwick Boseman's tragic passing, his brothers Kevin and Derrick are opening up about his final days.The actor passed away at the age of 43 from colon cancer, which he was diagnosed with in 2016 but it was never publicly disclosed.Kevin Boseman, 48, and Derrick Boseman, 54, opened up to the New York Times about their brother's last day, revealing that he was ready for his four-year battle with cancer to be over.

Chadwick Boseman’s brothers are opening up about what the “Black Panther” star was like as a sibling.