{"id":19259,"date":"2026-07-27T22:24:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19259"},"modified":"2026-07-27T22:24:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:24:06","slug":"marvel-fans-split-after-ryan-coogler-announces-british-actor-david-jonsson-as-the-new-black-panther","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19259","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Fans Split After Ryan Coogler Announces British Actor David Jonsson As the New Black Panther"},"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 xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thejasminebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-1785164472-1.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-615769\" src=\"https:\/\/thejasminebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-1785164472-1-595x485.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thejasminebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-1785164472-1-595x485.jpeg 595w, https:\/\/thejasminebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-1785164472-1-150x122.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/thejasminebrand.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-1785164472-1.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"more-615766\"\/>Marvel Fans Split After Ryan Coogler Announces British Actor David Jonsson As the New Black Panther<\/h3>\n<p>#<strong>RyanCoogler<\/strong> has Marvel fans split.<\/p>\n<p>The director set the internet on fire over the weekend during Marvel\u2019s Comic-Con panel when he revealed British actor David Jonsson as the new #<strong>BlackPanther<\/strong>. Jonsson will step into the role of Prince T\u2019Challa II \u2014 the son of <strong>Chadwick Boseman\u2019s<\/strong> original T\u2019Challa. Boseman tragically d!ed of colon cancer in 2020 while Coogler was developing the franchise\u2019s second film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, where T\u2019Challa\u2019s son was introduced as a child.<\/p>\n<p>Fans had been waiting to see what direction Coogler would take following Boseman\u2019s de@th, but the latest reveal has the fandom split right down the middle. Some are fully on board with the casting, with one fan writing online, \u201cRyan Coogler refusing to recast T\u2019Challa and choosing to tell the next chapter instead\u2026might end up being one of the best storytelling decisions Marvel ever made.\u201d Others, however, are taking issue with Coogler casting someone who isn\u2019t Black American.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the mixed reactions, Jonsson is confident he\u2019s the right choice for the role. \u201cThank you to this amazing family that I have the honor and the privilege and the blessing to join,\u201d Jonsson said onstage after Coogler shared the news. \u201cI actually don\u2019t want to say too much because I want to let this screen do the talking.\u201d #TJBReacts<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><br \/>\n\t\t\t<!-- .ad-spot -->\n\t\t<\/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>Marvel Fans Split After Ryan Coogler Announces British Actor David Jonsson As the New Black Panther #RyanCoogler has Marvel fans split. The director set the internet on fire over the weekend during Marvel\u2019s Comic-Con panel when he revealed British actor David Jonsson as the new #BlackPanther. 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