{"id":2270828,"date":"2026-02-07T02:01:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T02:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2270828"},"modified":"2026-02-07T02:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T02:01:25","slug":"michael-b-jordan-keeps-a-stuffed-black-panther-to-remind-him-of-late-friend-and-costar-chadwick-boseman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/michael-b-jordan-keeps-a-stuffed-black-panther-to-remind-him-of-late-friend-and-costar-chadwick-boseman\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael B. Jordan keeps a stuffed black panther to remind him of late friend and costar Chadwick Boseman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wakanda forever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/michael-b-jordan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michael B. Jordan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Michael B. Jordan<\/a> has a sweet way of keeping his late <em>Black Panther<\/em> costar, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/chadwick-boseman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chadwick Boseman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Chadwick Boseman<\/a>, close to his heart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the latest edition of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UWhXEVJPazw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BAFTA's Playback video series;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">BAFTA&#8217;s <em>Playback<\/em> video series<\/a>, the <em>Sinners<\/em> star showed off a stuffed black panther. Picking it up and looking at it, Jordan tells the camera, &#8220;I see my guy right here, man. Yeah, as soon as I see this I think of my friend Chadwick Boseman.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Of the stuffed animal, he added, &#8220;It will forever remind me of him, and, you know, the time we had a chance to finally, finally work together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><i>Michael B. Jordan keeps a stuffed black panther to remind him of his friend Chadwick Boseman <\/i><\/p>\n<p>BAFTA\/YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jordan played the villainous Erik Killmonger while Boseman played T&#8217;Challa\/Black Panther in the 2018 Marvel epic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In August 2020, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/chadwick-boseman-dead-black-panther-42-actor-dies-colon-cancer-43\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Boseman died at 43;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Boseman died at 43<\/a>\u00a0after a quiet four-year battle with colon cancer. Days later, Jordan shared an emotional tribute to his friend and costar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve been trying to find the words, but nothing comes close to how I feel,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/michael-b-jordan-chadwick-boseman-emotional-tribute\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jordan wrote in an Instagram post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jordan wrote in an Instagram post<\/a> along with photos of him with Boseman. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been reflecting on every moment, every conversation, every laugh, every disagreement, every hug\u2026everything. I wish we had more time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jordan explained that one of the last times he spoke to his friend, Boseman told him the two were &#8220;forever linked,&#8221; which meant even more to him upon hearing news of the actor&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Since nearly the beginning of my career, starting with\u00a0<em>All My Children<\/em>\u00a0when I was 16 years old you paved the way for me,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;You showed me how to be better, honor purpose, and create legacy. And whether you\u2019ve known it or not\u2026 I\u2019ve been watching, learning and constantly motivated by your greatness&#8230; Everything you&#8217;ve given the world \u2026 the legends and heroes that you\u2019ve shown us we are \u2026 will live on forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jordan continued, &#8220;But the thing that hurts the most is that I now understand how much of a legend and hero YOU are. Through it all, you never lost sight of what you loved most&#8230; You are my big brother, but I never fully got a chance to tell you, or to truly give you your flowers while you were here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor ended his tribute by adding, &#8220;I\u2019m gonna miss your honesty, your generosity, your sense of humor, and incredible gifts. I&#8217;ll miss the gift of sharing space with you in scenes. I&#8217;m dedicating the rest of my days to live the way you did. With grace, courage, and no regrets. &#8216;Is this your king!?&#8217; Yes . he . is! Rest In Power Brother.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>BAFTA Playback<\/em> video comes on the heels of Jordan&#8217;s latest movie, <em>Sinners<\/em>, making Oscars history. The film became the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/sinners-makes-oscars-history-with-most-nominations-for-one-movie-11890251\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:most nominated ever by the awards show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">most nominated ever by the awards show<\/a>, receiving a whopping 15 nods, including for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Jordan for his dual roles of twin brothers Smoke and Stack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/michael-b-jordan-has-stuffed-black-panther-in-memory-of-chadwick-boseman-11901911\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source malaysia.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wakanda forever. Michael B. Jordan has a sweet way of keeping his late Black Panther costar, Chadwick Boseman, close to his heart. In the latest edition of BAFTA&#8217;s Playback video series, the Sinners star showed off a stuffed black panther. Picking it up and looking at it, Jordan tells the camera, &#8220;I see my guy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2270829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[360141,343121,391421,347327],"class_list":["post-2270828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-bafta","tag-black-panther","tag-chadwick-boseman","tag-michael-b-jordan"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Michael-B-Jordan-keeps-a-stuffed-black-panther-to-remind.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2270828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2270828"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2270828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2270830,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2270828\/revisions\/2270830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2270829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2270828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2270828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2270828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}