Ryan Coogler confirms Denzel Washington has a role waiting for him in *Black Panther 3*, marking a long-awaited collaboration between the two film icons.

“There’s no fiction out there,” Coogler said of Washington sharing the “Black Panther 3” news. “Denzel is family at this point…I’ve been trying to work with him since day one. I think he’s the greatest living actor, and in terms of what he means to our culture, forget about it. I’ve been talking to him about this to him for a long time.”