Chadwick Boseman to receive ABC tribute special after commercial-free airing of Black Panther
ABC will air a lifetime tribute special honoring the legacy of the late, great Chadwick Boseman following a commercial-free screening of Black Panther on Sunday night at 8pm (7pm central).
The SAG Award winner tragically passed away, at age 43, on Friday after a private four-year battle with stage IV colon cancer.
The tribute was created by The Walt Disney Co. and Marvel Studios, who produced Ryan Coogler’s critically-acclaimed 2018 superhero blockbuster headed up by Boseman as T’Challa.
Remembered: ABC will be airing a lifetime tribute special to honor the late Chadwick Boseman followed by a commercial-free screening of Black Panther. He’s seen in 2018 above
Black Panther centered on a man who returns home to the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda to fight to claim his rightful place on the throne after the death of his father.
Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Forest Whitaker, Danai Gurira, Daniel Kaluuya, Angela Bassett, Martin Freeman, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke and Andy Serkis are also featured in the movie.
It amassed $1.347B at the global box office and still holds a certified fresh 96% critic approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.