Michael B. Jordan reflects on his relationship with Chadwick Boseman: 'I wish I had more time'
Michael B. Jordan recently opened up how strongly the loss of his "Black Panther" co-star Chadwick Boseman has affected him.
Speaking to Vanity Fair for its "Hollywood Issue," the 33-year-old actor talked about his friendship with Boseman and how it continues to influence his life.
"Our relationship was a very personal one and had a lot of great moments—some that I couldn't fully appreciate and fully understand until now," the actor told the outlet. "I wish I had more time to have our relationship evolve, and grow, and become closer and stronger."
"We got a concentrated dose of Chadwick. He did more in his 43 years of life than most people have done in a lifetime," the "Creed" star went on. "he was here for the time he was supposed to be here, and he had his impact, and his legacy. That was clear with the abundance of love that he has gotten from people all over the world."
Noting the "generations of kids" who will continue to look up to the late actor, Jordan said losing Boseman was one of the hardest moments of his life.
"It hurt. It hurt a lot. That's probably what made me cry the most this year," the Emmy Award-nominee confessed.
Boseman died on Aug. 28, 2020, after a four-year battle with colon cancer.
Jordan noted how hard Boseman had to keep his health battle private.
"To keep something like this quiet for so long—our town is nearly impossible to do something like that in. It speaks to the type of person he was, to work as hard as he did into his last moments," Jordan said. "It’s truly incredible."
