Denzel Washington seems to have found his next role.
While Marvel Studios has yet to confirm there will be a third film in the Black Panther franchise, the Oscar-winning actor indicated that there is indeed a third movie in the works and he’s going to be part of it.
While doing press for his new film, Gladiator II, Washington was a guest on Australia’s version of Today, where he revealed that director Ryan Coogler is writing a part for him.
“At this point in my career, I’m only interested in working with the best, I don’t know how many more films I will make, probably not that many. I want to do things that I haven’t done,” Washington said.
“I played Othello at 22, I’m now going to play it at 70,” he continued. “After that, I’m playing Hannibal. After that, I’ve been talking with [British filmmaker] Steve McQueen about a film. After that, Ryan Coogler is writing a part for me in the next Black Panther.”
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The first Black Panther film was released in 2018 and starred Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, and Michael B. Jordan.
The critically acclaimed superhero saga grossed over $1.3 billion at the global box office, scored three Oscar wins in technical categories, and became Marvel’s first film to receive a best picture nomination.
The sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was released in 2022 — two years after Boseman died at age 43 in 2020 from colon cancer. It grossed $859 million globally.
While fans anxiously wait to see Washington in a Black Panther film, they can go to theaters on Nov. 22 to see him in Gladiator II.
Below is the full interview and around the 3:49 mark is where Denzel Washington speaks about his career.
