‘Black Dynamite’ Sequel Is The Western Parody ‘Outlaw Johnny Black’
Listen up suckas, aBlack Dynamitesequel is on its way. But here’s the catch: it won’t exactly feature Black Dynamite.
Black Dynamite himself,Michael Jai White, announced that the next film he’s starring in is calledOutlaw Johnny Black, a gun-slinging Western comedy that will act as a semi-sequel toBlack Dynamite. And there’s already a teaser out for it.
Fans have been eager for a sequel toBlack Dynamiteever since the hysterical send-up of the blaxploitation genre hit theaters in 2009, and star Michael Jai White has been just as keen to return to the role of the kung fu-fighting sex machine. A few weeks ago, the star created a commotion with a cryptic tweet claiming “Black is Back,” stirring up rumors that aBlack Dynamitesequel may finally be happening.
White confirmed that the next film he’ll be starring in won’t be titledBlack Dynamite 2, but it will be a thematic sequel to the blaxploitation comedy, this time taking on black Westerns. The movie will be titledOutlaw Johnny Black.
You guys guessed it! My next project is not Black Dynamite, but is a Western, entitled “Outlaw Johnny Black”.
We will be rolling out details in the next few days on how you guys can be a part of the project too.
— Michael Jai White (@MichaelJaiWhite)July 10, 2025
The announcement came after White tweeted a teaser for the film in late January, featuring grainy footage of a Western shoot-out and an announcement that invited viewers to “Join us in 2018.” The teaser comes via White’sJaigantic Studios.
“We’re Goin' Outlaw….and You Can Too!"#goinoutlaw#thisisjaigantic#youcantoopic.twitter.com/VNxGSHbsfq
— Michael Jai White (@MichaelJaiWhite)June 08, 2025
We don’t have too many details on whatOutlaw Johnny Blackwill entail. A few years ago, White said hewanted to make a movie that was a cross betweenBlazing SaddlesandBuck & Preacher. It’s not an unusual next step for White’sBlack Dynamitefranchise, which he hoped to turn into atrilogyin the vein of the Monty Python comedy classics,The Holy Grail, Life ofBrian, andThe Meaning of Life. Each movie in this trilogy will presumably pay homage to a different corner of the blaxploitation genre that swept through Hollywood in the 1970s —Black Dynamiteto the classic urban blaxploitation film, and nowOutlaw Johnny Blackto the blaxploitation Western, which has seena sort-of revivalthanks to Quentin Tarantino’sDjanjo Unchained.
Scott Sanders' 2009Black Dynamitewas a hilarious tribute to and parody of classic low-budget blaxploitation movies, following a legendary Vietnam War veteran and former CIA officer as he vows to clean up the streets after the death of his brother. It’s jam-packed with references to ’70s films, as well as irreverent asides and steamy sexcapades, and remains one of the best comedies of the past decade.Black Dynamitehas since become an Adult Swim animated series, but White told Crave Online in 2012 that he and co-writer Byron Minns always intended it to be a film franchise:
It’s uncertain what theOutlaw Johnny Blackteaser means by “join us in 2018” — Is the movie already hitting theaters this year? Starting production? Launching a crowdfunding campaign? — but stay tuned for more details on the film.
