‘I Wish We Had More Time’ (Photo)

Michael B. Jordan paid tribute to his “Black Panther” costar Chadwick Boseman on Monday, three days after the latter handed away on the age of 43.

“One of the last times we spoke, you said we were forever linked, and now the truth of that means more to me than ever,” Jordan wrote. “Everything you’ve given the world … the legends and heroes that you’ve shown us we are … will live on forever. But the thing that hurts the most is that I now understand how much of a legend and hero YOU are.”

He added: “You are my big brother, but I never fully got a chance to tell you, or to truly give you your flowers while you were here. I wish we had more time.”

Boseman handed away on Friday of colon most cancers. According to a household assertion, he was recognized with Stage III colon most cancers in 2016 and battled the illness during the last 4 years because it superior to Stage IV.

“A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much,” the assertion learn. “From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more — all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honor of his career to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther.”

Boseman died in his dwelling together with his spouse and household by his facet.

Before his star-making flip in “Black Panther” (which was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar) Boseman performed real-life historic Black icons Jackie Robinson in “42,” James Brown in “Get on Up” and Thurgood Marshall in “Marshall.”

He made his debut as T’Challa/Black Panther in 2016’s “Captain America: Civil War.” A standalone spin-off, “Black Panther,” adopted in February 2018, during which Jordan costarred as Killmonger, adopted by  “Avengers: Infinity War” in April 2018. His final big-screen look as Black Panther was in 2019’s “Avengers: End Game.”

Boseman’s dying shocked the world, together with his MCU colleagues, associates, friends and followers mourning the beloved actor.

See Jordan’s submit beneath.