Now, Coogler has dropped the usual Marvel coyness to confirm that, no shit, if Denzel Washington wants to be in his superhero ...

Marvel director Ryan Coogler offers an update on Black Panther 3 and addresses the possibility of casting Denzel Washington.

Marvel Studios VP of production and development has shut down rumors surrounding the recasting of the late Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, saying it may happen eventually but not anytime soon.

and their distant ancestor Bashenga — appeared before him from the afterlife during the Ta-Nehisi Coates-penned Black Panther run. After all, death is not the end for the Black Panther.