Letitia Wright expressed her grief for late Black Panther co-star and on-screen brother Chadwick Boseman in an emotional Instagram post.
Wright starred alongside Boseman as T’Challa’s younger, tech genius sister Shuri. She shared an emotional video of sunsets and other moments of natural beauty to commemorate Boseman’s own spirit.
The 26-year-old actress speaks about her mourning; noting that “she didn’t know this what I was waking up to” upon hearing the news on Friday. Wright writes that she has cried “rivers of tears for the loss that deeply affected all Black Panther cast members.”
Wright went on to speak about how she, like many others, did not know Boseman was secretly dealing with colon cancer. She said that she had sent her co-star messages to check in on him, only to receive no response.
“I wish I got to say goodbye,” Wright says in her emotional tribute.
As videos of waves crashing and receding from the shore and footage of the sun lowering past the horizon continue to play, she goes on to reflect on the moments she shared with Boseman.
Wright spoke about the first time she met Boseman in Los Angeles for the Black Panther filming. Her Instagram post featured videos of the two actors sharing embraces and goofing around.
Wright concluded the video with photos of Boseman; along with magazine clippings of him and the rest of the Black Panther cast. To end the video, Wright says that she and those who knew Boseman will carry on his legacy for years to come.
“All that’s left now is for us to allow all the seeds that you have planted on the earth to grow, to blossom, to become even more beautiful,” she said. “You’re forever in my heart.”
Boseman died of colon cancer on Friday. He was 43.