Chadwick Boseman

  • Movie News

Snoop Dogg Biopic; How Black Panther 2 Persevered; Our Universe Trailer

Snoop Dogg will soon join the pantheon of musicians with biopics about their life and career; Ryan Coogler, Angela Bassett…

1 year ago
  • The Rundown

Wakanda Premiere Honors Chadwick Boseman; Hugh Jackman on The Son; Congratulations

The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever premiere includes red-carpet tributes to Chadwick Boseman; Hugh Jackman honors his late father in The…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Is Lupita Nyong’o the New Black Panther? She’s Not Saying

A fine new Lupita Nyong'o interview about Black Panther: Wakanda Forever includes one of those awkward moments in a celebrity interview…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Chadwick Boseman Voicing Star-Lord in the What If Trailer Gives Everyone Chills

Marvel's animated What If imagines a Marvel Cinematic Universe where lots of things went a little differently — and a…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

The Father Director Named His Lead Character Anthony Because He Could Only See Anthony Hopkins in the Role

Florian Zeller, the director and co-writer of The Father, is very, very good at bringing his dreams to life. Months…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

Watch Anthony Hopkins’ Speech; Zhao Makes History; That Judas Weirdness

Chloé Zhao makes Oscars history, Anthony Hopkins pays tribute to Chadwick Boseman, that Judas and the Black Messiah weirdness, and…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

What Spike Lee Told Chadwick Boseman Before Da 5 Bloods’ Most Emotional Scene

This Spike Lee interview about Chadwick Boseman and Da 5 Bloods includes a significant spoiler about the film.  "I never…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Recalls an Era When Singers Led the Band

Played with characteristic gusto by the late Chadwick Boseman, the character of Levee in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom foresees an…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Filmed in Pittsburgh, Where August Wilson Grew Up, But That’s Not Why

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom shot in Pittsburgh, which in a way brings the work of playwright August Wilson full circle.…

3 years ago
  • November Rundown

The Rundown: Fincher Swipes Joker; What Black Panther 2 Won’t Do; Theaters Shut Down Again

In today's Movie News Rundown: Let's separate fact and fiction in The Crown; theaters are re-closing; David Fincher thought Joker…

3 years ago
  • Podcasts

‘He’s in the Red Sand With the Ancestors’: a Thank You to Chadwick Boseman (Podcast)

On Sunday, my wife and I spoke to our toddler about what happened to the actor who plays the hero…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Movie News: We Saw Tenet; Chadwick Boseman Tributes; Culture v. Economy

In today's Movie News Rundown: I felt safe seeing Tenet in a theater, but I'm in the minority; Chadwick Boseman tributes from…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Chadwick Boseman, Star of Black Panther, Dies at 43

Chadwick Boseman, who made film history in his lead role in Black Panther, has died at 43 after a four-year…

4 years ago
  • Directing

How to Succeed as a Black Moviemaker—Or a Moviemaker Who Happens to Be Black

When I speak to young filmmakers, I am often asked what the unique challenges are in working a predominately white…

7 years ago