Denzel Washington says he will star in Black Panther 3 before his retirement.The 69-year-old actor is the first to talk about the existence of a third film in the blockbuster Marvel franchise which will follow the 2018 original and 2022 sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 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 Australias Today show: At this point in my career, Im only interested in working with the best, I dont know how many more films I will make, probably not that many. I want to do things that I havent done.Sharing the roles he has lined up before he bids farewell to his Hollywood career, he said: I played Othello at 22, Im now going to play it at 70. After that, Im playing Hannibal. After that, Ive been talking with Steve McQueen about a film. After that, Ryan Coogler is writing a part for me in the next Black Panther.After that, Im gonna do the film Othello. After that Im gonna do King Lear. After that, Im gonna retire."The Little ThingsGC Imagesloading...READ MORE: AnEqualizer Prequel Could Star a De-Aged DenzelThe late Chadwick Boseman, who played thetitle character in Black Panther before his death in 2020, once declared: There is no Black Panther without Denzel Washington.So, Coogler is fulfilling a wish of the movies star by casting the Glory actor who once paid for Chadwicks acting classes in the movie.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 ... The daily battles won, the thousand territories gained, the many sacrifices you made for the culture on film sets through your career, the things you refused to compromise along the way lay the blueprints for us to follow.In August,Washington declared that there are very few films left for me to make.He insisted that after Ridley Scotts Gladiator II, theres not much else that has piqued his interest.He told Empire: There are very few films left for me to make that Im interested in, and I have to be inspired by the filmmaker, and I was tremendously inspired by Ridley.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 theres less and less time Ill be spending in front of the camera.Get our free mobile appFamous Movies Featuring Once-Beloved Products That No Longer ExistThese movies now work as time capsules, capturing a time when these now-defunct products existed.Categories: Movie News