Washington is one of the biggest stars in the world who’s never been in the MCU.
— and has also revealed the film will be among a handful of roles he will take on before he bows out of acting after a career spanning four decades.
Confirming director Ryan Coogler has written a role just for the Oscar-winner for the third installment, Washington told Australia’sshow: “At this point in my career, I’m only interested in working with the best, I don’t know how many more films I will make, probably not that many. I want to do things that I haven’t done.”
Sharing the roles he has lined up before he bids farewell to his Hollywood career, he said: “I played Othello at 22, I’m now going to play it at 70. After that, I’m playing Hannibal. After that, I’ve been talking with Steve McQueen about a film. After that, Ryan Coogler is writing a part for me in the next
“After that, I’m gonna do the film Othello. After that I’m gonna do King Lear. After that, I’m gonna retire."before his death in 2020, once declared: “There is no Black Panther without Denzel Washington.”Presenting him with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019, the actor, who passed away at the age of 43 following a secret battle with cancer, continued: “My whole cast stands on your shoulders ...
At the American Black Film Festival in June, he explained: “The things that are going on for me professionally behind the camera are as important to me now as in front of the camera. I think there’s less and less time I’ll be spending in front of the camera.
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