Denzel Washington is heading for Wakanda. The two-time Oscar winner, currently on a press run for Ridley Scott’s Gladiator sequel, told The Today Show Australia that Ryan Coogler is writing an unspecified role for him in the next Black Panther movie.
Washington let the role slip during the interview when the show’s host asked him whether he still carried any anxieties around starring in flicks like Gladiator.
Washington’s response was illuminating. “At this point in my career, I’m only interested in working with the best. I don’t know how many more films I’m going to make, probably not that many.
I want to do things that I haven’t done,” he said. “I played Othello at 22, I’m now going to play it at 70. After that, I’m playing Hannibal.
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