Chadwick Boseman’s Life to Be Celebrated in Upcoming Documentary

Words + Pictures, the documentary studio behind Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, The Kingdom, Celtics City, and many other documentaries, is reportedly working on a new project about Chadwick Boseman.

The information comes from reports by The Hollywood Reporter.

Boseman was a beloved actor who passed away in 2020 after privately battling colon cancer for four years. Over his career, he played many iconic figures, including James Brown, Thurgood Marshall, and Jackie Robinson.

His most famous role was T’Challa, the Black Panther, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He also earned numerous award nominations for his work.

In 2016, Boseman was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer, which eventually progressed to stage IV. He never spoke publicly about his illness. According to reports, “Only a handful of non-family members knew that Boseman was sick… with varying degrees of knowledge about the severity of [his] condition.”

Despite undergoing multiple surgeries and chemotherapy, he continued to work, completing films like Marshall, Da 5 Bloods, and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

Boseman passed away at his Los Angeles home on August 28, 2020, at the age of 43, with his wife and family by his side. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige described his death as “absolutely devastating,” adding, “Each time he stepped on set, he radiated charisma and joy, and each time he appeared on screen, he created something truly indelible […] Now he takes his place [as] an icon for the ages.”

His alma mater, Howard University, also honored him, tweeting that “his incredible talent will forever be immortalized through his characters and through his own personal journey from student to superhero.” Co-stars from his other films shared their tributes, and fans around the world mourned his passing.

The day after his death, the tweet from his family announcing Boseman’s passing became the most-liked tweet in history, receiving over six million likes in less than 24 hours, eventually surpassing seven million likes. His death was compared to other major celebrity losses in 2020, including Kobe Bryant and Naya Rivera.

Boseman’s influence was widely recognized. Major League Baseball and the Los Angeles Dodgers, for whom Jackie Robinson once played, released statements honoring him. Several outlets also noted that he passed away on Jackie Robinson Day, seven years after playing the baseball legend.

In the NBA playoffs, he was honored with a moment of silence before the fifth game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers. Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton dedicated a lap in qualifying and a race win to Boseman.

Boseman’s memory inspired action in his hometown as well. A Change.org petition to replace a Confederate monument in Anderson, South Carolina, with a statue of Boseman gathered over 50,000 signatures in less than a week, far surpassing its initial goal. Governor Henry McMaster ordered state flags to be lowered to half-staff on August 30, 2020, in his honor.

ABC aired a commercial-free version of Black Panther along with a special program called Chadwick Boseman – A Tribute for a King.

Now, with Words + Pictures developing a documentary on his life, audiences will have the chance to revisit his remarkable career and the impact he left on the world.

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