Lupita Nyong'o Shares Tribute To BLACK PANTHER Co-Star Chadwick Boseman On 3rd Anniversary Of His Death

Three years ago today, we lost Chadwick Boseman after a private battle with cancer, and the actor's Black Panther co-star Lupita Nyong'o has taken to social media to share a touching tribute...

By MarkCassidy - Aug 28, 2023 01:08 PM EST

Filed Under: Black Panther

It may seem hard to believe that it's been a full three years since we lost Chadwick Boseman, but the Black Panther star tragically passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer on the 28th of August, 2020.

Despite his bleak diagnosis, Boseman was determined to overcome his illness and remained optimistic that he would return as T'Challa for the Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Forever, right up until the end.

His sense of hope and fighting spirit continue to inspire people around the world, so it's no surprise that fans and friends of the late actor still share their tributes and fond memories online.

Lupita Nyong'o, who grew close with Boseman after working with him on the first Black Panther movie, has taken to Instagram to reminisce about her friend and share a photo taken shortly after they arrived in South Korea to promote the film.

"Three years ago today, I experienced a singular pain at the news of Chadwick Boseman's death," she writes. "The confusion was so profound that it took months to trust the feeling of joy again. This is a photo I took on film at the airport as we arrived in South Korea in 2018. We had just learned to do the baby heart with our fingers. Here Chadwick was adding his suave flare 😊.

We spent a glorious 72 hours there, and the memory fills me with so much joy. : Death is hard to understand, maybe even harder to accept. But the love generated from the life he lived will fuel every anniversary marking his absence. : Chadwick may no longer be in our photos, but he will always be in our hearts."

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T'Challa's sister Shuri (Letitia Wright) took up the mantle of Black Panther in Wakanda Forever, but the sequel's post-credits scene revealed that he had a son with Nakia, so the King's legacy - and, in a way, Boseman's - will live on in the MCU.

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ModHaterSLADE - 8/28/2023, 1:09 PM

I'm glad he at least got to do Black Panther and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom before his passing. The man was one hell of a charismatic talent.

THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 8/28/2023, 1:14 PM

R.I.P.

mountainman - 8/28/2023, 1:15 PM

Absolutely f cancer. Far too many people are taken from us too early because of that horrible disease.

Everyone get your screenings early and regularly. It’s best to catch it early if you get it.

MCUKnight11 - 8/28/2023, 1:15 PM

Gone but never forgotten.

Forthas - 8/28/2023, 1:22 PM

Will always be in our hearts!!!!!

Chad and Wakanda Forever!

MosquitoFarmer - 8/28/2023, 1:25 PM

Shouldn’t there be another word other than “anniversary” when it comes to something negative? Anniversary is generally supposed to be a positive.

AC1 - 8/28/2023, 1:40 PM

@MosquitoFarmer - Anniversary just means "the turn of a year" i.e. one year after an event, from the Latin "annum" meaning "year" and "versus" meaning "turning."

Oftentimes they're happy occasions, but in this case it's an incredibly sad one.

FireandBlood - 8/28/2023, 1:27 PM

RIP King 🙏🏽

Forthas - 8/28/2023, 1:37 PM

@PlusUltra - This picture has got to be the most poignant image of him. It speaks to both his artistic and real life personas in a beautiful way!

WhatIfRickJames - 8/28/2023, 1:30 PM

AmazingFILMporg - 8/28/2023, 1:31 PM

RIP💯

I know this is selfish but not having him play black panther will forever be the what could've been....

Rest in power🖖

FireandBlood - 8/28/2023, 1:40 PM

@AmazingFILMporg - Chadwick blessed us with his performance as T’Challa in 4 of the best CBMs ever made at the peak of the genre. We’ll never know what could’ve been, but I’ll be forever thankful for what we got

AmazingFILMporg - 8/28/2023, 2:35 PM

@PlusUltra -

💯🤝💪🔥🥲

AC1 - 8/28/2023, 1:43 PM

Definitely doesn't feel like three years, and it's still so sad to think about. RIP.

grif - 8/28/2023, 1:51 PM

its over

WEAPONXOXOXO - 8/28/2023, 1:52 PM

I'll always remember him for this. Great movie.

GhostDog - 8/28/2023, 1:54 PM

A King gone too soon

HammerLegFoot - 8/28/2023, 1:56 PM

I remember when covid start coming along and he posted that video to instagram about some organization or something and he looked so skinny and sickly, I just remember thinking oh he must be getting ready for some movie role or something. Not we were about to lose our King. And I know he must have been thinking, oh yea ima beat this aint no reason for me not to beat this.

LenSkivorskiJr - 8/28/2023, 2:00 PM

MaxPaint - 8/28/2023, 2:14 PM

Gone too soon. Bless his soul.

Razorface1 - 8/28/2023, 2:15 PM

Rest in Power.

Should have recast.

tylerzero - 8/28/2023, 3:03 PM

@Razorface1 -

TyrantBossMedia - 8/28/2023, 2:19 PM

Where are the anniversaries for William Hirt who died over a year ago?
You know him…General Ross who was replaced by Harrison Ford even though he played the role for 10 years.

WhatIfRickJames - 8/28/2023, 2:30 PM

@TyrantBossMedia - it's not anyone's fault that Boseman is much more celebrated in the context of comic book media for his portrayal of a beloved character vs. Hurt who was a main in TIH then a cool cameo in a couple of other films. Boseman had much more in the pipeline prior to his diagnosis and was an integral part of the overarching storyline so it hurt so much more when he was lost, especially at a young age.

marvel72 - 8/28/2023, 2:38 PM

@TyrantBossMedia - They pick and choose who gets an anniversary.

I don't think Heath Ledger got anniversary for each year of his death and he starred in what many believe is the greatest comic book movie ever.

MyCoolYoung - 8/28/2023, 2:39 PM

@WhatIfRickJames - also, they're sharing someone's tribute to him not giving an anniversary article on their own. Just let these two bask in their negativity. Things are just better that way

TyrantBossMedia - 8/28/2023, 2:44 PM

@marvel72 - Very true, and Ledger offered a far more iconic portrayal that won him an actual Oscar for his performance.

WhatIfRickJames - 8/28/2023, 2:45 PM

@MyCoolYoung - what I didn't mention was that there was no tribute by three of Hurt's ex's, each of whom claimed that they were physically abused by him including Marlee Maitlan who also claimed that she was raped by him as well. Missed those instagram posts...

TyrantBossMedia - 8/28/2023, 2:45 PM

@MyCoolYoung - Funny, I simply asked the question about William Hurt (who was recast). What's so negative about that?

WhatIfRickJames - 8/28/2023, 2:51 PM

@marvel72 - Ledger gets tributes and mentions all of the time, what the heck are you going on about? I'm sure that there were at least 100 articles about it on this site alone. (50 written by Josh in one week)

Why is it an issue Lupita posted about the anniversary of Boseman's death?

marvel72 - 8/28/2023, 3:15 PM

@WhatIfRickJames - Show me,prove me wrong.

He died in 2008,so there should be 15 anniversary tributes, yes or no?

AllsGood - 8/28/2023, 3:22 PM

@TyrantBossMedia - William Hurt died at the age of 71 of Natural Causes.

Chadwick Boseman died at the age of 41 of a terrible disease Cancer YOU and others on this site don't see any difference? That don't surprise me at all.

WhatIfRickJames - 8/28/2023, 3:32 PM

@marvel72 - @marvel72 - by whom? Who is managing the posts? Who has forsaken thee? How do we get this across the goal line for you so you can find inner peace? Mark? Josh? Nate? Do you want me to IM Lupita?

Or maybe you should realize that it's slow on the news front. Don't feel like you're underrepresented because of this article.

MyCoolYoung - 8/28/2023, 3:38 PM

@TyrantBossMedia - because you brought it up on Chadwick's page. William has nothing to do with Chadwick. You make articles sometimes, if you cared that much you would make one. A simple RIP chadwick or keeping it pushing to the next article would've sufficed, but you had to make your displeasure known... again

MyCoolYoung - 8/28/2023, 3:41 PM

@WhatIfRickJames - then there's also that but like Bruno we don't talk about that I guess

KaptainKhaos - 8/28/2023, 3:44 PM

@TyrantBossMedia - the absolute audacity of this woman paying tribute to a close friend

mountainman - 8/28/2023, 4:40 PM

@TyrantBossMedia - Some people honored Hurt’s death in its one year anniversary.

https://x.com/jfkenney/status/1635309382203486211?s=46

I didn’t see write ups on this website, but there were tributes to him out there.

TyrantBossMedia - 8/28/2023, 7:49 PM

@AllsGood - They are both dead. Everybody dies.

KaptainKhaos - 8/28/2023, 8:07 PM

@TyrantBossMedia - you must be fun on 9/11

TyrantBossMedia - 8/28/2023, 9:12 PM

@MyCoolYoung - I made one article. I drew a correlation. What does it matter to you?

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