Kevin Feige

“We hadn’t started a search yet,”

Kevin Feige · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-26

Feige explained that the search for the next Black Panther had not yet begun because Ryan Coogler was working on 'Sinners.'

“Ryan was working on ‘Sinners,’ and when Ryan works on a project he’s all in. So the presumption very much was we would sit with him after ‘Sinners’ came out, after the Academy campaign. We were waiting ’til after the Academy Awards to sit with Ryan and begin that process.”

Kevin Feige · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-26

Feige explained that the plan was to begin the casting process with Ryan Coogler after the Academy Awards.