Black Panther-skuespiller Chadwick Boseman tabte desværre kampen til kræft for en del år siden, men år forinden var det Denzel Washington der betalte for Bosemans skuespillerskole og kørte ham i stilling i branchen. Dette ledte til at Boseman på et tidspunkt sagde at "there is no Black Panther without Denzel Washington."
Og nu kommer Washington til at medvirke i den kommende tredje Black Panther-film, for instruktør og skaber Ryan Coogler er ved specifikt at skrive en rolle til ham. Men ikke bare det, i et interview med Australiens Today Show siger han også, at det nok bliver en af hans sidste roller:
"For me it's about the filmmakers. Especially at this point in my career, I am only interested in working with the best. I don't know how many more films I'm going to make. It's probably not that many. I want to do things I haven't done. I played Othello at 22. I am about to play Othello at 70. After that, I am playing Hannibal. After that, I've been talking to Steve McQueen about a film. After that, Ryan Coogler is writing a part for me in the next 'Black Panther.' After that, I'm going to do the film 'Othello,' After that, I'm going to do King Lear. After that, I'm going to retire."
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Washington blev for nylig rost til skyerne for hans rolle i Gladiator 2, og hans karriere må også siges at være fyldt med højdepunkter.