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In this Saturday, March 30, 2019 photo, Chadwick Boseman poses in the press room with the award for outstanding actor in a motion picture for “Black Panther” at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, has died of cancer. He was 43.
LOS ANGELES — Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43.
Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with his wife and family by his side, his publicist Nicki Fioravante told The Associated Press.
Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago, his family said in a statement.
“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. “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.”
Boseman had not spoken publicly about his diagnosis.
11 movies you may or may not know were filmed in the Region
“Natural Born Killers”
One of the most famous scenes from the 1994 movie “Natural Born Killers” was shot in Hammond, specifically at the Hammond City Hall. The interior and exterior of the vintage 1930s building were used to recreate a city courtroom for a scene with Woody Harrelson’s character plunging a knife into another man. Alas, much of the scene was cut from the final released film. The water towers in Calumet City can also be spotted in the movie.
The movie, starring Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis and Tom Sizemore, was released in 1994.
“Pearl Harbor”
Aerial shots of U.S. Steel in Gary are used in “Pearl Harbor,” although the shots are not intended to depict U.S. Steel but instead industrial Japan in 1942.
The movie, starring Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale and Josh Hartnett, was released in 2001.
“Prancer”
The 1989 Christmas film classic “Prancer,” is a claim-to-fame for LaPorte County. It’s about an 8-year-old girl, played by young actress Rebecca Harrell, who rescues an injured deer, believing he is one of Santa’s famous antler team. The movie’s director John Hancock hails from LaPorte, Ind.
The movie, starring Sam Elliot, Cloris Leachman and Rutanya Alda, was released in 1989.
“Public Enemies”
“Public Enemies” starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger was released in 2008. The film starred Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland residents for onscreen roles and was filmed in the Region, particularly in Crown Point.
The movie, starring Christian Bale, Johnny Depp and Christian Stolte, was released in 2009.
“Regionrat”
“Regionrat” was written and directed by Javier Reyna and stars Natassia Halabi and Connor Williams, who also starred in independent films like “UnMiracle” and “American Nobody.”
The movie, released in 2018, is the indie film adaptation of Rich Laskowski’s cult novel set in Northwest Indiana.
“Rudy”
The movie “Rudy” was not only filmed at Notre Dame in South Bend, but there are also scenes that were shot in Whiting.
The movie, starring Sean Astin, Jon Favreau and Ned Beatty, was released in 1993.
“Small Towns are Murder”
Actress Donna Burns readies for her close-up in “Small Towns Are Murder,” filmed in Hammond’s Mueller Hardware in November of 1987.
The film also stars Albert Julkes and Gerry Langedon.
“The Fugitive”
The 1993 runaway hit “The Fugitive” included scenes filmed around East Chicago’s steel mills and in Whiting.
The movie, starring Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones and Sela Ward, was released in 1993.
“The Package”
Production assistant Chris Albrecht quiets the crowd before filming starts on “The Package” in Dolton, Illinois, in December of 1988.
The movie, starring Gene Hackman, Tommy Lee Jones and Joanna Cassidy, was released in 1989.
“Transformers 3”
Adams Street in downtown Gary teems members of a film crew in 2010 during the shooting of “Transformers 3” at City Methodist Church in Gary. Scenes from the movie were filmed there.
The movie, starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Tyrese Gibson, was released in 2011.
“When Jeff Tried to Save the World”
“Napoleon Dynamite” star Jon Heder, “Parks and Recreation”‘s Jim O’Heir and other Hollywood types have taken over Lan-Oak Lanes in Lansing to film the indie movie “When Jeff Tried to Save the World.”
The film crew scouted more than 40 bowling alleys in Los Angeles, but didn’t find any with the right vintage look until former Munster resident and director Kendall Goldberg saw the 16-lane Lan-Oak Lanes, which still looks largely the way it did during the 1960s. The film crew has added an arcade and several neon signs, including a “Winky’s World” one, for the filming.
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