Michael B. Jordan got candid about seeking mental health support after starring as the villain in Black Panther. "After the movie, it kind of stuck with me for a bit," Jordan, 38, shared during a Sunday, January 4, interview on CBS News Sunday Morning. "Went to therapy, talked about it, found a way to kind of just decompress. And I think at that point, I was still learning that I needed to decompress from a character. You know, there's no blueprint to this." In the 2018 Marvel film, Jordan appeared as the mercenary and former U.S. Navy SEAL Erik "Killmonger" Stevens who tries to overthrow his cousin T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) from Wakanda. Jordan reprised his role in the 2022 sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The Sinners actor went on to say that most of the time "acting is a solo journey" - which makes "talking" to someone "really important." Michael B. Jordan on Being Honored on the Same Day as Chadwick Boseman "Auditioning by yourself, practicing by yourself. There's a lot of preparation and the experience and the journey," he explained on Sunday. "So learning as I went, I [realized] that, 'Oh man, I still got a little something on me I need to get off.' You know, talking is really important." While prepping for his role of Killmonger, Jordan revealed that he spent several moments where he was "isolated" and "didn't really speak" to his family that much to focus. Michael B. Jordan in 'Black Panther' (C) Marvel / (C) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection "Erik didn't really know a lot of love," Jordan said. "I think Erik didn't experience that. He had a lot of betrayal, a lot of failed systems around him that shaped him and his anger and his frustration. And looking at history and how it would seem to always repeat itself, and how was he going to break that cycle." Black Panther also starred the late Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Sterling K. Brown, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker and Andy Serkis. The film received several accolades and even scored an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Nearly two years after Black Panther's theatrical release, Boseman died at the age of 43 after undergoing a private battle with cancer. 'Black Panther' Director Tears Up at Chadwick Boseman Walk of Fame Ceremony "It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman," Boseman's publicist said in a statement in August 2020. "Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016 and battled with it these last four years as it progressed 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. 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." The statement continued: "It was the honor of his career to bring King T'Challa to life in Black Panther. He died in his home, with his wife [Taylor Simone Ledward Boseman] and family by his side." Since Chadwick's tragic death, Jordan has continued to reflect on the late actor including on what he wishes he would have done differently in their relationship. "It's something I think about often, you know," Jordan explained in Apple TV+'s Number One on the Call Sheet documentary in March 2025. "Not checking up as much as I should. It's something that weighs on me also. I'm not trying to turn this into a therapy session, but Chadwick is special. I was looking forward to, like, you know ..."