The Marvel Cinematic Universe simply acquired a significant shake-up. Whereas Marvel Studios’ panel at this 12 months’s San Diego Comedian-Con was considerably muted by Marvel requirements, there have been some large bulletins. For one, we acquired affirmation that Ryan Gosling will star in “Ghost Rider” from director Shawn Levy (“Deadpool & Wolverine”). Maybe extra importantly, we acquired affirmation that “Black Panther 3” is going on. What’s extra, it is going to herald a brand new actor to play T’Challa.
To assist shut out the panel, “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler got here out on stage to verify that he is returning for “Black Panther 3,” which hits theaters in 2028. The largest reveal got here when it was introduced that “The Lengthy Stroll” star David Jonsson will star as the brand new T’Challa. Nonetheless, he will not be changing the late Chadwick Boseman, who performed the character within the 2018 film. Jonsson will, as a substitute, play that character’s son. That opens up a number of questions, leaving Marvel with a tough downside.
The ending of “Black Panther: Wakanda Ceaselessly” launched us to T’Challa’s son, who was a really younger boy in that movie. Jonsson is 32 years previous and will probably be 35 by the point “BP3” comes out. So, how on earth is Marvel going to clarify that hole, precisely? How are they going to wipe away a time hole of a minimum of 20 years? For now, now we have extra questions than solutions, however broadly talking, we will take an informed guess.
The Multiverse Saga is reaching its conclusion. The newest “Avengers: Doomsday” trailer revealed Robert Downey Jr.’s Physician Doom, who’s going to be the large dangerous that Earth’s Mightiest Heroes should take care of as this saga involves an in depth. What that is all constructing to could nicely clarify how Marvel will be capable of bend time in its favor.
David Jonsson’s T’Challa is far older than the one in Wakanda Ceaselessly
That is all constructing to “Avengers: Secret Wars” subsequent 12 months, which is able to function the ultimate film of the Multiverse Saga. It is lengthy been believed, and even hinted at, that it will function a tender reboot of kinds for the MCU. Extra importantly, it is going to be largely influenced by Jonathan Hickman’s 2015 “Secret Wars” sequence, probably the greatest Marvel Comics sequence of all time. That is not only a nice story, it is most likely the important thing to fixing this time hole downside.
With out entering into the nitty gritty of all of it, Hickman’s “Secret Wars” focuses on Physician Doom compressing the multiverse right into a single universe. The multiverse is ultimately restored, however with many modifications alongside the best way. That is how, for instance, Miles Morales was in a position to be a part of the principle Marvel universe after being launched within the Final universe. So, some universe-bending shenanigans may outcome within the youthful T’Challa rising up within the blink of an eye fixed.
“I look to the comics, as I all the time do, by way of our storytelling,” Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige just lately mentioned on the “Completely satisfied Unhappy Confused” podcast. “In each the Secret Wars — however notably the [Jonathan] Hickman Secret Wars from 10 years in the past — there is a good roadmap to the place we will go.”
We won’t know the specifics for now, however this beautiful a lot tells us what we have to know. Little else is thought in regards to the sequel in the meanwhile, but it surely’s believed that Denzel Washington will make his Marvel debut in “Black Panther 3,” which is able to make it much more of an occasion than it is already poised to be. We’ll see the way it all shakes out over the following 12 months and alter.
“Black Panther 3” hits theaters on December 15, 2028.
