Boseman died on Friday after a four-year battle with colon cancer, his representatives said in a statement on Instagram. He was 43.
Chadwick Boseman, the man who brought ‘Black Panther’ to life, has died after a four-year battle with cancer. He was 43. The actor had been struggling with colon cancer since 2016 and died at his home with his family and wife by his side, according to a statement posted on his social media accounts on Friday. «It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman,» the Instagram post said. «Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, and battled with it these last 4 years as it progressed to stage IV.» «A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much. From ‘Marshall’ to ‘Da 5 Bloods,’ August Wilson’s’Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ and several more, all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy.
