Chadwick Boseman Dead: Black Panther Star Dies of Colon Cancer at 43

US actor Chadwick Boseman, most popular for playing Black Panther in the hit Marvel superhero franchise, has passed on of cancer at the age of 43. He played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before discovering popularity as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe.

He died at home in Los Angeles region with his wife and family close by, his publicist Nicki Fioravante told The Associated Press.

Chadwick Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer four years back yet had not unveiled the data.

The news has left fans and the film world shocked. Get Out director Jordan Peele, said it was “a crushing blow”.

“A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much,” his family said in the statement.

“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. It was the honor of his career to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther.”

An announcement was released through his official Twitter handle.

Chadwick Boseman had not spoken publicly about his diagnosis. Nonetheless, in April this year, fans expressed their concern when a few photos of his dramatic weight loss surfaced on the web. He did an Instagram live in which his less fatty edge brought consideration.

Born in South Carolina, Chadwick Boseman graduated from Howard University and had small roles in TV before his first-star turn in 2013.

Boseman came to prominence playing real-life figures – baseball great Jackie Robinson in 2013’s 42, and soul singer James Brown in 2014’s Get on Up.

Chadwick Boseman died on a day that Major League Baseball was celebrating Jackie Robinson’s day.

His T’Challa character was first acquainted with the blockbuster Marvel movies in 2016′s Captain America: Civil War and his ‘Wakanda Forever’ salute resounded around the world after the release of Black Panther two years back.

Notwithstanding, it will be as the nominal Black Panther in the blockbuster 2018 film he will be best remembered.

Chadwick Boseman stars as the leader of Wakanda, a fictional African country with the most advanced technology on earth.

The film’s vision of Afrofuturism and the technologically advanced civilization of Wakanda reverberated with crowds, some of whom wore African clothing to showings and impelled Black Panther to more than $1.3 billion in the global box office. It is the only Marvel Studios film to get a best picture Oscar nomination.

As well as winning basic recognition and taking more than $1.3 billion US dollars (£973m) at films around the world, the movie was broadly observed as a social achievement for having a to a great extent black cast and a black director, Ryan Coogler.

Chadwick Boseman said a year ago that the film had changed being “young, gifted and black”.

Black Panther was the first superhero film to get a nomination for best picture at the Oscars.

The character was last seen standing quietly wearing a black suit at Tony Stark’s funeral in a year ago’s Avengers: Endgame. A Black Panther sequel had been reported and was one of the studio’s most anticipated upcoming films.

Chadwick Boseman likewise played a similar role in other Marvel films Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame.

A sequel was in progress and because of coming out in 2022, with Boseman set to return.

The updates on his demise came as a stun to numerous as Boseman never talked about his diagnosis openly.

Notwithstanding, fans began raising concerns once again about his health this year because of noticeable weight loss.

Tributes have just started pouring in for the star, including from actor and fellow Marvel star Mark Ruffalo.

Actor Dwayne Johnson tweeted: “Thank you for shining your light and sharing your talent with the world. My love and strength to your family.”

Political figures have additionally begun offering their appreciation, including Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

The hashtag #WakandaForever has additionally been trending.

Chadwick Boseman was born in South Carolina as the son of a nurse and an upholstery entrepreneur.

Despite playing roles on TV, it wasn’t until 2013 that he hit the big time in 42.

In 2018, Boseman came back to his university to talk at its graduation ceremony.

“Some of you here struggled against the university itself,” he said to the mostly minority ethnic audience.

“Many of you will leave Howard and enter systems and institutions that have a history of discrimination and marginalization.

“The fact that you have struggled with this university which you love is a sign that you can use your education to improve the world that you are entering.”

Aside from Black Panther and notwithstanding Robinson and Brown, Chadwick Boseman depicted US Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in 2017′s Marshall. He took on his initially producing job in a year ago’s action thriller 21 Bridges, in which he additionally featured, and was last seen on-screen in Spike Lee’s film Da 5 Bloods as the leader of a group of Black soldiers in the Vietnam War.