Chadwick Boseman passed away in 2020 at the age of 43, and this hit Ryan Coogler, who directed him in Black Panther, hard. Though the Marvel movie was the first and only time these two worked together, they had grown incredibly close with one another, and Coogler has even admitted that he didn’t think he “would last in this industry” after the actor died. However, it turns out that Boseman’s death ended up inspiring the filmmaker’s 2025 movie release, the Golden Globe-nominated Sinners.
Ryan Coogler revealed while speaking at the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony that honored Boseman with a posthumous star. During his speech, he held up a copper bracelet that Boseman gave him after they wrapped on Black Panther, saying:
