Chadwick Boseman's death: Actor fought Marvel over using African accent in 'Black Panther'

Chwick Boseman passed away on Friday, at of 43 after battling colon cancer for four years. late actor was popularly kwn for playing T’Challa / Black Panr in Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). He received immense appreciation for his performance in superhero movie. But did you kw that he h to argue with makers to let his character have an African accent?

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When Chwick Boseman fought Marvel over using African accents

Marvel Studios was t entirely convinced for T’Challa having an African accent, but Chwick Boseman argued with makers to do so. In a 2018 interview with Hollywood Reporter, late actor said that studios felt like it was maybe too much for an audience to take. He mentioned that y felt, ‘Would people be able to understand it through a whole movie?’ and if y do it w n y are stuck with it in future projects. Boseman stated that he felt “exact opposite”, if he speaks with a British accent, what will happen when he goes home, hinting at what he would tell his close ones about his character’s representation.

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re were two options that Chwick Boseman h at that time. Taking on a British accent or keeping his American accent and explaining that character h studied in a foreign country. But late actor did t give up on his belief. He said that it felt like a “deal-breaker” to him. Boseman mentioned that he was like, ‘, this is such an important factor that if we lose this right w, what else are we gonna throw away for sake of making people feel comfortable?’ He ted that n y finally decide to go for African accent. He gave his “most respect” to Marvel for listening to him

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Chwick Boseman talked on matter in a news conference after premiere of Black Panr. He said that re was a time period where people would ask him questions about wher or t an “audience could sit through a movie with a le character” that spoke with an African accent. Marshall star mentioned that he became “amant about fact” that it was t true. Boseman stated that “intonations and melodies” inside an African accent are “just as classical" as a European or a British one. Chwick Boseman also told Los Angeles Times that for T’Challa to have any or accent would t be fine, because if y did that, it would be saying that Wakandans have been colonized.