This made it more than a little wild when Denzel Washington just came out and said he would be in Black Panther 3, a movie that Marvel had never even confirmed it was making. It seems certain that Kevin Feige and the higher-ups at Marvel Studios were probably a little annoyed that Denzel came out and said something like that.

The rumors linking Gosling to Black Panther are a little bit more difficult to explain. It all started with a meme of Gosling's photoshopped face in Black Panther's body. While it clearly wasn't serious, the comic books have taken an interesting turn, with the first issue of " Marvel Knights: The World to Come " introducing a new Black Panther.

In November 2024, the ‘Training Day’ star let slip that he and Coogler were in talks about the role When Ryan Coogler began thinking about the cast of Black Panther 3, top of his list was Denzel Washington.