Director Ryan Coogler shocked absolutely no one when it was revealed he was returning to Marvel Studios to direct Black Panther 2. And though that project will take up a lot of his time, it might not be the immediate film on his docket. After the initial report indicated Coogler will direct the Black Panther sequel, a report from Variety indicated the film will not go into production until late 2019 or early 2020, leaving him enough time to take on a smaller project. ?The experience of making Black Panther, even before it came out, was a transformative one,? Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said at the Produced By conference earlier this summer.