“I called him the other day.
“That’s right.
I said, ‘I’m sorry, man.’
Denzel Washington; Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther in ‘Black Panther’.Samir Hussein/WireImage; Marvel / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/courtesy Everett
He’s like, ‘No, man, it’s all good.’
I FaceTimed, and right there next to him was his lady.
They were hanging out.”
Denzel Washington in ‘Gladiator II’.Aidan Monaghan
“I don’t know what he’s got cooking for me,” he said.
“I love Ryan, because he’s like, he won’t say things.
‘You know what I’m saying?
Like, you know what I’m saying?’
Well, at least that’s when he talks to me.
It’s like, ‘You know what I’m saying?'”
“‘Well, like, you know what I’m saying?
I’m doing aBlack Panther.’
That’s how he sounds, right?
‘Yeah, you know what I’m saying?’
And like, I’m like, ‘Man, are you kidding me?
Whatever you write, I’ll do it.'”
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“I’ve been talking withSteve McQueenabout a film,” he said.
“After that, Ryan Coogler’s writing a part for me in the nextBlack Panther.
After that, I’m gonna do the filmOthello.
After that, I’m gonna doKing Lear.
After that, I’m gonna retire.”
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The actor shared details about a few more of his projects during theVarietypodcast.
“I’m waiting for him,” Washington said of McQueen.
“Whatever he says, you know.
I said, ‘You go ahead and call me when you’re ready.'”
“A lot of great actors to choose from.”
“I haven’t seen it yet,” he said.
“I’m going to see it this week when I go to New York.”
He reiterated that his retirement will come eventually, but it isn’t right around the corner.
“Not tomorrow,” he said.
