Fans and actors alike took to social media on Saturday, August 28, to celebrate the life of Chadwick Boseman on the one-year anniversary of the actor's untimely passing.
Co-stars from Black Panther, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and more all paid respects to Boseman, who died aged 43 in 2020 after a four-year battle with colon cancer.
Honoring our friend, our inspiration and our King, Chadwick Boseman. https://t.co/hpgocpe24p
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) 1630159202.0
Colleagues from Boseman's Marvel days like Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong'o posted on Instagram and Twitter respectively, with Jordan commenting that "not a day" goes by without thinking of the late actor.
"Man you are missed!!!" Viola Davis, who starred in Boseman's last-ever film, said on Twitter. Boseman was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in the film, which is available on Netflix.
This day last year you left this earth and us. Man you are missed!!! 💔🙏🏿❤ https://t.co/HjmPYgmt20
— Viola Davis (@violadavis) 1630168900.0
Born in 1976 in South Carolina, Boseman rose to fame with performances in 42, as legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson, and Get On Up, as soul music star James Brown.
I did not know that I could miss both his laughter and his silence in equal measure. I do. I do... One year after h… https://t.co/kATO2Mn7k9
— Lupita Nyong'o (@Lupita_Nyongo) 1630125478.0
Boseman's voice can be heard on the new Disney+ series What If? , in which he posthumously reprises his most iconic role as the Black Panther.
One of my favorite Chadwick Boseman videos and he never even broke character 😭🖤 #WakandaForever https://t.co/QdZQ9qKasv
— Ashley K. (@AshleyKSmalls) 1630170601.0
"I did not know that I could miss both his laughter and his silence in equal measure. I do. I do," actress Lupita Nyong'o wrote on Twitter. "One year after his passing, the memory of @chadwickboseman remains this alive in me."
Chadwick Boseman behind the scenes of Black Panther. 🖤 https://t.co/7xFR3vUDEt
— Letterboxd (@letterboxd) 1630174665.0
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