Since Harrison Ford, this Oscar-winning actor joins Marvel for one of the studio’s most anticipated

Heading into Gladiator II on Wednesday, November 12th, Denzel Washington is getting ready to take his first steps at Marvel! The interview was broadcast Today show On ABC, the actor discussed his projects and casually revealed that Ryan Coogler had written him a role in the upcoming Black Panther movie.

Denzel Washington hasn’t said much about the role, but we do know that writer-director Ryan Coogler is back at the helm writing the third installment of the Black Panther saga.

Black Panther will return…

We already knew that the Wakanda superhero would return to cinema, but without further details. While promoting Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in 2022, Letitia Wright, who plays Shuri, sister of T’Challa (the late Chadwick Boseman) and the new Black Panther after the latter’s death, told Variety on the mic:

“Black Panther 3 is planned. We’ve only had two years and we’ve all come together to support Wakanda forever. We need a little break, we need to regroup, and Ryan needs to go back to his lab to think. So it’s going to take a while, but we’re really excited about it.” to do.”

Black Panther 3 That’s why it’s on the way and adding an Oscar-winning actor to the cast Denzel Washington Has something to amaze fans. The actress thus joins Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira and Winston Duke.

The first installment, released in 2018, earned $1.34 billion at the international box office, and its sequel, released in 2022, earned $860 million worldwide. The release date of the third part is not yet scheduled.

In Gladiator IIDenzel Washington stars as Macrinus, a power manipulative man who leads a group of gladiators. The actor’s performance in Ridley Scott’s film is such that his name is already mentioned for the next Oscar nominations.

After Gladiator 2, the actor will be seen in his partner Spike Lee’s new project: High and Low. It is a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s film Between Heaven and Hell. He will next play the famous Hannibal Barca, general of the Carthaginian armies in Antoine Fuqua’s ambitious film.