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Chadwick Boseman To Get Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
Chadwick Boseman will be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year. The late actor was among the group of honorees named by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce on Monday. The group also includes Dr. Dre and other notable celebrities including recent Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh.
Ryan Coogler Reveals Original ‘Wakanda Forever’ Plot Centered Around A Father & Son Relationships
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marvel Studios / Black Panther / Chadwick Boseman Director/writer Ryan Coogler accomplished what many thought would be impossible with Wakanda Forever in delivering a successful sequel without Chadwick Boseman. Now, he’s opening up about the original story he wrote. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is another commercial success for Marvel Studios, crossing the $800 million mark during its current theatrical run. Related Stories Speaking with the New York Times, Ryan Coogler spoke about what the sequel to 2018’s Black Panther was supposed to look like before Chadwick Boseman’s shocking passing. Coogler told the news publication that the original Wakanda Forever script centered on father and son relationships. T’Challa is struggling “post-blip” after a five-y...
Wakanda Forever: The Navy Loves Rihanna’s Touching Tribute To Chadwick Boseman “Lift Me Up”
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Getty Images / Getty Rihanna is back! The Navy waited six long years to hear new music from the Barbadian musician, and she did not let them down. Marvel Studios left the entire world buzzing when it teased on Wednesday that Rihanna will end her music hiatus on the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack with a new song, “Lift Me Up.” Def Jam Records, Roc Nation, and Hollywood Records announced the song would be the lead single on the soundtrack coming November 4, with Tems, Ryan Coogler, Oscar-winning Ludwig Göransson, and the bad gal herself penning the track. A press release describes “Lift Me Up” as “a tribute to the extraordinary life and legacy of Chadwick Boseman.” In the song, the multi-hyphenate sings, “Lift me up. Hold me down. Keep me c...
Marvel Studios President Explained Why They Didn’t Recast The Role of T’Challa
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC / Getty The sudden death of Chadwick Boseman left his fans shocked and in disbelief. Being that he passed away before Black Panther: Wakanda Forever began filming, many wondered if Marvel would recast the role that helped endear him to millions of fans. The answer was a solid “no” and Marvel Studios head honcho, Kevin Feige, explained why they decided against replacing Chadwick Boseman in the Black Panther sequel. In an interview with Empire, Feige basically echoed the sentiment that everyone felt at the time of Boseman’s passing, it would’ve just been too soon. Related Stories “It just felt like it was much too soon to recast,” he says, likening their approach to Marvel’s long-standing ethos in the comics. Stan Lee always said that Marvel represents ...
King’s Honor: Chadwick Boseman Wins Posthumous Emmy Award
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty The late Chadwick Boseman has received another honor, this time winning an award on the first night of this year’s Creative Emmy Awards this past weekend. The actor, who passed away in August 2020, won the posthumous honor for his voiceover role as T’Challa a.k.a. Black Panther for the animated Marvel anthology series What If on Saturday evening (September 3rd). The series made its premiere on the Disney+ streaming platform almost exactly one year to the day that he died. At the ceremony, Boseman’s widow, Taylor Simone Ledward accepted the award on his behalf. Related Stories “What a beautifully aligned moment it really is that one of the last things he would work on would not only be revisiting a character that was so importan...
Marvel Exec Explains Decision Not To Recast T’Challa In ‘Black Panther 2’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marvel Studios / Marvel Studios With the production of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever being halted due to an injury suffered by Letitia Wright on set, fans have begun to campaign for Marvel Studios to recast the role of T’Challa (RIP Chadwick Boseman). This call is persisting even though it was promised that no one would be taking up the mantle of the Black Panther. Marvel VP of Development Nate Moore reflected on the company’s decision to not bring in a new actor to replace Chadwick Boseman as the king of Wakanda but left open the possibility of a new T’Challa in a different Marvel universe. Related Stories During an appearance on the Ringer-Verse podcast, Moore shot down the notion of a new Black Panther in the current MCU saying, “I’m being quite hones...
Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship Created At Howard University
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Howard University / Howard University The spirit of Chadwick Boseman continues to shine through, with yet another honor at his alma mater of Howard University in the form of a scholarship for students of the fine arts. On Monday (October 4th), Howard University announced the creation of The Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship in conjunction with Netflix. The endowment, estimated at $5.4 million, will cover four years of tuition at the HBCU’s College of Fine Arts which was been renamed after the late actor earlier this year. “This scholarship embodies Chadwick’s love for Howard, his passion for storytelling, and his willingness to support future generations of Howard students. I am thankful for the continuous support and partnership of Cha...
What If…? Trailer Brings Chadwick Boseman, Robert Downey Jr. Back to Marvel: Watch
Marvel is knee-deep in the multiverse now that Loki and the Time Variance Authority have ripped the timeline to shreds. But this August, fans will be up to their neck in alternate realities, as the new trailer for Disney+’s What If…? reveals. The animated series presents alternate versions of the Marvel Cinematic Universe we all know and love. What would happen if Peggy Carter was the first World War II super soldier? Or if Gamora took on the mantle of Thanos? Or if Tony Stark was saved from getting shrapnel in his chest… by Killmonger? All these strange possibilities will get the chance to play out in What If…? as the omnipotent alien The Watcher (voiced by Jeffrey Wright) guides us through the endless timelines. This is more than just a fun divergence from the “sacred timeline,...
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Begins Filming, Kevin Feige Says The Film Will Make “Chad Proud”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jesse Grant / Getty Despite some fans being against the idea of it, we’re heading back to Wakanda because filming for Marvel Studios’ highly-anticipated Black Panther sequel titled Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has begun filming in Atlanta. Variety exclusively reports that production for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the follow-up to the Oscar-winning billion-dollar film Black Panther officially began at Pinewood Studios in Atlanta, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige told the publication. Black Panther director and writer Ryan Coogler will helm the sequel. Feige says the original cast from the first film will be returning, but we already know it will not feature the late actor, Chad Boseman returning in the role of the titular character. Boseman tra...
Howard University Renames College of Fine Arts For Chadwick Boseman
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Howard University / Howard University The late Chadwick Boseman captivated audiences with his work on the motion picture screen, portraying powerful figures such as James Brown, Thurgood Marshall, and Jackie Robinson and of course Marvel’s Black Panther. But to all who knew him, he was a proud alumni of Howard University first, even taking part in protests against the school’s consolidation of the fine arts college in 1997 as a sophomore. To that end, the HBCU announced that their newly re-established college of fine arts will now be known as the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts. This will be led by their newly appointed dean, Phylicia Rashad. The Washington, D.C.-based university’s president, Wayne A. I. Frederick broke the news in a ...
Howard University Renaming Arts College After Chadwick Boseman
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-26T19:31:31+00:00“>May 26, 2021 | 3:31pm ET Last summer, Chadwick Boseman unexpectedly passed away from colon cancer at the age of 43. His death shocked fans around the world, many of whom had no idea he was battling cancer in the first place. Now, Howard University is honoring the late Black Panther actor with arguably the most timeless gesture of all: naming its newly re-established College of Fine Arts after Boseman. Back in 2000, Boseman graduated from Howard with a bachelor of arts degree in directing and, in the years that followed, never missed an opportunity to champion the prestigious HBCU. “We are very excited. This is the right thing to do,” Howard President Wayne A.I....
Michael B. Jordan Talks Chadwick Boseman and Oscars: “There’s No Award That Can Validate His Legacy”
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-30T18:08:45+00:00“>April 30, 2021 | 2:08pm ET Like many of us, Michael B. Jordan was surprised when Chadwick Boseman was robbed of the 2021 Academy Award for Best Actor, with voters snubbing his powerhouse performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom in favor of Anthony Hopkins. But via The Hollywood Reporter, Jordan is confident that his Black Panther co-star’s body of work is more substantial than any award. “But you know, this is how I honestly and truly really feel about it: There’s like, there’s no award that can validate his legacy,” Jordan said on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show. “There’s no win that can take anything away from the lives around the world that...
