The world knew star Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa, the fearless king of Wakanda who would do anything to protect his people.But the actor — who tragically died after a four-year battle with colon cancer on Friday — was not only a hero on-screen, but off, as well.Though Boseman played other major roles, such as Jackie Robinson in “42” and James Brown in “Get on Up,” he left a legacy with “Black Panther,” giving countless children a superhero to look up to.
Not only was he the lead of the first predominantly Black cast in a Marvel film, Boseman played the character with vulnerability and undeniable realness.“His performance as T’Challa isn’t like other actors’ comic-book-film performances.
It’s deft and sly and vulnerable, with that singsong accent that lends a note of pensive play to everything he says.
And because he infused the character with such a miraculously relatable spirit,
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