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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, which stars Chadwick Boseman, following the actor's death from cancer on Friday, Deadline reports.

Adapted from an August Wilson play, the movie follows a pioneering blues singer, Ma Rainey (Viola Davis), as she deals with tensions between herself and her white management team in 1927 Chicago.

In one of his final roles, Boseman plays the troubled and ambitious horn player, Levee, who dreams of leading his own band and leaving a mark on the music industry.Netflix had planned to host a virtual event for the movie on Monday.

It would have featured a first look at the film and a conversation between director George C. Wolfe and star Viola Davis. The event has been delayed, but the film is still expected to be released.

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