Ryan Coogler’s Next Movie Announced as "Black Panther 3"

After ridding the Mississippi Delta of blues-loving vampires (and a few Klansmen) with Michael B. Jordan's "Sinners", Ryan Coogler is ready to get back to the mythical Wakanda.

While speaking onstage during the Sinners panel at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles, the two-time Oscar nominee confirmed that "Black Panther 3 would be his “next movie” as he is hard at work completing the MCU trilogy that kicked off with Chadwick Boseman in 2018.

“If it was anybody but you, I would say, ‘I can neither confirm or deny,'” teased Coogler. “But we’re working on it hard. … Yeah, it’s the next movie.”

In November 2024, Denzel Washington let it slip that he is being considered for a role in the third installment of "Black Panther".

During an interview in Australia promoting "Gladiator II," he said that Coogler was “writing a part for me,” which the director has since confirmed.

Boseman first played the role of T’Challa, appearing in 2016’s "Captain America: Civil War," followed by the Black Panther feature film in 2018. The actor reprised the superhero role in 2018’s "Avengers: Infinity War" and 2019’s "Avengers: Endgame".

After Boseman died of colon cancer in August 2020, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" was released in 2022 and dedicated to his memory.

The movie picked up following the death of T’Challa, with Letitia Wright’s Shuri taking over the heroic title.