It's no secret that Chadwick Boseman is a living legend. Not only has he played iconic real-life roles from Jackie Robinson to James Brown but he's also made history as the titular role in Black Panther.
The critically acclaimed Marvel movie is already the ninth highest-grossing film ever and is second only to Avengers Infinity War.last night Chadwick took home the Best Superhero award at The MTV Movie & TV Awards. However, instead of making the moment about him, he chose to dedicate his accolade to and share it with James Shaw Jr. James recently saved the lives of many at The Waffle House in Antioch, Nashville when he tackled a rifle out of the hands of a gunman there.
The critically acclaimed Marvel movie is already the ninth highest-grossing film ever and is second only to Avengers Infinity War.last night Chadwick took home the Best Superhero award at The MTV Movie & TV Awards. However, instead of making the moment about him, he chose to dedicate his accolade to and share it with James Shaw Jr. James recently saved the lives of many at The Waffle House in Antioch, Nashville when he tackled a rifle out of the hands of a gunman there.
“Black Panther” actor Chadwick Boseman received an award for playing a superhero but chose to give it away to a real-life superhero. The Marvel star was accepting his MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Hero in a Movie when he called James Shaw Jr. up to the stage. Shaw was responsible for taking down the gunman who shot and killed four people in a Tennessee Waffle House back in April.“Receiving an award for playing a superhero is amazing,” Boseman said to the audience. “But it’s even greater to acknowledge the heroes that we have in real life. So I just want to acknowledge somebody that’s here today: James Shaw Jr.