Boseman, 43, had portrayed pathbreaking Black Americans on screen, including Jackie Robinson, James Brown and Thurgood Marshall. “As Black Panther, he was also a superhero to many,” King wrote. But he was best known for his role as T’Challa, king of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, in “Black Panther,” the 2018 Marvel superhero movie. It was the first major superhero film with an African protagonist, a majority Black cast and a Black writer and director. He played the same character in three other Marvel films, including two of the “Avengers” movies.

Source: bd News24 August 30, 2020 05:03 UTC