26 July,2026 11:37 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
David Jonsson in Black Panther 3 (Pics/X)
Marvel Studios returned to San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday to unveil a slate of upcoming projects, including Ghost Rider, starring Ryan Gosling, and Black Panther 3, which will introduce David Jonsson as a new T'Challa, the son of the previous Black Panther, portrayed by the late Chadwick Boseman. The film will hit screens in December 2028.
Marvel Studios has announced that British actor David Jonsson will play the adult son of T'Challa in Black Panther 3, with the anticipated sequel set to release in theatres on December 15, 2028.
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and director Ryan Coogler made the announcement during the studio's Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, revealing that the film will be shot in 70mm.
Jonsson, who will take on the mantle of Black Panther in the sequel, expressed his gratitude after being introduced on stage, as fans erupted in cheers and Wakanda chants, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Thank you to this amazing family that I have the honour, privilege, and blessing to join," Jonsson said.
The actor will portray the grown-up son of T'Challa, the character made iconic by the late Chadwick Boseman. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) ended with the revelation that T'Challa had a young son with Nakia, played by Lupita Nyong'o. While Marvel has not disclosed how the child will appear as an adult in the new film, the sequel will arrive after next year's Avengers: Secret Wars, potentially setting up the character's evolution within the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
The Black Panther franchise began with the 2018 blockbuster starring Boseman as King T'Challa alongside Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, and Angela Bassett. The film earned USD 1.3 billion at the global box office and became the first superhero movie to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.
Boseman was expected to return for a sequel before his death in 2020 following a private battle with colon cancer. Marvel subsequently reworked the story, with Letitia Wright's Shuri assuming the mantle of Black Panther in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Released in 2022, the sequel grossed more than USD 850 million worldwide and received five Academy Award nominations, winning one Oscar. Bassett also became the first actor to earn an Academy Award nomination for a performance in a Marvel film.
