RUMOR: BLACK PANTHER 3's Release Window May Have Finally Been Revealed

RUMOR: BLACK PANTHER 3's Release Window May Have Finally Been Revealed

With a new Black Panther likely to debut in the next Avengers movies, excitement for Black Panther 3 continues to build. Now, we may have an insight into when the threequel will arrive in theaters...

By JoshWilding - Mar 27, 2025 05:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Black Panther

Black Panther was released in 2018 to widespread critical acclaim. While there were some complaints about the expected CG-heavy final battle, the movie itself respected and celebrated African culture and inspired countless people worldwide. 

T'Challa actor Chadwick Boseman died in 2020 following a hard-fought battle with cancer. The actor's passing sent shockwaves through Hollywood, forcing Marvel Studios to return to the drawing board with its planned Black Panther sequel. 

The idea had been for it to deal with the fallout from Avengers: Endgame, with T'Challa returning from the "Blip" to learn his son had been born while he was among the dead. From there, we'd have followed the hero getting to know his child while likely doing battle with Namor the Submariner.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever instead dealt with the fallout from the hero's demise in-universe and followed Shuri as she inherited the Black Panther mantle.

While Letitia Wright is confirmed to reprise the role in Avengers: Doomsday, the expectation is that we'll eventually get a new Black Panther (either a Multiversal Variant or an aged-up Toussaint). 

Ryan Coogler will return as Black Panther 3's director, and Denzel Washington has confirmed he'll star in the threequel. Now, scooper Daniel Richtman brings word that the movie is targeting a February 2028 release in theaters. 

That means it will be part of the "Mutant Saga" - or whatever else follows the "Multiverse Saga" - and likely one of the movies meant to set the tone for an MCU likely to be softly rebooted after Avengers: Secret Wars

This Black Panther 3 release window isn't confirmed, so is best taken with a pinch of salt for now. 

"We are still figuring out again exactly what [the next] Avengers is going to be, so we haven't had any real story conversations," executive producer Nate Moore said while addressing the many Black Panther 3 rumours doing the rounds online. "I know there's been a lot of chatter online about casting and villains. None of that's true. We just haven't gotten there yet, to be honest, but I am very excited to start those conversations hopefully this year."

"We don't know what the story is, so I couldn't tell you whether or not we're open to recasting," he continued. "It certainly wasn't our instinct for Wakanda Forever. I'll never say never to anything, but it's too early to talk about any of that stuff. We have to figure out what the story's going to be."

What are you hoping to see from Marvel Studios' Black Panther 3?

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Gambito
Gambito - 3/27/2025, 5:35 AM
Bite the bullet and bring back Tchalla again it’s what Boseman wanted, zero interest for another skinny lady Panther movie
Repian
Repian - 3/27/2025, 6:17 AM
@Gambito - I think we'll see a T'Challa and the surviving Wakandans from a defunct universe. A mass exodus to the Wakanda of Earth-616. That's going to cause problems.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/27/2025, 5:43 AM
I could buy that release window for BP 3…

However , I think Coogler or someone has said that he starts work on BP 3 after Sinners comes out which is next month so I wouldn’t be surprised if we could even get this in November of 2027 at the earliest.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 3/27/2025, 6:11 AM
This franchise is one of the few that lends itself to a softboot. This and Spider-Man after NWH. The rest of the universe needs a hard reboot.

But with T'Challa jr. you could really kinda James Bond it. All the supporting cast can remain the same, T'Challa's father was also named T'Challa and was a great warrior but was not a member of the Avengers because the Avengers probably don't exist yet. He didn't save the world from aliens because the world doesn't know about aliens. So you just mention that he was a great warrior and tell the new story.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 3/27/2025, 6:15 AM
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THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 3/27/2025, 6:38 AM
Black Banther 2028 makes sense.

Hopefully they bring back Jonathan to do Kang.

Since they all other accused sex addicts second chances.

For [frick]s Sake
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 3/27/2025, 8:19 AM
@THEKENDOMAN

“Hopefully they bring back Jonathan to do Kang.

Since they all other accused sex addicts second chances.”

Lol no one wants to see Kang back. Even less so with Jonathan Majors.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 3/27/2025, 5:18 PM
@THEKENDOMAN -

No to dumba$$ and Kang. That bridge is burned.

THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 3/27/2025, 7:09 PM
@regularmovieguy - well, at least we know your opinion.

Mine stays the same
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 3/27/2025, 7:10 PM
@DocSpock - let’s see
Patient2670
Patient2670 - 3/27/2025, 10:40 AM
It would make sense that we would see Shuri as BP in the avengers movies - they can play it as passing time for T'Challa to grow up a bit and become BP in the third movie or after. Who knows, maybe BP3 will be nothing but a really long "Rocky" style montage with Shuri training T'Challa for the challenge for the mantle.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 3/27/2025, 5:19 PM

Winston Duke could have been a good Black Panther in BP 2.

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