Kevin Feige Says Ryan Coogler Met With David Jonsson Six Months Ago in a ‘Secret Meeting’ to Discuss ‘Black Panther 3’ Role: ‘I Got Chills’
Marvel boss Kevin Feige recently told Empire how David Jonsson was cast as the next Black Panther. He explained that “The Long Walk” star met with “Black...
Key points
- Marvel boss Kevin Feige recently told Empire how David Jonsson was cast as the next Black Panther.
- He explained that “The Long Walk” star met with “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler in a “secret meeting,” and that the Oscar winner quickly identified Jonsson as his next leading man.
- We were waiting ’til after the Academy Awards to sit with Ryan and begin that process.” He added, “A month and a half or so before that process, he called me and said, ‘I found him’.
- He’s a good man, and he is the next Black Panther.’ And I got chills, and I got a little welled-up and said, ‘Let’s do it’.
What happened
Marvel boss Kevin Feige recently told Empire how David Jonsson was cast as the next Black Panther. He explained that “The Long Walk” star met with “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler in a “secret meeting,” and that the Oscar winner quickly identified Jonsson as his next leading man. We were waiting ’til after the Academy Awards to sit with Ryan and begin that process.” He added, “A month and a half or so before that process, he called me and said, ‘I found him’. He’s a good man, and he is the next Black Panther.’ And I got chills, and I got a little welled-up and said, ‘Let’s do it’. So we’ve been sitting on this secret for a good five or six months.” Popular on Variety Jonsson will play T’Challa’s son in “Black Panther 3,” which hits theaters Dec. After Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer at age 43 in 2020, Wright was the first to take over as the Black Panther in 2022’s “Wakanda Forever.” Marvel launched the first “Black Panther” in 2018 to overwhelming acclaim.