Spike Lee is reflecting on his time working with Chadwick Boseman on. The 63-year-old director covers the New York issue of , and opens up about not knowing the actor was sick prior to his death.
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Chadwick Boseman did what was right.
In a new interview with Empire, Boseman’s “21 Bridges” co-star Sienna Miller opened up about the actor, who passed away from cancer last month.
“He produced ’21 Bridges’ and had been really active in trying to get me to do it,” she said. “He was a fan of my work, which was thrilling, because it was reciprocated from me to him, tenfold.”
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She continued, “So he approached me to do it, he offered me
Spike Lee is reflecting on his time working with Chadwick Boseman on. The 63-year-old director covers the New York issue of , and opens up about not knowing the actor was sick prior to his death.
In the final hours of his life, Chadwick Boseman knew he was “ready to go,” his older brothers — dancer Kevin Boseman, 48, and Pastor Derrick Boseman, 54, — shared with The New York Times. The day before the Black Panther star lost his battle with colon cancer, he told his eldest brother, “Man, I’m in the fourth quarter, and I need you to get me out of the game.” Paster Boseman asked his brother what he meant before realizing the heavy implications of this statement.
Netflix has debuted the first look at the upcoming movie Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which is the final film that Chadwick Boseman made before he tragically passed away this summer.
Earlier today, we shared first pictures from the upcoming “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” which stars Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman, in the actor’s final performance before his untimely passing.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” which premieres Dec. 18.Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning August Wilson’s play of the same name, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” explores racial tensions through the lens of the real-life “Mother of Blues,” who died in 1939.The photos, posted to Netflix’s Twitter account, show Viola Davis as Rainey, with Boseman playing Levee, her trumpeter, in 1920s Chicago.
When it was revealed that Chadwick Boseman passed away in late August, it was known that he had one more film ready to be released, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Now, with the adaptation of the August Wilson play coming to Netflix later this year, we have our first look at the period film that now has an unfortunate asterisk next to it.
who passed away from colon cancer in August, will be starring in Netflix‘s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom opposite Viola Davis.The film adapts August Wilson’s 1984 play of the same name, focusing on Ma Rainey, a Southern singer (Davis), and her trumpeter Levee (Boseman) as they navigate the music industry in 1920’s Chicago.On working with Boseman, Denzel Washington, who produced the film, told the New York Times: “He did a brilliant job, and he’s gone.
Sienna Miller paid tribute to her 21 Bridges co-star, the late Chadwick Boseman, in Empire's new issue created to honor him and his legacy. Miller shared for the first time her own story about what Boseman did to get her the pay she deserved on their movie.
Sienna Miller says that 21 Bridgesco-star Chadwick Boseman took a cut of his own salary on the 2019 action-thriller and gave it to herafter she "asked for a number that the studio wouldn't get to." The actress recounted Boseman's "unfathomable" act of support in an interview with Empiremagazine, whose new issue is dedicated entirely to the late actor's life on- and offscreen.
At this point, we all know Chadwick Boseman was a hero on and offscreen — but Sienna Miller has yet another story to confirm that truth.
Sienna Miller has said Chadwick Boseman gave her part of his pay for 21 Bridges, telling her it was what she “deserved” to be paid.
A new issue of Empire reveals Chadwick Boseman and Sienna Miller’s 21 Bridges salaries were linked in a surprising way. Before Boseman passed away aged 43 following a four-year private battle with colon cancer in August, the iconic Black Panther star was always showing up as a hero even beyond the Marvel Universe. His role as a producer on 21 Bridges was no exception, as he decided to share the wealth—quite literally—with his co-star, Miller, in order to get her on board for the project.
Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorIn a recent interview remembering the generosity and great soul of late actor Chadwick Boseman, Sienna Miller, who starred with him in last summer’s cop action pic 21 Bridges, tells UK’s Empire magazine that the actor/producer of the movie gave up part of his salary so that the actress could get paid her asking price on the $33M STX production.“I asked for a number that the studio wouldn’t get to,” says Miller who was looking to take a
Chadwick Boseman made sure that Sienna Miller got the salary she deserved. For tribute piece for the late actor, the 38-year-old actress remembers how she came to work with the star on the 2019 action-thriller . «He was a fan of my work, which was thrilling, because it was reciprocated from me to him, tenfold.
By all accounts, it appears that Chadwick Boseman was not just a superhero on the big screen but an actual inspiration and role model in his personal life, as well. Friends and colleagues have come out telling stories about his strength and kindness since his death in late-August.
Natalie Oganesyan editorSienna Miller, who co-starred in “21 Bridges” with Chadwick Boseman, revealed that the late actor contributed a portion of his salary from the film to her so she could continue working as a co-producer on the movie. Boseman also played a vital role in securing her the role of detective Frankie Burns in the film.In an interview with Empire, Miller said, “He was a fan of my work, which was thrilling, because it was reciprocated from me to him, tenfold.
Sienna Miller is opening up about her late co-star Chadwick Boseman, by sharing a story of how he helped her get the salary she deserved.