{"id":17643,"date":"2026-07-26T09:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T04:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17643"},"modified":"2026-07-26T09:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T04:21:00","slug":"winston-duke-trusts-david-jonsson-to-take-on-black-panther","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17643","title":{"rendered":"Winston Duke Trusts David Jonsson to Take On &#8216;Black Panther&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/winston-duke\/\" id=\"auto-tag_winston-duke\" data-tag=\"winston-duke\">Winston Duke<\/a> is officially returning to Wakanda for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/black-panther-3\/\" id=\"auto-tag_black-panther-3\" data-tag=\"black-panther-3\">Black Panther 3<\/a>\u201d, and David Jonsson is coming along with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/black-panther-3-december-2028-release-david-jonsson-1236083370\/\">Marvel teased the third \u201cBlack Panther\u201d at San Diego Comic-Con<\/a>, which releases Dec. 15, 2028. Jonsson will play T\u2019Challa\u2019s son, Prince T\u2019Challa II, continuing the late Chadwick Boseman\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI trust him as an artist. I also trust the people who chose him,\u201d Winston told <em>Variety <\/em>about Jonsson joining the franchise. \u201cI trust Ryan [Coogler]. I trust the entire MCU executive team. I think it\u2019s going to be great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cBlack Panther\u201d was Duke\u2019s first film, and he said he hopes to create a similarly welcoming experience for Jonsson. \u201cHow I was greeted and received into this world \u2013 which was with a lot of grace, being told it\u2019s a safe space to work, to play \u2014 that\u2019s what I wanted to extend to him,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t have any advice. I know what I have to do with him, which is to play with him. I have to trust him. I have to give him the same grace that was extended to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRyan Coogler will return to direct the film following \u201cBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever,\u201d with Leticia Wright reprising her role as Shuri.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWinston will also appear as M\u2019Baku in the highly anticipated \u201cAvengers: Doomsday,\u201d which premieres Dec. 18. The film\u2019s trailer has been viewed 503 million times since being released on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWhat I know is that we have their attention,\u201d Winston said when asked about fans\u2019 interest in the future of the MCU. \u201cI think we have their attention because of so much trust that they have for the MCU. We\u2019ve created and delivered so many movies over the years, and it\u2019s never about any one director. It\u2019s about the cohort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe first \u201cBlack Panther\u201d film released in 2018 and earned $1.3 billion at the worldwide box office, also receiving seven Oscar nominations and three wins.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winston Duke is officially returning to Wakanda for \u201cBlack Panther 3\u201d, and David Jonsson is coming along with him. Marvel teased the third \u201cBlack Panther\u201d at San Diego Comic-Con, which releases Dec. 15, 2028. Jonsson will play T\u2019Challa\u2019s son, Prince T\u2019Challa II, continuing the late Chadwick Boseman\u2019s legacy. \u201cI trust him as an artist. 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