Ryan Coogler Wants Denzel for Black Panther 3 As Much as You Do

After the grand reveal of Avengers: Doomsday’s partial cast, fans wondered where several heroes have been. You can count Black Panther among them, since we haven’t seen anything from Letitia Wright’s Shuri since Wakanda Forever back in 2022. We don’t know anything about a third film…well, except that it may feature Denzel Washington. During last November’s press circuit for Gladiator II, Washington claimed he would join the MCU through Coogler’s franchise. There hasn’t been any official news yet, but Coogler recently told Shannon Sharpe in an interview he was “dying” to work with the esteemed actor, who he called “a living legend and a great mentor. He’s always looking out for us. I got every intention of working with him in [Black Panther 3] as long as he’s interested.” For his part, Washington sounded pretty game last year when he talked about taking on new challenges before retirement, so it could very much happen. Black Panther is one of several franchises who’ve had sizable gaps ... Read full article.