“He Actually Called Ryan To Apologize”: ‘Black Panther 3’ Producer Reacts to Denzel Washington’s Rumored Role

One of the biggest news drops at the end of 2024 came days before the premiere of Gladiator 2, when star Denzel Washington revealed that Ryan Coogler was writing him a part in Black Panther 3. There is a lot to unpack here; this was the first mention of Black Panther 3, which has still yet to be announced by Marvel Studios, but secondly, Washington in the MCU is something that people have been interested in seeing for years. Collider's Garrett Blaney recently caught up with Marvel producer Nate Moore to promote the first MCU film of 2025, Captain America: Brave New World, and he asked if the team had nailed down specifics about Washington's role, and Moore also provided an update on the status of Black Panther 3: