‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ is based on August Wilson’s award-winning play

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Streaming platform Netflix on Thursday unveiled the first look images of late actor Chadwick Boseman’s last film ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’. According to Variety, the final film of the Marvel star has been slated to release on December 18.
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Boseman died on August 28 this year after battling colon cancer.
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