Chadwick Boseman’s Costar Clarke Peters ‘Regrets’ Judging Him On Set
While appearing on “Good Morning Britain,” actor Clarke Peters spoke about the passing of his former costar Chadwick Boseman. Peters recalled his first impressions of Boseman on the set of Spike Lee’s acclaimed Netflix movie, “Da 5 Bloods,” which was filmed in Thailand.
“I have to say with a little bit of regret that I probably wasn’t the most altruistic in that environment, but hindsight teaches us a lot of things,” Peters said. “What I’m addressing is basically, my wife asked what Chadwick was like. I was really excited to work with him. I said, ‘I think he’s a little bit precious.’ And she said, ‘Why?’ And I said, ‘Because he’s surrounded by people who are fawning over him.’” Peters went on to explain, “He has a Chinese practitioner, who is massaging his back when he walks off set. He has a makeup lady massaging his feet. His girlfriend is there holding his hand,” Peters said. “And I’m thinking maybe the Black Panther thing went to his head.”
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At the time, Peters wasn’t aware that Boseman had been suffering from colon cancer, but realized his health struggles after he died on August 28, 2020. “I regret even having those thoughts because they were really looking after him,” he said while holding back tears.
Director Spike Lee also released a statement on the passing of the beloved star. He said,
“We filmed Da 5 Bloods in Thailand, and it was hot, jungles, mountains, and Chadwick was there with us all the way. I never, ever suspected that anything was wrong. No one knew he was going through treatment, chemotherapy,” Lee shared. He added, “A trooper. He never complained. He was there every single minute, in the moment, and his performance is testament to what he put into that role and all his roles.”
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