Chadwick Boseman’s death hurt Michael B. Jordan the most: director

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler opened up about the tragic passing of the film’s star Chadwick Boseman from colon cancer at the age of 43.

Michael B. Jordan, who worked with them both on the film, was impacted the most by his death, as Coogler said, "Out of all of my actors, Chad's death actually hit Mike (Jordan) the hardest.”

About Boseman, the director added, "He was a fully baked man from the South. He was an old school man's man and compared to that dude when we worked together bro, me and Mike was kids."

"He was the kind of teacher who you never knew you was getting a lesson when he taught," he remarked. "It was all by example and what he gave me and Michael was patience."

"He moved at an old-school pace and he took his time [but] he was always early. He was that type of dude. And Mike will tell you this, I told him man, I said, 'Hey bro, what would Chad do in this role? If he had this role what would he do?' 'Cause Chad never broke action," Coogler gushed.

He admitted to using the work ethic and commitment they saw in Boseman on his and Jordan’s newest film together, Sinners.

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