Denzel Washington announces he’s retiring after next batch of films — including ‘Black Panther 3’
nypost.comDenzel Washington is unstoppable when it comes to this big decision. The 69-year-old revealed he plans to retire from Hollywood after the slew of acting projects he has in the works. “I don’t know how many more films I’m going to make.
Probably not that many,” Washington said during an interview with Australia’s Today on Monday. “I want to do things I haven’t done.
I’ve played Othello at 22, I’m about to play Othello at 70. After that I’m playing Hannibal. After that I’ve been talking with Steve McQueen about a film.
After that Ryan Coogler’s writing a part for me in the next ‘Black Panther.'”He added, “After that I’m going to do the film ‘Othello.’ After that I’m going to do ‘King Lear.’ After that I’m going to retire.”Washington got his start in the 1977 made-for-television film “Wilma,” followed by the 1981 film “Carbon Copy.”Meanwhile, “Black Panther” became one of the MCU’s signature franchises, with the 2018 film starring Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o and Michael B.
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