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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 hadn’t started a search yet,” Feige […]
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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 hadn’t started a search yet,” Feige […]
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Marvel Studios knew David Jonsson would star in Black Panther 3 'five or six months' ago thanks to a 'secret meeting' director Ryan Coogler Held with Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) boss Kevin Feige.
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Marvel announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 that the "Long Walk" actor was cast to play the new Black Panther in Ryan Coogler's third film.
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At San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, director Ryan Coogler took the stage to announce that not only will Black Panther 3 hit theaters on December 15, 2028, but David Jonsson will play T’Challa’s grown son who was introduced at the end of Wakanda Forever. Jonsson had a role in last year’s The Long Walk, directed by Francis Lawrence. Coogler specifically mentioned that […]
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There’s a new Black Panther, and his name is David Jonsson. Coogler will also return to direct the third film in the franchise, which will hit theaters in December 2028.
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After a lot of Doom, Marvel shared some great news at SDCC: Black Panther 3 is officially coming in 2028 with Ryan Coogler directing.
Read this reportThe crown jewel of this year's Comic-Con was Saturday's Marvel Studios panel, where the actor was announced as a grown version of T'Challa's son.
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Marvel has made Black Panther 3 official, and confirmed it will launch on December 15, 2028.
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AIPROPX has consolidated 9 reports from 8 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Kevin Feige Says Ryan Coogler Met With David Jonsson Six Months Ago in a ‘Secret Meeting’ to Discuss ‘Black Panther 3’ Role: ‘I….” The covered outlets are based across 3 regions — US, Other, and UK.
The earliest report in this entry came from IGN (Jul 26, 2026, 01:36 UTC); the most recent came from Variety (Jul 26, 2026, 21:49 UTC).
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