{"id":1176908,"date":"2024-11-12T08:31:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T16:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/?p=1176908"},"modified":"2024-11-12T08:31:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T16:31:25","slug":"denzel-washington-black-panther-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/denzel-washington-black-panther-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Denzel Washington Says Ryan Coogler Is Writing a Part for Him in Black Panther 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Denzel Washington let it slip that Ryan Coogler is writing him a role in <em>Black Panther 3<\/em> during an interview on Today Show Australia about the upcoming <em>Gladiator II<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the age of 69, Washington says he wants his roles to challenge him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt this point in my career, I\u2019m only interested in working with the best. I don\u2019t know how many more films I\u2019m going to make, probably not that many. I want to do things that I haven\u2019t done,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI played Othello at 22, I\u2019m now going to play it at 70. After that, I\u2019m playing Hannibal. After that, I\u2019ve been talking with Steve McQueen about a film.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, Washington proclaimed he will soon be visiting Wakanda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter that, Ryan Coogler is writing a part for me in the next <em>Black Panther.<\/em> After that, I\u2019m going to do the film <em>Othello<\/em>. After that, I\u2019m going to do <em>King Lear<\/em>. After that, I\u2019m going to retire.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington smiled and threw up two peace signs after saying he plans to retire following all that Shakespeare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More About Denzel Washington and Black Panther 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/the-black-panther-wakanda-forever-ending-makes-no-sense\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1157407\"><em>The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/em> Ending Makes No Sense<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the magical African nation of Wakanda, the first <em>Black Panther<\/em> came out in 2018, grossing over $1.3 billion worldwide. Directed by Coogler, it starred the late Chadwick Boseman as King T&#8217;Challa, who turns into a superhero called the Black Panther. He starred alongside Letitia Wright, Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong&#8217;o, Angela Bassett, Daniel Kaluuya, and Winston Duke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second <em>Black Panther<\/em> film, <em>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/em>, came out in 2022, two years after Boseman died of cancer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not much is currently known about <em>Black Panther 3<\/em>, and Marvel Studios has not officially confirmed that it&#8217;s being made yet. Reps for Marvel Studios did not immediately respond to <em>MovieMaker<\/em>&#8216;s request for comment Tuesday, nor did reps for Coogler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see Washington&#8217;s full interview below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gladiator II stars Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal catch up with Today | Today Show Australia\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lM4wXMDBX68?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More About Washington&#8217;s Role in Gladiator II<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington plays the Roman emperor Macrinus in the Ridley Scott epic <em>Gladiator II<\/em> \u2014 and Macrinus was actually a real person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Gladiator<\/em> films take place in ancient Rome, though we should note that the movie may not necessarily cover the real history of the Roman empire, since it\u2019s fictionalized, so we don\u2019t intend to give any spoilers here. But we can tell you about the true history behind the inspiration for Washington\u2019s character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The real life Macrinus was the emperor of Rome from April 217 to June 218 AD. He reigned jointly with his young son Diadumenianus. They were of Berber origin, an ethnic group that was descended from the Stone Age tribes of North Africa. They pre-dated the arrival of Arabs in that region, and spoke Afro-Asiatic languages like Amazigh, which is related to ancient Egyptian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Macrinus-Denzel-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"Gladiator II Denzel Washington Macrinus\" class=\"wp-image-1174610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=432,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Macrinus-Denzel.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Macrinus-Denzel.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,height=241,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Macrinus-Denzel.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=576,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Macrinus-Denzel.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Denzel Washington as Macrinus in <\/em>Gladiator II, <em>Paramount Pictures<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The original&nbsp;<em>Gladiator&nbsp;<\/em>takes place from 180 to 192 AD, and&nbsp;<em>Gladiator II<\/em>&nbsp;picks up multiple years after&nbsp;<em>Gladiator&nbsp;<\/em>ends. So at the start of the sequel, Macrinus is not yet the emperor of Rome&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;but he is a powerful presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDenzel is an arms dealer who supplies food for the armies in Europe, supplies wine and oil, makes steel, makes spears, weapons, cannons, and catapults. So he is a very wealthy man. Instead of having a stable of racehorses, he has a stable of gladiators,\u201d Scott told&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/paul-mescal-pedro-pascal-gladiator-ii-first-look\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Vanity Fair<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;of Macrinus. \u201cHe\u2019s beautiful. He drives a golden Ferrari. I got him a gold-plated chariot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington\u2019s Macrinus and Mescal\u2019s gladiator character, Lucius, have an important relationship in the new movie, which arrives in theaters on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Main Image: Denzel Washington as Macbeth in Joel Coen&#8217;s interpretation of the Shakespeare play.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Denzel Washington let it slip that Ryan Coogler is writing him a role in Black Panther 3 during an interview 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