Boseman was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, and battled with it these last four years as it progressed to stage IV
His publicists go on to brand Boseman a “true fighter”, who pressed on with his career while juggling “countless surgeries and chemotherapy”.
He famously brought Black Panther, the first black superhero, to life in Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War in 2016, before headlining his own blockbuster in 2018, playing the titular character, known as King T’Challa – a role his reps noted was “the honour of his career”.tap here to see other videos from our teamBoseman reprised the part in Avengers: Infinity War and its sequel, Avengers: Endgame last year, and had been poised to return for the planned Black Panther sequel.He was 43.
The Black Panther star lost a secret four-year battle with colon cancer on Friday, and shortly after the news broke, Cheadle, who worked with Boseman on 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and its 2019 sequel, Endgame, was among the first to take to Twitter to pay his respects.Article content continued
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