Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman has been posthumously honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during an emotional ceremony in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
Filmmaker Ryan Coogler, who directed Boseman in the 2018 hit, was joined by actress Viola Davis and Boseman’s widow, Simone Ledward-Boseman, in paying tribute to Boseman in the heart of Tinseltown.<\/p>\n
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Chadwick Boseman’s photo was placed alongside a pair of his shoes on his unveiled star. (Reuters: Mario Anzuoni)<\/p>\n
“Today was a beautiful day,” Ms Ledward-Boseman said.<\/p>\n
“Everyone was just so full of love and joy. And we’re all so proud of this person that we knew, that we shared.”<\/p>\n
Coogler remembered Boseman as an “incredibly generous” person.<\/p>\n
“Even when he knew his days were limited, and his moments were numbered, he still gave to the art form. He still threw himself into the fire,” he said.<\/p>\n
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Ryan Coogler became emotional as he spoke during the ceremony. (Reuters: Mario Anzuoni)<\/p>\n
Boseman began his career in theatre and television before making the leap to film.<\/p>\n
His most famous character, T’Challa \u2014 aka Black Panther \u2014 was introduced in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War.<\/p>\n
Two years later, he reprised the role in the hugely successful standalone film Black Panther, becoming the first black actor to lead a film in the sprawling Marvel franchise.<\/p>\n
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Chadwick Boseman first entered the Marvel universe in 2016, before helming 2018’s standalone Black Panther. (Marvel Studios)<\/p>\n
Boseman died in 2020 at the age of 43<\/a> from colon cancer, which had been diagnosed four years earlier.<\/p>\n He filmed his scenes in Black Panther while battling the disease, unbeknown to his director and co-stars.<\/p>\n