Daniel Kaluuya will always be grateful to the late Chadwick Boseman for "big bro-ing" him. The 'Get Out' actor struck up a friendship Boseman.

When Black Panther was released, it became clear that the cast and crew had developed a uniquely strong bond from within Wakanda. Chadwick Boseman was universally loved, which is why his passing was so devastating to those who worked with him. Daniel Kaluuya spoke more about what he brought to those around him, offering:

The 'Get Out' and 'Black Panther' star spoke with fellow actor and friend Ashley Walters at a BFI London Film Festival event Wednesday, saying about Boseman: "Meeting Chad was a pivotal moment in my life.

As the two were filming the 2018 Marvel blockbuster, “Get Out,” which hit theaters about a year earlier, turned Kaaluya from a relative unknown to a household name — an experience he was not prepared for. The star explained that it was Boseman who helped him understand what was coming.

Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for NAACP At a BFI London Film Festival event on Wednesday, Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya spoke reverently about his friend, Black Panther co-star and former mentor, the late Chadwick Boseman.

Kaluuya played W'Kabi in Marvel's 2018 hit opposite Boseman's T'Challa, and he was just about to see his career skyrocket. Black Panther was filming the same year Jordan Peele's horror smash Get Out released, which would thrust Kaluuya onto the international stage and earn him an Academy Award.

Daniel Kaluuya has nothing but praise for his late costar, Chadwick Boseman. “Meeting Chad was a pivotal moment in my life,” Kaluuya, 35, said at a BFI London Film Festival event at Soho’s Picturehouse Central on Wednesday,

Daniel Kaluuya had nothing but praise when he talked about Chadwick Boseman. The two actors met on the set of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie Black Panther and quickly developed a strong bond, akin to that of brothers.