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Detailed explanation-1: -Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died on Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43.

Detailed explanation-2: -Boseman’s final performance appeared in the 2020 release “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, ” which was released posthumously on Netflix and brought him a posthumous Oscar nomination as Best Actor. Before that he acted in Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods, ” also released on Netflix in 2020.

Detailed explanation-3: -In August 2020, Disney’s Marvel Studios was faced with an unenviable task - how to handle the sudden and tragic death of Chadwick Boseman, the star of its megahit film “Black Panther.”

Detailed explanation-4: -His death in August 2020, following a private battle with colon cancer, came as a shock to many people. Boseman died as Black Panther director Ryan Coogler was working on the script for the sequel. Coogler made adjustments to the script to address the loss of Boseman in the new film, which is now streaming on Disney+.

Detailed explanation-5: -Shuri is the new Black Panther. Shuri is played by Letitia Wright, and Marvel boss Kevin Feige said this to Variety about the decision: “Letitia was hired because she, No. 1, was a great actor, but No. 2, she provided a levity to the film.