Ryan Coogler Desires to Get Denzel Washington for ...

After the grand reveal of Avengers: Doomsday’s partial cast, followers puzzled the place a number of heroes have been. You may rely 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 couple of third movie…properly, besides that it could function 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 lately informed Shannon Sharpe in an interview he was “dying” to work with the esteemed actor, who he referred to as “a residing legend and an ideal mentor. He’s all the time looking for us. I bought each intention of working with him in [Black Panther 3] so long as he’s .” For his half, Washington sounded fairly sport final yr when he talked about taking over new challenges earlier than retirement, so it may very a lot occur.

Black Panther is one among 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 Without end’s four-year wait was largely as a consequence of Chadwick Boseman’s demise in 2020 and the following pivot to Shuri because the title hero. Latest rumors have prompt Marvel could also be attempting to introduce a new T’Challa, although it’s unclear if this may be a multiverse variant or an grownup model of his son launched in Wakanda. Coogler didn’t tackle that, however when requested in regards to the await Panther 3, he informed Sharpe the wait can be “not lengthy.”

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

[via Deadline]

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