The sequel of Oscar Winner Black Panther now has a release date. Director Ryan Coogler announced the release date of the much anticipated film at D23 in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Black Panther 2 will release on May 6, 2022. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige who was also there at the event, said that Coogler had delivered a treatment, complete with a new villain and new title, details of which could not be shared.

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Other upcoming Marvel’s Phase 4 film include Black Widow– 1 May 2020, The Eternals– 6 November 2020, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings-12 February 2021, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness– 7 May 2021.

Starring Chadwick Boseman as the titular superhero, Black Panther was a massive blockbuster worldwide when it premiered in February 2018. It grossed $1.3 billion worldwide.

The film also made history with its nearly all-black cast.

Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Forrest Whitaker, Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira, and Angela Bassett starred alongside Boseman.