A Ryan Gosling Ghost Rider movie and the first Black Panther 3 cast announcements were among Marvel Studios’ big new-project reveals at San Diego Comic Con’s famed Hall H.
Although there wasn’t much news on the X-Men front, this weekend’s presentation by Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige did contain a few slivers of insight as to where the MCU is headed in the aftermath of Avengers: Doomsday (whose latest trailer dropped this week in the swirling wake of The Odyssey, to somewhat muted reception online) and 2027’s Avengers: Secret Wars.
In case you weren’t refreshing your social media feeds, we’ve got the breakdown on all three biggest bits of news out of the panel.
A Fresh Ghost Rider Project Revs Up
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After many rumors and much speculation, Feige announced that the character of Ghost Rider will return to the MCU, this time played by Ryan Gosling. The film, helmed by Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy, will release in 2028. A writer has yet to be announced.
This marks a reunion for Gosling and Levy after Star Wars: Starfighter and a return to Marvel for Levy after the previously mentioned Deadpool & Wolverine. What remains less clear at this point is which version of the Spirit of Vengeance Gosling will play. However, it’s most likely he’ll be the Johnny Blaze iteration, last portrayed by Nic Cage in the 2007 theatrical version, which also starred Gosling’s wife Eva Mendes (unclear if she’ll return for this).
Also worth mentioning that Ghost Rider technically exists in the MCU already, as Gabriel Luna played the Robbie Reyes version of the character in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Although I’m not exactly sure how much of that series is or isn’t canon nowadays. Levy, a steady hand who doesn’t rock the boat too much, seems like an odd choice for a property and character who leans more metal than corporate-friendly. We are absolutely getting another Hall of Fame Ryan Gosling jacket out of this one; we’ll see how the rest shakes out when Ghost Rider releases in 2028.
Black Panther 3 Finds its New T’Challa
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 25: (L-R) Ryan Coogler and Kevin Feige, President, Marvel Studios speak onstage during the Marvel Studios Panel at 2026 San Diego Comic-Con on July 25, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)Jesse Grant/Getty Images