Black Panther-hovedrollen Chadwick Boseman er død, 43 år gammel

Han vil altid blive husket som manden, der spillede titelrollen i en af filmhistoriens mest hyldede og vigtigste superheltefilm.

Chadwick Boseman, selveste Black Panther, er i går afgået ved døden blot 43 år gammel. Dette oplyser hans familie.

Kampen mod tarmkræft endte ifølge hans pressesekretær i skuespillerens eget Los Angeles-hjem i selskab med hans nærmeste.

Boseman fik diagnosen i 2016 og indspillede film som 'Da 5 Bloods', mens han modtog behandling. Udover 'Black Panther' medvirkede Boseman i baseball-filmen '42' samt i Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War og Endgame.

Den triste nyhed betyder nu, at han ikke kan vende tilbage som Kong T'challa i den ellers ventede Marvel-film Black Panther 2, der var planlagt til at udkomme maj 2022.

Flere af Bosemans kolleger har delt deres reaktioner på den triste nyhed. Deriblandt Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Taika Waititi, Tom Holland og Jeffrey Wright.

I’m absolutely devastated. This is beyond heartbreaking.

Chadwick was special. A true original. He was a deeply committed and constantly curious artist. He had so much amazing work still left to create. I’m endlessly grateful for our friendship. Rest in power, King pic.twitter.com/oBERXlw66Z

— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) August 29, 2020

It was the highest honor getting to work with you and getting to know you. What a generous and sincere human being. You believed in the sacred nature of the work and gave your all. Much love to your family. And much love from all of us left here.

— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) August 29, 2020

This man was diagnosed in 2016 and yet all of this powerful work!! I'm vibrating between immense joy for him and such sadness. But the sadness takes over. Condolences to his loved ones. He lives in the mythic. Incredible.

— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) August 29, 2020

Our hearts are broken and our thoughts are with Chadwick Boseman’s family. Your legacy will live on forever. Rest In Peace. pic.twitter.com/DyibBLoBxz

— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) August 29, 2020

i will miss you, birthday brother. you were always light and love to me. my god ... forever and ever ... https://t.co/9pORaKZuQN pic.twitter.com/awX3DiTVwn

— Don Cheadle (@DonCheadle) August 29, 2020

Devastating news. We lost a great one. Takoto mai rā e Āriki. #chadwickboseman

— Taika Waititi (@TaikaWaititi) August 29, 2020