Overview
- Marvel announced at San Diego Comic‑Con that David Jonsson will play the adult Prince T’Challa II and that Ryan Coogler will return to direct Black Panther 3.
- Black Panther 3 is scheduled for release on December 15, 2028, and Marvel’s official site lists Jonsson alongside returning cast members Letitia Wright and Winston Duke.
- Kevin Feige said Coogler privately met Jonsson before the public search began and personally endorsed him, a choice Coogler described as driven by fit and feeling.
- Reports that Denzel Washington has a role written for him and that Jonsson might appear earlier in Avengers: Secret Wars are being circulated but remain unconfirmed by Marvel.
- The move continues Marvel’s approach of honoring Chadwick Boseman by not recasting his exact T’Challa and instead advancing the Black Panther legacy through the next generation.