This casting has been imagined in new art shared by spdrmnkyxxiii ... Challa's regal ancestors to the MCU, perhaps even Bashenga, the first Black Panther, whom Denzel Washington certainly has ...

Bast guided Bashenga, the first Black Panther, to Vibranium and the Heart-Shaped Herb, which granted him superhuman abilities. Bashenga united four tribes under one crown, but the Jabari Tribe ...

Marvel hasn't officially confirmed Black Panther 3, but Denzel hinted at his involvement with Ryan Coogler. Denzel could potentially play Achebe, Bashenga, Changamire, or a variant of T'Challa or ...