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Chadwick Boseman Fans Remember Black Panther Star on His 44th Birthday

Three months after his passing, fans are celebrating the life and career of the late, great Chadwick Boseman on what would have been his 44th birthday. In 2016, Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer, though he chose to continue working while keeping his condition private. Word of his cancer was made public near the end of August when Boseman died due to complications related to the illness. Fans all across the world have been mourning the loss ever since, and on the day he would have turned 44, even more tribute posts and messages are coming in.

“Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman would have been 44 today,” one tweet reads. “My heart is still, so broken over his early departure in life. Happy birthday. Rest easy King.”

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“Today is an unofficial day that celebrates the life

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Chadwick Boseman Honored in Disney Plus ‘Black Panther’ Opening Credit

Disney Plus has updated the Marvel logo introduction to “Black Panther” in honor of what would have been Chadwick Boseman’s 44th birthday.

Disney Plus redesigned the Marvel logo intro to “Black Panther” to honor Boseman on Nov. 29. Boseman, who played T’Challa/Black Panther, died on Aug. 28 following a four-year battle with colon cancer.

Walt Disney executive Bob Iger announced via Twitter that a special tribute to Boseman would be featured as part of “Black Panther” on Disney Plus. He wrote, “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.”

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A new Pink Panther movie is on the way from Sonic the Hedgehog director



a close up of a sign: A new Pink Panther movie is in development, and it's set to be directed by Sonic the Hedgehog's Jeff Fowler.

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A new Pink Panther movie is in development, and it’s set to be directed by Sonic the Hedgehog’s Jeff Fowler.

A new Pink Panther movie is currently in development.

According to Deadline, the film will be a mixture of live-action footage and animation and is set to be directed by Jeff Fowler, who is no stranger to combining the two having helmed this year’s surprise hit Sonic the Hedgehog.



Jeff Fowler wearing a suit and tie

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Jeff Fowler

Chris Bremner (Bad Boys for Life) has been lined up to write the reimagining, which will be released by MGM. Meanwhile, Julie Andrews and Lawrence Mirisch will produce for Geoffrey Productions – Andrews’ late husband Blake Edwards was a writer and director of numerous Pink Panther movies, including the first film to feature the character.

Aladdin‘s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich will produce alongside, while

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‘Black Panther 2’ Has A Film Date And New Details On Casting

Black Panther is still a movie franchise without its lead star, as the tragic death of Chadwick Boseman late this summer has left the Marvel Cinematic Universe stunned. But it seems that Marvel is getting closer to finding a path forward, and at the very least they will have to find one by next summer.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, filming for the Black Panther sequel will start next July, and the direction of the script in a Boseman-less MCU is starting to come into focus.

Multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Marvel is now readying Black Panther 2 for a shoot that will start in Atlanta in July and last for upwards of six months.

Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta, who was one of the stars of Netflix’s Narcos: Mexico, is in talks to play one of the antagonists, sources tell THR. Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke and

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‘Black Panther’ Sequel Will Reportedly Begin Filming In Atlanta Next Year

Two years after debuting at the Sundance Film Festival, the film adaptation of Walter Dean Myers novel, Monster, has found a distributor. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix acquired the sought after film, whose all-star cast includes Jennifer Hudson, Jharrel Jerome, Nas, Kevin Harrison Jr., A$AP Rocky, John David Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Ehle, and Tim Blake Nelson.

Monster chronicles the fictional story of Steve Harmon, a 16-year-old Harlem teen battling a murder case. The plot explores his time in prison and subsequent release woven between themes of race, crime, peer pressure, and dehumanization.

The film is directed by Anthony Mandler — the lens behind music videos for music heavy hitters like Beyoncé, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg, Lenny Kravitz, Justin Bieber, and Jay Z.

Colen C. Wiley, Janece Shaffer and Radha Blank (writer and star of The 40-Year-old Version), adapted the film’s screenplay based off the 1999 award-winning novel.

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In ‘Small Axe,’ Letitia Wright Plays a Real-Life Black Panther

In a phone interview, Wright discussed her introduction to the “Small Axe” project, the layered nature of racism in British society and the importance of telling stories about Black life in Britain on a grand scale. These are edited excerpts from that conversation.

How did you first come to be involved in “Small Axe?”

In 2015, I saw a listing on IMDb for an upcoming project that would look at the lives of the Caribbean community in England. I thought, “Wow, this is me!” I’m from Guyana. [Wright was born in Georgetown, and moved to London at the age of 7.] Geographically it’s in South America, but our culture is very influenced by the Caribbean, and we are considered Caribbean. I asked my agent to keep track of it, and thank God she did.

In 2018 I was on holiday in Trinidad and Tobago, and I got an email saying

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‘Black Panther’ Sequel Will Not Use A Digitized Version Of Chadwick Boseman

The sequel to Black Panther, which starred the late Chadwick Boseman, is still in limbo. But what fans can be assured of is that the producers will have no substitution for the deceased actor.

It is now confirmed that there will be no digital replacement of the actor.  

Victoria Alonso, executive producer of Black Panther, shut down any reports of a digitized version of Boseman to the Argentine newspaper Clarín (translated by Deadline).

“No. There’s only one Chadwick, and he’s no longer with us. Sadly, our king has died in real life, not only in fiction, and we’re taking a little time to see how we continue the story and how to honor this chapter of what has unexpectedly happened to us, so painful and terrible to be honest,” Alonso explained.

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Black Panther 2 Will Not Use Digital Double of Chadwick Boseman, Says Film’s Producer

Marvel Chadwick Boseman as King T’Challa in Black Panther

The highly anticipated sequel to Black Panther will not be using a digital double for the late Chadwick Boseman, according to one of the film’s producers.

Executive producer Victoria Alonso told the Argentine newspaper Clarín (in an interview translated by Deadline) that the filmmakers are still taking some time to figure out how to honor the late actor in Black Panther 2.

“No,” she said when asked if the film will use a digital replacement of Boseman in the sequel. “There’s only one Chadwick, and he’s no longer with us. Sadly, our king has died in real life, not only in fiction, and we’re taking a little time to see how we continue the story and how to honor this chapter of what has unexpectedly happened to us, so painful and terrible to be honest,” Alonso said.

“Chadwick wasn’t only

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Marvel Studios will avoid Chadwick Boseman CGI double in ‘Black Panther 2’

It’s unclear how ‘Black Panther 2’ will address Boseman’s absence

Victoria Alonso, Marvel Studio executive vice president, has made it clear that Marvel Studios has no intentions of using a “digital double” of the late Chadwick Boseman in Black Panther 2.

While it’s unclear how Black Panther 2 will address the absence of its protagonist when it starts production in 2021, Alonso told Clarin that Marvel is taking its time.

Actor Chadwick Boseman at the Los Angeles World Premiere of Marvel Studios’ BLACK PANTHER at Dolby Theatre on January 29, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)
Actor Chadwick Boseman at the Los Angeles World Premiere of Marvel Studios’ BLACK PANTHER at Dolby Theatre on January 29, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)

“There’s only one Chadwick and he’s not with us,” she said. “Our king, unfortunately, has died in real life, not just in fiction, and we are taking a little time to see how we return to history and what we do to honor this chapter of what

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Black Panther 2 Won’t Replace Chadwick Boseman with a Digital Double Promises Marvel

Black Panther 2 will not feature a digital doble in place of the late Chadwick Boseman. Marvel Studios EVP Victoria Alonso confirmed the news in a recent interview. Boseman sadly passed away in August after a lengthy and secret battle with stage IV colon cancer. The world is continuing to mourn his loss, along with his friends and family, though that did not stop some Marvel Cinematic Universe fans from wondering about the future of Black Panther 2

The overall consensus seems to be against making Black Panther 2 with a digital double taking over for Chadwick Boseman. As it turns out, Marvel Studios feels the exact same way. Here’s what Victoria Alonso had to say when asked if the studio was thinking about replacing Boseman digitally in the upcoming sequel.

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“No. There’s only one

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