*Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has confirmed that “Black Panther 3” is officially in development.
The announcement coincides with news that longtime Marvel executive Nate Moore will leave the studio in 2025 to pursue other projects, but not before collaborating with Feige on at least one more MCU film.
“Although we’ll miss him a great deal,” Feige said, “We look forward to watching what he does next while also having the good fortune of working with him in a new way on our next Black Panther movie.”
Additionally, Entertainment Weekly reports that after Denzel Washington accidentally revealed his involvement in the third film, he apologized to director Ryan Coogler for the slip.
“I called him the other day. I forgot what it was about — no, I called him to apologize,” Washington said in a new interview on the Variety Awards Circuit podcast. “That’s right. I called him. I said, ‘I’m sorry, man.’ He’s like, ‘No, man, it’s all good.’ I FaceTimed, and right there next to him was his lady. They were editing. They were hanging out.”
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According to Washington, he has not heard anything about the next installment in the Black superhero franchise.
“I don’t know what he’s got cooking for me,” he said. “I love Ryan, because he’s like, he won’t say things. ‘You know what I’m saying? Like, you know what I’m saying?’ Well, at least that’s when he talks to me. It’s like, ‘You know what I’m saying?’”
The Oscar-winner previosuly stated that he has a few more projects underway before he officially retires.
“I’ve played Othello at 22. I’m about to play Othello at 70,” Washington told Australia’s Today Show while promoting “Gladiator II,” Complex reports. “After that, I’m playing Hannibal. After that, I’ve been talking with Steve McQueen about a film. After that, Ryan Coogler’s writing a part for me in the next Black Panther. After that, I’m gonna do the film Othello. After that, I’m gonna do King Lear. After that, I’m gonna retire.”
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