Boseman died in August at the age of 43 after a private battle with colon cancer. As a result, some of the lines in the trailer, like "I got my time coming to me," are more emotional to watch now.
Based on the 1982 play by August Wilson, the film follows Ma Rainey (Davis) as the "Mother of the Blues" along with a band of musicians, which includes Boseman as a trumpeteer named Levee, who also wants to pave the way for his own success in the music industry.
It's one of two potential posthumous nominations he could receive after another stand-out performance in Spike Lee's "Da 5 Bloods" earlier this year.
Directed by George C. Wolfe ("Nights in Rodanthe"), "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" also stars Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Michael Potts, Jonny Coyne, and Taylour Paige. The film is being produced by Denzel Washington, the second Wilson play he's adapted for the screen following "Fences."
The film will be available to stream on Netflix on December 18.
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