This is incredibly sad... I knew he had been looking unwell for a while but I had no idea it was cancer. All sympathy to his family.
This is incredibly sad... I knew he had been looking unwell for a while but I had no idea it was cancer. All sympathy to his family.
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Man 2020 just continue to not let up.
I find it amazing that he was of this back-to-back filiming these past four years while he was still battling with cancer. He had such a big impact on my community that this is really crushing. Prayers goes out to his family and loved ones.
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He had the cancer for four years, which means he was diagnosed in 2016. But he was in Captain America Civil War, which was released that year. Therefore, I believe he was cast before he knew he was ill. And actually, aren't medical checks needed? There's no way Marvel didn't know.
I think it would be disrespectful to recast him, and therefore Black Panther 2 shouldn't happen. While, yes, they could just give the mantle to Shuri, talking to the dead is a factor in the movie, so killing T'Challa off wouldn't actually be enough to explain his absence.
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I didn't see this coming at all.
Rest in peace Mr Boseman and wish to his family.
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So heartbreaking. The lives we've lost this year seems so surreal. Rest in peace.
You do know that production happens well before release right, not to mention post-production which is longer than the movie. Boseman shot CIVIL WAR in 2015 for the most part. So by the time he was diagnosed, he had already shot his scenes for that movie.
Stuff like medical checks and other stuff are Union issues tied to SAG-AFTRA, so it's not a given that Marvel/Disney can force mandatory health checks on cast. It only because of insurance purposes this becomes an issue (like when RDJ was cast for IM-1, his previous history with drugs and convictions made him a risk because insurance wasn't easy to come). But Boseman on account of being a lesser known actor, and also being obscure and never having a previous history, could solve most of the insurance issues.And actually, aren't medical checks needed? There's no way Marvel didn't know.
That problem is going to be a long way away now to talk about in any situation. Because of the Pandemic, MCU is shut down and they have a backlog of stuff to release in movies and in Disney Plus before they can tackle anything else. So in either case it's not something to worry about or grow concerned about any time soon. Black Panther 2 is the least of anyone's concern right now. I think at minimum it will be five to six years before they make another Black Panther movie, and when it comes back they will have recast the part and continued as before.I think it would be disrespectful to recast him, and therefore Black Panther 2 shouldn't happen. While, yes, they could just give the mantle to Shuri, talking to the dead is a factor in the movie, so killing T'Challa off wouldn't actually be enough to explain his absence.
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I don't know if we should be glorifying this so much. Yeah it's commendable, but there could be the possibility that this level of overwork might have taken away time for him to convalesce.
His final years was the period when he was breaking out as a movie star after spending so much of his life (he was 40-41 when he got cast as T'Challa) struggling in obscurity. Maybe he felt he had to do his best for his career now that the spotlight shone on him, to provide for his family to be part of something important. All the while he would have been hoping to survive.
That was the point - he was diagnosed AFTER he was cast. Read my entire post. I continued by saying "Therefore, I believe he was cast before he knew he was ill." You skipped that part when you quoted me. Dragon was suggesting that he wouldn't have been cast as Black Panther had he revealed he had cancer - but he already had been cast before he was diagnosed.
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Wow... I’m at a loss for words. My condolences for him and his family. I learned about it when my nephew was talking about his age (he’s the same age as his mother/my sister). The man did so much for our community.
The dignity and the stoicism that he displayed while battling cancer was amazing. The representation for the community was so important especially for little black and brown children. He was a true inspiration.
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The only way colon cancer would be detected before it spreads is through a colonoscopy which wouldn't be a standard check done for an actor his age. It can actually be difficult to get a colonoscopy at that age unless you press to get one.
My grandfather died at age 49 after colon cancer spread. It wasn't detected until it was at such a late stage that it was untreatable.
FYI, the American Cancer Society now recommends everyone even with average risk get a colonoscopy at age 45.
Also: Chadwick Boseman Death Prompts Plea From Colorectal Cancer Alliance
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