Following the tragic death of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, the movie-making community has been heaping praise and honoring the actor, with his Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom co-star Viola Davis saying that Boseman will be remembered as a hero, and not just because he played one on screen.
Directed by George C. Wolfe and written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is produced by Denzel Washington, Todd Black and Dany Wolf, and stars Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman, with Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo and Michael Potts in supporting roles.
The first reviews for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom recently dropped, praising the two central performances as well as the movie’s cultural significance.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom will feature Boseman’s final performance and is an adaptation of the play of the same name by August Wilson.