Ryan Coogler Desires to Get Denzel Washington for Black Panther 3

After the grand reveal of Avengers: Doomsday’s partial cast, followers puzzled the place a number of heroes have been. You possibly can depend Black Panther amongst them, since we haven’t seen something from Letitia Wright’s Shuri since Wakanda Forever again in 2022. We don’t know something a few third movie…properly, besides that it could characteristic Denzel Washington.

Throughout final November’s press circuit for Gladiator II, Washington claimed he would be part of the MCU by means of Coogler’s franchise. There hasn’t been any official information but, however Coogler just lately instructed Shannon Sharpe in an interview he was “dying” to work with the esteemed actor, who he known as “a dwelling legend and an ideal mentor. He’s all the time looking for us. I obtained each intention of working with him in [Black Panther 3] so long as he’s .” For his half, Washington sounded fairly sport final 12 months when he talked about taking up new challenges earlier than retirement, so it may very a lot occur.

Black Panther is considered one of a number of franchises who’ve had sizable gaps between solo installments, and Marvel hasn’t even officially confirmed a 3rd installment is going on. Wakanda Perpetually’s four-year wait was largely as a result of Chadwick Boseman’s demise in 2020 and the following pivot to Shuri because the title hero. Current rumors have steered Marvel could also be making an attempt to introduce a new T’Challa, although it’s unclear if this is able to be a multiverse variant or an grownup model of his son launched in Wakanda. Coogler didn’t deal with that, however when requested concerning the await Panther 3, he instructed Sharpe the wait could be “not lengthy.”

Till then, we now have Coogler’s Sinner on April 18, and Avengers: Doomsday on Could 1, 2026.

[via Deadline]

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