This Day, That Year: When Chadwick Boseman was Announced as Black Panther

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman left us to a heavenly abode after a long fight against cancer. The actor died on August 28, 2020, leaving a legacy that will be forever remembered and cherished. For those who don’t know, today (in 2014) Marvel Boseman was officially announced as the face of the Black Panther, and his co-stars, including Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans, introduced him as a new addition to the MCU family. RIP Chadwick Boseman: The last tweet from the Black Panther actor’s Twitter account is the most liked tweet with 6.1 million likes!

Today, that year: Marvel and His Co-Stars announce Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther

On October 28 (India 29), in 2014, Kevin Feiz officially announced Chadwick Boseman as his new superhero and king of Wakanda. Chris Evans responded with a blue heart and a crown emoji when he shared this particular trivia on Twitter about the six years that Twitter users introduced Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther. The film was a box office hit and earned an Academy Award in the costume category.

Check out Chris Evans’ tweet

Prior to Oscar Isaac on Moon Knight, these actors appeared in the MCU and X-Men franchise

Four years after its announcement, Boseman is no longer with us but his memories remain in our hearts forever. Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III bowel cancer in 2016, and battled it out in the last four years as he passed Stage IV. “His family said in a statement. Chadwick Boseman dies: Priyanka Chopra mourns the loss of the Black Panther star and says, “Your legacy lives on forever.”

It is shocking and at the same time admirable to think of all his adventures in the MCU films as he was secretly fighting cancer. We pray that their beautiful soul rest in peace and thank them all.

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