Denzel Washington dropped the bombshell that he’s planning to retire from the big screen soon, but not before heading to Wakanda first.
Speaking to Australia’s “Today” show while promoting “Gladiator II,” the Oscar winner, 69, let it slip that Ryan Coogler is writing an unspecified role for him in the next “Black Panther” film.
Coogler wrote and directed 2018’s Oscar-winning “Black Panther” and its 2022 sequel, “Wakanda Forever.”
Washington may have inadvertently spilled the beans, since the film’s third installment has not yet been announced or confirmed by Marvel.
While discussing his plans in Hollywood, Washington said, “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.”
“I played Othello at 22. I am about to play Othello at 70,” he continued, nodding to the Shakespearean play co-starring Jake Gyllenhaal that debuts on Broadway in February 2025.
“After that, I am playing Hannibal. After that, I’ve been talking to Steve McQueen about a film. After that, Ryan Coogler is writing a part for me in the next ‘Black Panther.’ After that, I’m going to do the film ‘Othello.’ After that, I’m going to do King Lear,” he said, before adding, “After that, I’m going to retire.”
Social media users on X (formerly Twitter) gushed over the prospect of Washington in a Marvel film.
Others lamented Washington’s suggestion that his legendary career will come to an end in a few years.
Marvel and Washington’s reps did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for…
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