A film on Chadwick Boseman’s life and career is set to debut on Netflix this weekend.
The actor sadly passed away at the age of 43 on August 28 last year, following a private battle with colon cancer.
‘Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist’ will give an intimate look into the life and legacy of the Black Panther star, with Netflix releasing the trailer on Tuesday.
In the trailer, the late actor said: “I’m Chadwick Boseman. I am an artist. People call me an actor, I wouldn’t necessarily call myself an actor, I would call myself an artist.”
Viola Davis, who starred alongside Boseman in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ says: “You know you have to step up when you’re in his presence.”
‘Da 5 Bloods’ director Spike Lee added: “He just had this weight, this aura”.
The streaming platform is home to Chadwick’s final film ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’, a role which has won him a number of posthumous awards – including a Golden Globe, a Critics’ Choice Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
The actor has also been nominated in the Best Leading Actor category for the upcoming Oscar’s, which will take place on April 25.
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist Special premieres on Netflix this Saturday, April 17.
