Anna Daniels
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman has lost an incredible amount of weight in recent months. The actor has been spotted looking thinner than ever in multiple outings in Los Angeles, sparking growing concerns about his dramatic weight loss. While fans are worried about the actor’s health, it turns out that he may have lost the weight for an upcoming TV role.
Boseman looks frail during a recent outing
Fans recently spotted Boseman running a few errands with his girlfriend, Taylor Simone Ledward, in LA. The Black Panther star looked like a completely different person because of the weight loss.
According to The Sun, Boseman wore a light t-shirt for the outing and covered up with a bomber jacket. Ledward, who is Boseman’s rumored fiancée, also looked casual in jeans and a white shirt.
Boseman sparked similar concerns over his weight loss a few weeks ago when he posted a video on Instagram. The clip featured Boseman promoting a new charity, Operation 42, which is helping hospitals that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
The actor was also spotted walking around his Los Feliz neighborhood using a cane. Boseman’s mother joined him for the quick walk, which included a stop by a nearby cafe for a smoothie.
‘Black Panther’ fans are officially worried about Boseman’s health
Between the public appearances and the Instagram video, fans are officially worried about the Black Panther star’s health. Taking to social media, fans asked the actor if he was doing OK and why he has lost so much weight.
“I hope your okay, your appearance has changed,” one fan wrote, while another added, “Dude, I’m all in for this, but please reassure your fan base about your health ’cause I am starting to be kinda worried.”
Despite the growing concern about his health, Boseman has not addressed his dramatic weight loss.
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Boseman rose to stardom playing T’Challa in Black Panther, a film that made well over a billion dollars at the box office and won several Academy Awards. He has reprised the role in several crossover films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.
To get in superhero shape, Boseman hit the gym for an entire year and had a martial arts expert train him for the fight scenes. The actor is set to return as T’Challa in Black Panther 2, which is one reason why fans are so concerned about his weight.
Did Boseman drop the weight for a movie role?
Although Black Panther fans are clearly worried about Boseman’s health, the actor may have shed the weight for an upcoming role.
Boseman is set to play the part of a slave named Abraham in the television show, The Black Child, which also stars the rapper, Common. The series is based on a book of the same title, though it is unclear when the show will premiere.
Apart from The Black Child, Boseman has a few other projects currently in development. This includes a movie called Yasuke, where the actor portrays an African samurai in Japan.
The good news is that Boseman has plenty of time to bulk up for Black Panther 2. Marvel was forced to push back the premiere dates of all of its Phase 4 movies due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Black Panther 2 is now scheduled to open in theaters in the spring of 2022, which means filming will not begin for another year.
Is the ‘Black Panther’ star training for a new film?
Turns out there might be a good explanation for why Boseman was spotted using a walking stick around his home. According to Looper, Boseman is actually training with a martial arts staff to prepare for his role in Yasuke.
Photos have emerged that show Boseman training with the staff with a fellow martial arts instructor. With Black Panther 2 still a ways out, the actor is most likely training for the samurai film.
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Chadwick Boseman actually trained with a staff ahead of Black Panther. In fact, this is one of the workouts that got him ripped for the part and helped him with some of the action scenes in the film.
Written by: Cheat
