Damson Idris has neither confirmed nor denied he has been cast as Black Panther.
Damson Idris has played it coy as to whether he has been cast as Black Panther
Following the passing of the previous T’Challa actor Chadwick Bosemen in 2020, the F1 star, 33, has been linked to the Marvel superhero, and Idris has now addressed the rumours he has taken on the role for the third Black Panther movie.
During an appearance on the Today show, presenter Craig Melvin asked Idris if he had spoken to Marvel about becoming the next Black Panther, to which the actor said: “Yes, no!”
The Snowfall star was then quizzed on if he would accept an offer to play Black Panther, to which Idris simply replied: “Yes!”
Bosemen had portrayed T’Challa in Ryan Coogler’s 2018 blockbuster Black Panther, and had also appeared elsewhere in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War in 2018 and Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
After a secret battle with stage III colon cancer, the actor passed away in August 2020 at the age of 43.
Following Boseman’s death, the 2022 Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Forever, saw the mantle get passed to Letitia Wright – who portrays T’Challa’s sister Shuri.
Director Ryan Coogler is set to helm a third Black Panther movie, and the filmmaker recently confirmed Denzel Washington would appear in the blockbuster after the actor let slip he was attached to the project.
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