Ryan Coogler desires to work with Denzel Washington in Black Panther 3 and hopes to work out a deal.
In a brand new interview, Coogler addressed rumors that Washington was in talks to star within the third installment of the Marvel film.
“I’m dying to work with Denzel and I’m hoping we are able to make that occur. I acquired each intention of working with him in that film and so long as he’s — it’s going to occur,” Coogler instructed Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson on the Nightcap podcast.
After Sharpe requested the filmmaker how lengthy we needed to await Black Panther 3, Coogler stated, “Not lengthy.”
Coogler praised Washington, calling him a “dwelling legend and an important mentor,” including, “He’s all about looking for us.”
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Whereas selling the Gladiator sequel in November 2024, Washington let it slip that Coogler was writing an unspecified function for him within the subsequent Black Panther sequel.
In the identical interview, Washington talked about what he seems to be for within the initiatives he takes on, saying on Australia’s Right this moment Present, “At this level in my profession, I’m solely excited by working with the most effective. I don’t know what number of extra movies I’m going to make, in all probability not that many. I need to do issues that I haven’t carried out. I performed Othello at 22, I’m now going to play it at 70. After that, I’m enjoying Hannibal. After that, I’ve been speaking with Steve McQueen a couple of movie.”
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Washington is presently starring within the Broadway play of Othello alongside Jake Gyllenhaal.
Watch Ryan Coogler’s full interview on Nightcap within the video under.
