With such a focus on the all new additions to the MCU, like Robert Downey Jr.'s Dr. Doom and the Fantastic Four film currently in production, it seemed like Black Panther had been pushed to the back burner for a bit. Now that is far from the case.

Nyong'o is best known for her variety of stellar roles in films such as Jordan Peele's Us, 12 Years a Slave, and Marvel’s Black Panther franchise. But this year, the star pulled at moviegoers' heartstrings with Universal's emotional animation The Wild Robot, and scared audiences silly in A Quiet Place sequel, A Quiet Place: Day One.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been virtually perfect so far in-terms of casting—Robert Downey Jr., Angela Bassett, Scarlett Johansson and the late, great Chadwick Boseman to name a few. But there has been one great actor missing from the

Denzel Washington is joining the MCU. The veteran Hollywood star said Black Panther 3 is one of his upcoming projects, with director Ryan Coogler currently writing his role for the sequel to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Denzel Washington could pay a visit to Wakanda before closing out his illustrious acting career. And he has an itinerary full of films to go with that trip. Appearing on an Australian talk show this week,

Denzel Washington revealed in August that “there are very few films” left for him to make at this stage in his Oscar-winning career, but now he’s revealing that “Black Panther 3” is one of them. Speaking to Australia’s “Today” while on the press tour for “Gladiator II,

Is Denzel Washington joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe? The two-time Oscar winner plans to join one of the MCU's most popular franchises.