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Angela Bassett feels Chadwick Boseman is 'irreplaceable' in Black Panther 2
Angela Bassett thinks Chadwick Boseman is "irreplaceable" in 'Black Panther 2'. The 62-year-old actress is set to reprise her role as Queen Ramonda in the Marvel Cinematic Universe project but will not appear alongside Boseman as T'Challa after the star died of colon cancer in August. Discussing Boseman's colon cancer diagnosis, Angela said: "Our brother held it really close, really close to his chest. "But his legacy, his loss, the love and appreciation that we have for who he was and what he shared with us cannot be [replaced] ... It is missed and appreciated and cannot be duplicated. It's a...
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Nomadland wins big at 2021 Gotham Awards
'Nomadland' was the big winner at the 2021 Gotham Awards. Chloé Zhao's 2020 independent contemporary western drama - which stars Frances McDormand - scooped Best Feature and the Audience Award at Monday night's (11.01.21) live-streamed ceremony from Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. It's the first time in the three-decade history of the prestigious awards show that all the Best Feature nominees were motion pictures helmed by women, with ‘Nomandland’ beating off stiff competition from Kitty Green’s ‘The Assistant’ and Eliza Hittman's ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’. The late Chadwick Bosem...
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Chadwick Boseman's widow pays emotional tribute to late star as she collects his Gotham Tribute Prize
Chadwick Boseman's widow paid a moving tribute to the late actor as she accepted his posthumous Tribute Prize at the 2021 Gotham Awards. The 'Black Panther' star and his 'Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom' co-star, Viola Davis, were honoured with the accolade at Monday night's (11.01.21) live-streamed ceremony from Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. And Taylor Simone Ledward gave a touching speech, in which she admitted she is "so proud" of Chadwick, who passed away last August, aged 43, following a secret four-year battle with colon cancer. She began: “He is the most honest person I’d ever met. “H...
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Kevin Feige discusses plans for Black Panther 2
Kevin Feige has insisted 'Black Panther 2' "always" intended to focus on other characters. The Marvel Studios boss confirmed the upcoming sequel will not feature CGI footage of the late Chadwick Boseman - who died of cancer last August - nor would his role as T'Challa be recast, but stressed that the focus on the film was never intended to be on his character. He told Deadline: "So much of the comics and that first movie is the world of Wakanda. "Wakanda is a place to further explore with characters and different subcultures. This was always and initially the primary focus of the next story. "...
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Regina King: I'm more 'interesting' at 50
Regina King has admitted she feels more "interesting" as she approaches 50. The 'Watchmen' star celebrates her milestone birthday on January 15 and feels that she brings "so much more to the table" than she did when she was younger. In an interview with British Vogue magazine, she said: "I feel like I'm so much more interesting now, as a soon to be 50-year-old woman, than I was at 25. "I can bring so much more to the table. I think that's the same for all people. You may not have the stamina that you had at 25, but what you know now? So much better." Regina – who made her directorial feature f...
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Viola Davis felt 'in the presence of greatness' when starring alongside Chadwick Boseman
Viola Davis felt she was "in the presence of greatness" when she starred alongside Chadwick Boseman. The 55-year-old actress appeared opposite Boseman - who passed away in August this year aged 43 following a secret, four-year battle with colon cancer - in 'Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom', and she doesn't "see him tragically" because of all he managed to achieve in his life. She said: "To work with Chadwick is to be in the presence of greatness, really. "And I actually don’t see him tragically - I know he lost his life at 43 - because of what he did with the time he had." Davis also appeared opposit...
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The First Trailer For Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ With Jeffrey Wright Is Released
The first trailer for Marvel’s upcoming animated anthology series What If…? was unveiled along with many other Marvel television show trailers and announcements during Disney’s Investor Day. What If…? stars Jeffrey Wright as the voice of The Watcher, an all-powerful being who looks at alternate timelines from many of the films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Each alternate timeline shows what would happen if an important event played differently and how it would affect everything else moving forward. The trailer opens with The Watcher narrating over several famous scenes from the MCU. The Wa...
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Disney Honors The Late Chadwick Boseman On His 44th Birthday
Disney honored the Wakanda king Chadwick Boseman on what would have been his 44th birthday on November 29 with new opening credits to his film Black Panther. Marvel and Disney have created new opening credits to the film, streaming on Disney+, where Boseman stars as T’Challa/Black Panther, honoring his life and legacy with pictures and videos of the late actor on and off screen. Disney’s Chairmen Bob Iger tweeted, “To all fans of #BlackPanther: watch the film on #DisneyPlus late tonight, for a special tribute to someone that was and will always be near and dear to our hearts.” Boseman passed a...
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Angela Bassett thinks Chadwick Boseman’s spirit ‘remains with us’
Angela Bassett thinks Chadwick Boseman’s spirit ‘remains with us’The actress previously starred in 'Black Panther' as Ramonda - the mother of the titular hero played by the late Chadwick Boseman - and believes that the movie star's "spirit remains with us" following his death in August.She told 'People': "(He was) truly, truly one of the most incredible individuals that I have ever had the opportunity to meet and work with."He was diligent, professional, kind - he was there."Angela also explained how Chadwick - who died of colon cancer - always had "a ready laugh" on the set of the Marvel movi...
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Angela Bassett reveals the key to a good marriage
Angela Bassett believes finding the "right" person is the key to wedded bliss.The 62-year-old actress has been married to husband Courtney B. Vance since 1997 and she feels that couples in the spotlight need to be "looking in the same direction".Angela - who has 14-year-old twins Slater and Bronwyn with Courtney - said: "Staying together so long, whether in the industry or not, I think the important thing is that you gotta marry the right person. Make sure you're both looking in the same direction, basically."The 'What's Love Got to Do with It' star added that couples should both recognise and...
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