US actor #ChadwickBoseman, best known for playing #BlackPanther in the hit #Marvel superhero franchise, has died of cancer aged 43.<br /><br />He died at home in Los Angeles with his wife and family by his side, a statement posted on social media said.<br /><br />#Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago but had not made the information public.<br /><br />The news has left fans and the film world stunned. Get Out director #JordanPeele said it was "a crushing blow".<br /><br />"A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much," his family said in the statement.<br /><br />"From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and several more - all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honor of his career to bring King T'Challa to life in Black Panther."
