Chadwick Boseman, the star of Black Panther, 42, and other blockbuster movies, died on Friday from colon cancer after first being diagnosed with the disease in 2016.
"A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much," a statement on his Twitter account read. "It was the honor of his career to bring to life King T'Challa to life in Black Panther."
Beyond the Marvel Universe, Boseman was beloved for playing Jackie Robinson in the 2013 film 42, Thurgood Marshall in 2016's Marshall, and most recently the character Stormin' Norman in Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods, which premiered on Netflix in June.
Hollywood, celebrities, politicians, sports figures, and more mourned his death Friday night with moving messages on social media.
Marvel Studios
Ava DuVernay
Octavia Spencer
Jordan Peele
Brie Larson
Jeffrey Wright
DC Comics
Sterling K. Brown
Bernice King
Barry Jenkins
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Mariah Carey
Robert Iger
Martin Lawrence
Kevin Hart
LeBron James
Halle Berry
Chris Evans
Gabrielle Union
Kerry Washington
Kendrick Sampson
Taika Waititi
Viola Davis
John Legend
Kamala Harris
Angela Bassett
Denzel Washington
Don Cheadle
Whoopi Goldberg
Barack Obama
Lewis Hamilton
Russo Brothers
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Issa Rae
Correction: Dwyane Wade's name was misspelled in an earlier version of this post.