Marvel Studios officially announcesBlack Panther 3just a few days after Denzel Washington spoiled hisMCUrole in theBlack Pantherthreequel.Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverfaced a huge challenge with T’Challa’s final farewell, but its overwhelmingly positive reviews and strong box office proved Ryan Coogler and his team exceeded expectations. With theMCU’s tribute to Chadwick Bosemancompleted, theBlack Pantherfranchise’s next big question is which directionBlack Panther 3can take.
As confirmed byDeadline, long-time Marvel Studios executive Nate Moore will part ways with Marvel afterCaptain America: Brave New World’srelease in 2025.Marvel Studios' leading producers Kevin Feige and Louis D’Esposito praised Nate Moore’s work, revealing that Moore will still work with Marvel in a different capacity onBlack Panther 3along the way.Read Feige and D’Esposito’s comments below:
Nate is a fantastic executive and colleague as well as a wonderful friend to all of us here at Marvel Studios. He has been a core member of our team since 2010, and his influence will continue to reverberate in our storytelling. Although we’ll miss him a great deal, we look forward to watching what he does next while also having the good fortune of working with him in a new way on our next Black Panther movie.
Moore also weighed in on his exit. Having worked as a Marvel Studios executive since 2010, Moore has nothing but gratitude to Marvel. Moore also underlined his excitement about working in theMCU’s upcomingBlack Panther 3. Moore’s comments below:
Nearly everything I know about producing I’ve learned from my time at Marvel Studios. I feel lucky to have worked with a group of people who love filmmaking and storytelling as much as my Marvel colleagues and the cast and crew of our films. But I couldn’t be more excited to apply my experience and passion for film towards theatrical movies in all genres, including returning to the world of Wakanda forBlack Panther 3.
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Black Panther 3 Is Still A Priority For Marvel Studios
Marvel Studios has many key projects in development and production, includingThe Fantastic Four: First Steps,Spider-Man 4,Avengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars, among others. However, Marvel is also working on other projects that haven’t received many updates in a while.OnceBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever’s endingteased the passing of the torch from Shuri to Toussaint,Black Panther 3became a strong possibility. Now, Marvel Studios’Black Panther 3confirmation places the sequel in the MCU’s list of upcoming projects, albeit with no official release date yet.
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Considering thatAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Warsare slated to release in 2026 and 2027, respectively, Marvel is unlikely to release many movies in between. Hence,Black Panther 3’splot could center around the multiverse if it comes out in late 2026 or early 2027, or it could deal withAvengers: Secret Wars’aftermath in late 2027 or 2028. Other MCU sequels that could release in Phase 6 or Phase 7 includeDoctor Strange 3,Spider-Man 4, andShang-Chi 2, with many others rumored or theorized to be in development.
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Black Panther 3’s Development Could Be In A More Advanced Stage Than It Seems
Marvel Studios’confirmation of theBlack Panthersequel comes shortly afterDenzel Washington accidentally revealed he will appear inBlack Panther 3.So, while it may seem thatBlack Panther 3just began development, the fact that Denzel Washington has already teased his role inBlack Panther 3suggests that Marvel Studios has been working on the movie for a while now. If true, thenBlack Panther 3must already have a well-defined script, a tentative release date, and a star-power-filled cast behind-the-scenes, which implies Ryan Coogler’s sequel could release sooner than we realize.
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Perfectly Set Up Black Panther 3
Marvel Studios has only just scratched the surface in its investigation of the world of Wakanda in the MCU. Director Ryan Coogler has offered an in-depth exploration of the secretive African nation inBlack Pantherand its emotional 2023 sequel, but this is far from over. A number of spinoffs, including a Wakanda series, possibly an Okoye-focused series andMarvel Animation’s upcomingEyes of Wakandaseries, will explore Wakanda in more detail.Expanding the world of Wakanda, however, would have always been difficult without moreBlack Panthermovies.
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TheBlack Pantherfranchise is one of the MCU’s most successful, so it makes sense that Kevin Feige would be eager to continue expanding this corner of the MCU.The ending ofBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreveralso perfectly set the stage for a sequel. M’Baku claimed the throne, Prince T’Challa made his debut, Shuri continues to be the Black Panther and Namor has teased his attack on the surface world. It was always inevitable thatBlack Panther 3would be put into development soon afterWakanda Forever, and it’s now exciting to finally be getting solid updates.
