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.

READ MORE: Sienna Miller Says Chadwick Boseman Donated Part Of His ’21 Bridges’ Salary To Make Sure She Was Properly Paid As mentioned, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is an adaptation of the August Wilson play.

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10.10.2020 / 00:15

Netflix Acquires Iraq War Drama ‘Mosul’ From Russo Brothers’ AGBO

101 Studios was originally going to acquire the war drama, but talks fell through. Netflix will release “Mosul” in November 2020.Matthew Michael Carnahan, who wrote the AGBO film “21 Bridges” starring the late Chadwick Boseman, wrote and directed “Mosul.” It’s inspired by an article in The New Yorker by Luke Mogelson about the Nineveh SWAT team, an elite police squad of soldiers composed of local Iraqis all fighting ISIS.

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09.10.2020 / 15:39

Da 5 Bloods director Spike Lee talks working with late Chadwick Boseman

Da 5 Bloods' Spike Lee has opened up about working with late actor Chadwick Boseman, and how his passing has since changed the director's interpretation of his character in the Netflix movie. The filmmaker said he was "in shock" when he found out that the Marvel star had died of colon cancer on August 28, and that he and his wife immediately rewatched the acclaimed war drama after they learned the news.

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08.10.2020 / 23:01

Spike Lee recalls his experience with Chadwick Boseman on the set of ‘Da 5 Bloods’

Chadwick Boseman, especially because he never thought the actor was battling cancer on the set of his latest Netflix movie ‘Da 5 Bloods.’The Oscar winning director casted the actor for his last movie and revealed Boseman never discussed his diagnosis, “he did not look well, but my mind never took that he had cancer,” referring to scenes in the movie that were shot in Thailand, “It was 100 degrees every day. It was also at that time the worst air pollution in the world.”Lee went on to describe his feelings of respect towards the late actor, “I understand why Chadwick didn’t tell me because he didn’t want me to take it easy,” adding that “If i had known, I wouldn’t have made him do the stuff.

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08.10.2020 / 21:00

ICM Partners Signs Teresa Palmer

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Teresa Palmer has signed with ICM Partners for representation in all areas.

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08.10.2020 / 18:37

Spike Lee Respects Chadwick Boseman For Not Telling Him About His Cancer While Filming Da 5 Bloods

Chadwick Boseman was a soldier until the very end.

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07.10.2020 / 20:22

Spike Lee Isn’t Sure New Oscars Diversity Standards Will Be Effective: “You Got To Be In The Motherf*cking Room”

Even though Spike Lee is a diehard Knicks fan and a longtime resident of NYC, the latter of which has been under attack recently due to its strict COVID precautions, the filmmaker is having one hell of a 2020. Not only is his recent Netflix feature, “Da 5 Bloods,” deep in the conversation for awards season but he’s also set to release a new HBO film, “David Byrne’s American Utopia” later this month.

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07.10.2020 / 19:11

Spike Lee Says He Understands Why Chadwick Boseman Didn't Tell Him He Was Sick

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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07.10.2020 / 18:33

Phylicia Rashad Remembers Former Student Chadwick Boseman

Phylicia Rashad was one of the first people who saw Chadwick Boseman‘s raw talent back when she was his acting professor at Howard University. The “Cosby Show” matriarch and star opens up to ET’s Kevin Frazier about her relationship with the late actor, who died from colon cancer on Aug. 28, at the age of 43.

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07.10.2020 / 16:11

Spike Lee on Chadwick Boseman, Donald Trump and How Black and Brown People Rescued New York

Spike Lee still gets recognized on a walk in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.On this sunny September morning, the 63-year-old director and activist is participating in a socially distanced photo shoot on the street outside his production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks. As Lee stands on the corner, a dark Subaru screeches to a halt.

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07.10.2020 / 04:59

Phylicia Rashad Remembers Former Student Chadwick Boseman (Exclusive)

Chadwick Boseman's raw talent back when she was his acting professor at Howard University. The matriarch and star opens up to ET's Kevin Frazier about her relationship with the late actor, who died from colon cancer on Aug.

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07.10.2020 / 02:20

Clark Middleton, Actor in 'The Blacklist' and 'Snowpiercer,' Dies at 63

Clark Middleton, who appeared in such films as Birdman and Snowpiercer and had a recurring role on The Blacklist, died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of West Nile virus, his wife said. He was 63.

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06.10.2020 / 00:09

Chadwick Boseman Was ‘Ready To Go’ In Final Conversation With Brother

The world no idea Chadwick Boseman was nearing the end of his private, four-year-long battle with colon cancer before he suddenly passed away in August. But according to his brother, the late actor was sadly “ready to go.”

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05.10.2020 / 23:51

Chadwick Boseman’s Brother Derrick Remembers the Final Conversation He Had With the Late Actor Before His Death

Chadwick Boseman‘s family is dedicated to carrying on his legacy after their heartbreaking loss.The Black Panther star was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016 and battled in private until succumbing to the illness in August. He was 43 years old and is survived by his wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, parents Leroy and Carolyn Boseman, and brothers Derrick and Kevin Boseman.

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05.10.2020 / 18:09

Chadwick Boseman’s Brothers Admit Actor Was ‘Ready To Go’ Amidst Final Days Of Cancer Battle

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.

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05.10.2020 / 14:04

Chadwick Boseman asked pastor brother for dying prayer

© Bang Showbiz Chadwick Boseman The 'Black Panther' actor died in August following a four-year battle with colon cancer and his brother, Pastor Derrick Boseman, revealed their final conversation the night before his younger sibling passed caused him to change his prayers for his sick relative. In the conversation, Chadwick told his brother: “Man, I’m in the fourth quarter, and I need you to get me out of the game.” Derrick asked his brother what he meant, then realised he was tired and ready to go.

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05.10.2020 / 03:49

Chadwick Boseman's Brothers Reflect on His Early Years and Final Days in Emotional New Interview

Chadwick Boseman's brothers are opening up about their memories of the late star, and his final years. Kevin and Derrick Boseman recently spoke with, and reflected on their young brother, and the impact of his death.«I have been trying to remember Chad and not Chadwick,» Kevin, 48, told the publication, after having spent time at the brothers' childhood home in Anderson, South Carolina.

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05.10.2020 / 00:22

Chadwick Boseman’s Brothers Remember The Late Actor And The Last Conversation With Him

Chadwick Boseman’s brothers are opening up about what the “Black Panther” star was like as a sibling.

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02.10.2020 / 20:37

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02.10.2020 / 20:12

Netflix Releases First Look At Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis In 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Viola Davis stars as the real life “Mother of the Blues” Gertrude Rainey alongside Chadwick Boseman in his final role as the enterprising trumpet player Levee. The film is based on the 1984 work written by Wilson, the award-winning playwright behind Fences and The Piano Lesson.Set in 1927 Chicago, the story starts with Rainey as she arrives late to a recording session and greets a controlling white manager and an impatient band, who’s being fueled by Levee’s ambitions to unseat Rainey from her Blues throne.What follows is a misogynistic and creative battle as Rainey fights for full control of her sonic legacy as the men around the Blues queen see her actions as symptoms of her Blackness and womanhood, instead of

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02.10.2020 / 18:49

Chadwick Boseman suits up as 1920s musician in first images from final movie role

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02.10.2020 / 04:05

Viola Davis-Starring ‘Widows’ to Hit China Theaters Oct. 16

Rebecca Davis editorThe Viola Davis-starring 2018 heist thriller “Widows” is set to hit China on Oct. 16.

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02.10.2020 / 01:22

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

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.

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02.10.2020 / 00:02

‘Black’ Comic Where Only Black People Have Superpowers Gets Film Adaptation at Warner Bros

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01.10.2020 / 21:01

‘Piano Lesson’: Denzel Washington Wants Barry Jenkins To Direct Samuel L. Jackson And John David Washington In A New Film

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01.10.2020 / 20:28

See the First Look at Chadwick Boseman's Final Film Role in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'

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.

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01.10.2020 / 20:22

Chadwick Boseman: See 1st Photos Of Actor In His Final Movie Role 1 Month After Sad Death

Chadwick Boseman tragically passed away on August 28 after a long battle with colon cancer, however in his final years he fought through surgeries and chemotherapy treatments to work on seven incredible films. His final movie, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, is slated to hit Netflix on December 18 and the streaming service has released the first images of Chadwick in his last role.

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01.10.2020 / 19:06

Stunning photos show Chadwick Boseman in final role, ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’

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.

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01.10.2020 / 18:48

Chadwick Boseman pictures from final film ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ released

Netflix just released photos of Chadwick Boseman starring in his final film “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” The movie, filmed last year, will come out posthumously on Dec. 18.

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01.10.2020 / 14:36

Chadwick Boseman pictured in last ever film role after death from cancer aged 43

Chadwick Boseman has been pictured in his last ever film role after his death from colon cancer at the age of 43.

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01.10.2020 / 13:15

Here’s the first look at Chadwick Boseman’s final film, ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’

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. I still can’t believe it.”Davis went on to describe Boseman as “the ultimate collaborator”.

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01.10.2020 / 13:10

Netflix releases first look at Chadwick Boseman in his final movie

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 arrival of the legendary 'Mother of the Blues' Ma Rainey (Davis).Directed by George C Wolfe and produced by Denzel Washington, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom will premiere on Netflix later this year, launching on the streaming service on December 18.Struck by

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01.10.2020 / 06:01

Netflix Unveils First Stills From ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’, Chadwick Boseman’s Final Film

On Wednesday, Netflix released the first batch of photos from its upcoming film “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”.

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01.10.2020 / 05:29

First Look at Chadwick Boseman’s Final Film ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Released by Netflix

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.

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01.10.2020 / 05:19

Chadwick Boseman’s Last Film, ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’, Releases First Images

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe final film of Chadwick Boseman’s incandescent career has released its first images of the late star.Director George C. Wolfe’s adaptation of August Wilson’s stage play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom stars Viola Davis in the title role, with Boseman as a band member.

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01.10.2020 / 04:53

Netflix shares first look at Chadwick Boseman’s final role

Netflix has shared the first look at Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, the final film role of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman.

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01.10.2020 / 02:29

See Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis in First Look at Netflix’s ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’

social media Thursday.Additionally, Netflix also released the following stills from the movie which is the “Black Panther” star’s final film.NetflixNetflixNetflixNetflixAdapted from August Wilson’s award-winning play “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” the film is set in 1920’s Chicago and deals with issues of race, art, religion and the exploitation of black recording artists by white producers. The play takes place in a Chicago recording studio where Ma Rainey’s band players Cutler, Toledo, Slow Drag, and Levee gather to record a new album of her songs.

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