Get Your First Look at Chadwick Boseman in His Final Movie, 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'

Netflix has shared the first trailer for Chadwick Boseman’s final film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – you can watch it below.The actor died in August at the age of 43 following a four-year battle against colon cancer. His death was confirmed by his family who released a statement on the actor’s social media pages.“A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much,” the statement read.

Netflix has unveiled the trailer for Chadwick Boseman's final film role.The Black Panther actor tragically passed away from colon cancer in August this year at the age of 43.He will appear posthumously in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, alongside Oscar winner Viola Davis and Fear the Walking Dead star Colman Domingo, and you can now watch the first promo above.

Chadwick Boseman stars as an ambitious trumpeter in the trailer for his final film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

who died in August at 43, stars in Netflix’s upcoming “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” alongside Oscar-nominee Viola Davis.In the film, based on August Wilson’s 1982 Broadway play, Boseman plays Levee, the horn player for blues legend Ma Rainey (Davis). Ma may be the star attraction, but Levee has big dreams of having a band of his own.“I’m gonna get me a band and make me some records,” Boseman says in the trailer.

Even if the film didn’t have the added context of Chadwick Boseman’s recent passing, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” has all the makings of a serious awards season contender. However, when you add the fact that the musical drama also serves as the late actor’s final work, there’s added importance for the upcoming Netflix film.

has arrived, offering both a look at the late Chadwick Boseman's final film and the performance that could earn the late actor his first Oscar nomination.Viola Davis stars as the titular singer and «Mother of the Blues» in director George C. Wolfe's adaptation of August Wilson's acclaimed play.

Janet W. Lee Chadwick Boseman’s final film, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” has released its first trailer, in which the late actor is suited up in a tuxedo, performing blues music with co-star Viola Davis.The film, based on August Wilson’s award-winning play of the same name, shares the story of trailblazing blues artist Ma Rainey, portrayed by Davis.

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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.

Chadwick Boseman's final film.The late performer — who died in August after a secret years-long battle with colon cancer — stars opposite Viola Davis in, an adaptation of the August Wilson play of the same name. The film is directed by George C.

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.

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.

Netflix has released the first images from Chadwick Boseman's final movie Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, weeks after the Black Panther star sadly passed away.Boseman, who died at the age of 43 in August, stars alongside Viola Davis, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts in the drama, playing trumpeter Levee.Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, based on August Wilson's 1982 play of the same name, tells the story of a fateful music recording session in the '20s, where a band of musicians await the

Janet W. Lee Netflix has unveiled first look images of the late Chadwick Boseman’s final film, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” set for release on Dec.