Overview

• Ryan Coogler said “working, yeah, working” at the Ironheart premiere, confirming that active development on Black Panther 3 has resumed.
• Coogler has written a part with Denzel Washington in mind and hopes to secure his collaboration, though producer Nate Moore has clarified that no deal is finalized.
• The third Black Panther film is slated for release after Avengers: Secret Wars in 2027 and could occupy one of Marvel Studios’ four planned 2028 release slots.
• Letitia Wright’s Shuri, Winston Duke’s M’Baku and Tenoch Huerta Mejía’s Namor will carry their storylines into Avengers: Doomsday ahead of the new movie.
• Angela Bassett has expressed interest in reprising Queen Ramonda for a sequence set in the Ancestral Plane, but Marvel has yet to confirm her return.