If there’s one MCU movie we all knew would be getting a sequel no matter what happened in Avengers: Endgame it was Black Panther. The movie remains Marvel’s highest-grossing origin movie and also got the studio nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars.
It was actually a little bit of a surprise when Black Panther 2 wasn’t announced as part of the Phase 4 slate by Marvel at this year’s SDCC. However, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige did confirm Black Panther 2 was coming, along with Guardians 3 and Blade. If we had to take a guess, which I will, we would think that 2023 seems like the year when we will see Black Panther 2 released. It seems highly improbable that Feige would name drop Guardians 3, Blade and Black Panther 2, if they were not going to be the next three movies out of the gate after Phase 4.
Well, today we have some extra evidence to point towards that 2023 release date. Martin Freeman who played Everett Ross in both Civil War and Black Panther recently spoke with Uproxx and he indicated that it could be 2021 when Black Panther 2 begins production. Check out the quote.
“The last I heard, we won’t be doing it next year, it might be 2021 when we’re making the next Black Panther. That’s all I know.”
This actually completely makes sense for a 2023 release. Black Widow and Eternals are filming or getting ready to start respectively, and those are next year’s offerings. We then expect 2021’s slate to begin filming next year and so on and so forth. We already know Black Panther 2 won’t release in 2022, because we have the slate for that year. Add it all up, with what everyone expected anyway and I think it’s pretty certain that (barring delays) we will get Black Panther 2 in 2023.
Freeman was also asked whether he knows if Everett Ross was dusted in ‘the snappening’ (still better than The Blip) or whether he survived.
“I think so, yeah. No, no one’s told me that he died.”
Of course, without a script in place yet, would Freeman really need to be told whether he died or remained alive? It is going to be interesting to see what happened in Wakanda during the five-year absence of its King, only for him to suddenly return from the dead. Who took over, and would they be quite happy to simply give it up for T’Challa’s return?
RELATED: Martin Freeman Says He Is Returning For Black Panther 2, But He Has No Idea When It Will Happen Though
What do you want to see from Black Panther 2 when it hits, would you be happy with the 2023 slate if those three movies mentioned by Feige are the ones we get? Tell us all this and more in the usual spot below.
Don’t forget to share this post on your Facebook and Twitter using the buttons at the top! Or you can react to the post down below!
—–
Have you checked out LRM Online‘s official podcast feed yet The LRM Online Podcast Network, which includes our flagship podcast Los Fanboys, our premiere podcast Breaking Geek Radio: The Podcast, and our morning show LRMornings? Check it out by listening below. It’s also available on all your favorite podcast apps!
Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | SoundCloud | Stitcher | Google Play
SOURCE: Uproxx
FOR FANBOYS, BY FANBOYS
Have you checked out LRM Online’s official podcasts and videos on The Genreverse Podcast Network? Available on YouTube and all your favorite podcast apps, This multimedia empire includes The Daily CoG, Breaking Geek Radio: The Podcast, GeekScholars Movie News, Anime-Versal Review Podcast, and our Star Wars dedicated podcast The Cantina. Check it out by listening on all your favorite podcast apps, or watching on YouTube!
Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | SoundCloud | Stitcher | Google Play
