How Netflix's 'The Harder They Fall' Paid Tribute to the Late, Great Chadwick Boseman

Eagle-eyed viewers of The Harder They Fall on Netflix have spotted a sweet, yet subtle tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman.

As well as featuring a stacked cast of talent, the movie contains a nod to the late, great Black Panther actor.

Boseman passed away in August 2020 after a private battle with colon cancer, aged 43.

Jeymes Samuel's Western follows Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) and his entourage, as they attempt to take revenge against Rufus Buck (Idris Elba) and his gang.

In addition to Majors and Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King and LaKeith Stanfield all star in the movie, which is available to watch on Netflix now.

Jay-Z, meanwhile, produced and also contributed two new original songs for the soundtrack.

Where was the Chadwick Boseman reference in The Harder They Fall?

The tribute to Boseman can clearly be seen on the side of the train that the Rufus Buck gang rob.

A large sequence in the first act of the movie takes place on a train, when the Rufus Buck gang board the vehicle to break their leader out. Approximately 27 minutes into the movie we see the front of the train, which bares the initials "C.A.B."

Moments later we see Stanfield and King's characters walking by a carriage. Written across the side of this red carriage is "C. A. Boseman," which is a clear nod to the late actor, whose full name was Chadwick Aaron Boseman.

The Netflix account @strongblacklead seemingly confirmed the link as more than just coincidence. They wrote "Our favorite trivia from #TheHarderTheyFall might be the fact that the train is named after our forever king, Chadwick Aaron Boseman," followed by a black heart emoji.

How did fans react to the Chadwick Boseman reference?

Once the tribute was pointed out on Twitter by Netflix, hundreds of fans retweeted and replied to the original post.

Many, including @ohhmylade and @MsEveMoneyPenny replied with visual representations of how the gesture made them feel.

Many others complimented the move. @WendellMosby said: "That's dope!," while @MickGuyder said: "beautiful tribute to a Real Hero!"

@Chants63737352 wrote: "A beautiful dedication to a fabulous actor," while Twitter user @PlayboyRoyalDuh seemed to be affected by the gesture, writing "Now I'm crying. Thank you."

More fans decided that pictures spoke louder than words and used images and gifs of Chadwick Boseman to represent how they felt about the tribute. @jon_marc_book and @KinggPatt both replied with Black Panther gifs.

The Harder They Fall is available to watch on Netflix now where you can catch the tribute for yourself.