San Diego International Comic-Con, also known as Comic-Con, is one of the biggest entertainment events in the world. Held at the San Diego Convention Center in downtown San Diego’s Gaslamp District, Comic-Con officially kicked off on Thursday, July 23, and ran through Sunday, July 26 (preview night at the expo portion was on Wednesday, July 22). Comic-Con draws over 135,000- 160,000 badge attendees, but even more for the outside activations that do not require a badge.<\/p>\n
Major film and television studios, like Marvel Studios, DC Studios, Apple TV, HBO Max, Paramount\/CBS, Amazon MGM \/ Prime Video, AMC, DreamWorks Animation, and more, have taken over the main presentation rooms \u2013 Hall H and Ballroom 20. Almost all the major film and television studios attend to promote or announce their biggest releases, promotions, discussions, and reveals. From Marvel dominating Hall H to the specials for Hulu\u2019s (then FOX) hit animated series Futurama, Comic-Con had something for (almost) everyone in their fandom.<\/p>\n
Here are some of the highlights:Marvel Studios Dominated Hall H with Black Panther and Ghost Rider Casting<\/p>\n
Last year, Marvel Studios skipped their prestigious Saturday spot in Hall H, but came back stronger with all their news for the upcoming films, TV, and phases. Marvel Studios Producer and President Kevin Feige welcomed the enthusiastic crowd of 6,500+ people to catch an exclusive look at the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Feige told the crowd, \u201cToday, we\u2019re mainly going to talk about movies. We\u2019re mainly going to talk about movies because that is what brings us together in the world.”<\/p>\n
TOPSHOT – Canadian actor Ryan Gosling attends the Marvel panel during Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, on July 25, 2026. (Photo by Chris DELMAS \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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Ryan Gosling has been revealed as the new Ghost Rider, with the film set to be released in 2028. The film will be directed by Shawn Levy (Deadpool & Wolverine), who is currently in post-production for the Star Wars film, Star Wars: Starfighter, also starring Gosling. Now, Gosling will be part of both the Star Wars and Marvel universe in 2027 and 2028, respectively.<\/p>\n
Black Panther director and executive producer Ryan Coogler announced he will return to direct the third Black Panther film. He then announced David Jonsson (The Long Walk, Alien: Romulus) as the new Black Panther for the third film \u2013 playing T’Challa II (Toussaint), the son of T\u2019Challa (the late Chadwick Boseman). Johnson will be joining Letitia Wright and Winston Duke in the film. Set for 2028, the third film will follow Toussaint as he grows up to take his father\u2019s mantle. Jonsson addressed the excited crowd, \u201cI want to say thank you so much. \u201c Thank you, Ryan; thank you, Kevin [Feige]; thank you to this amazing family that I have the honor and the privilege and the blessing to join. I actually don\u2019t want to say too much because I want to let the screen do the talking. But believe me, the honor is entirely mine.”<\/p>\n
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 25: (L-R) Letitia Wright, David Jonsson and Winston Duke 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)<\/p>\n
Getty Images for DisneyRyan Reynolds<\/a> has been walking around Comic-Con as Grey X-Force Deadpool<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t an announcement, but more of a surprise reveal, especially for Comic-Con attendees.<\/p>\n If any Comic-Con attendees saw a grey X-Force Deadpool cosplayer walking around the convention center, you probably saw Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds. <\/p>\n He revealed himself during the Hall H panel as he (given the name \u201cRicky,\u201d a person who is \u201ccosplaying hard\u201d) asked the Avengers: Doomsday cast two questions. He first asks Paul Rudd, \u201cWhere is Thor and why is he crying?\u201d Rudd responds, \u201cHe\u2019s a Wrexham fan\u201d \u2014 a reference to the Welsh soccer team that Reynolds owns with Rob McElhenney. \u201cRicky\u201d then addresses \u201cHawkeye\u201d (Jeremy Renner), \u201cYou know goddamn why he\u2019s crying.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRicky\u201d then asks the group when they plan to start filming for Avengers: Doomsday? Robert Downey Jr., who plays Dr, Doom, tells him, \u201cIt\u2019s in the can, bro. Look around you. Did you bump your head?\u201d \u201cRicky\u201d proceeds to inquire if there\u2019s no additional photography or filming planned. When he is rejected, he calls Happy Hogan to bring the Audi and leaves.<\/p>\n Spaceballs: The New One opens up the Spaceballs Cinematic Universe \u2013 and the return of Rick Moranis<\/p>\n Amazon MGM Studios held its Hall H presentation on Friday evening, promoting the release of Spaceballs: The New One,<\/a> the sequel to the 1987 Mel Brooks\u2019 parody film, Spaceballs. Moderated by director Kevin Smith, director Josh Greenbaum (Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Strays) and the cast- Rick Moranis, Daphne Zuniga, Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman, and screenwriters Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit were in attendance. <\/p>\n Mel Brooks and Bill Pullman sent virtual messages. In Mel Brooks\u2019 parody fashion, the Spaceballs team parodied Marvel\u2019s Hall H panels with an expansive Spaceballs Cinematic Universe, stretching across 180-degree screens in the room.<\/p>\n Canadian actor Rick Moranis wears his Lord Dark Helmet costume as he attends “Spaceballs: The New One” panel during Comic Con International in San Diego on July 24, 2026. (Photo by Chris DELMAS \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n But the real kicker is getting retired actor Moranis to attend Comic-Con, who came out of retirement just for the Spaceballs sequel. The team asked to \u201ccomb the room\u201d to find Moranis, who was found wearing a Dark Helmet \u2013 and received a standing ovation. It was an emotional scene for everyone, especially since many in the crowd \u2013 especially millennials \u2013 grew up watching Moranis in Ghostbusters, Spaceballs, and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.<\/p>\n SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 24: (L-R) Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler speak at HBO Max’s “Lantern” Hall H panel during 2026 Comic-Con International: San Diego at San Diego Convention Center on July 24, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Getty ImagesDC Studios gives a few hints of HBO Max\u2019s Lanterns During Comic-Con Panel, including Sinestro, Manhunters, and Laura Linney<\/p>\n With the disappointing reaction<\/a> towards Supergirl, DC Studios brought an onsite Lanterns Experience for Comic-Con attendees as well as a Hall H panel with upcoming HBO Max series stars Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Nathan Fillion, and co-creators Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King. The creators confirmed during the panel that Sinestro will be in the series. The Manhunters, extraterrestrial, shape-shifting aliens, will be the villains in the series, and Laura Linney would be playing an important Guardian.<\/p>\n Mundy reveals during the panel, \u201cLaura [Linney] is in the show. Yes, she plays one of the Guardians, who has a lot to say to John about the role of being the Green Lantern. We were very lucky in a lot of ways. I’m not saying anything else, or else this panel will be mad at me.\u201d<\/p>\n The new series, set for August 16, follows new Green Lantern recruit John Stewart (Pierre) and Lantern veteran Hal Jordan (Chandler) as \u201ctwo intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery with cosmic ties as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.” Fillion\u2019s Guy Gardner, who first appeared in James Gunn\u2019s Superman, will have a role in the series, which means it should connect with the Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow <\/a>(July 9, 2027).<\/p>\n SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 24: (L-R) JD Payne, Owain Arthur, Jamie Campbell Bower, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Charlie Vickers, Daniel Weyman, Benjamin Walker and Patrick Mckay attend Prime Video’s “The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power” press line at Hilton Bayfront on July 24, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Getty ImagesSimon Pegg is Balrog in Prime Video\u2019s The Rings of Power<\/p>\n During Amazon Studios \/ Prime Video\u2019s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Comic-Con Hall H panel, fans got a first look at the third season of the J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy series. Cast members Charlie Vickers, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Daniel Weyman, Owain Arthur, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jamie Campbell-Bower, and executive producers John D. Pane and Patrick McKay were all in attendance for the panel.<\/p>\n Pane and McKay revealed that British actor Simon Pegg will voice the Balrog, a giant demonic monster who helps Sauron forge the One Ring. It is the same creature known as Durin\u2019s Bane in the Mines of Moria.<\/p>\n The third season will take place at the height of the \u201cWar of the Elves and Sauron, as the Dark Lord seeks to craft the One Ring that will give him the edge he needs to win the war, bind all peoples to his will \u2013 and at last rule all Middle-earth.\u201d<\/p>\n Campbell-Bower plays Galadriel\u2019s long-lost husband, Celeborn. Eddie Marsan (King Durin IV\u2019s older brother Thrain), Andrew Richardson (Elendil\u2019s younger son and Isildur\u2019s brother, Anarion), Zubin Varla (Kham\u00fbl the Easterling of Rh\u00fbn), and Adam Young (Marn\u00fbkh) have also joined the cast for Season 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3 premieres on November 11.<\/p>\n SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: (L-R) Senior Curator and Head of Film Programs, Lucas Museum Ryan Linkof, co-founders of Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Matthew Senreich and Seth Green, and DC\u2019s President, Publisher, and CCO Jim Lee attend “Inside the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art” at San Diego Comic-Con International 2026 at San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Chelsea Guglielmino\/Getty Images for Lucas Museum of Narrative Art )<\/p>\n Getty Images for Lucas Museum of Narrative ArtSeth Green\u2019s long-awaited Star Wars animated series, Star Wars: Detours, will be released<\/p>\n During the \u201cInside the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art\u201d panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 on Thursday, Green had a conversation with Matt Senreich (Stoopid Buddy Stoodios), DC Comics chief creative officer Jim Lee, and Ryan Linkof, senior curator and head of film programs for the Lucas Museum. The museum, owned by George Lucas, is set to open this September in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n Moderated by Keke Palmer, Green revealed that the animated comedy series, Star Wars: Detours, which has been shelved for the past 14 years \u2013 since Disney acquired Lucasfilm \u2013 will finally see the light of day and premiere at the Lucas Museum. It was first announced during 2012\u2019s Star Wars Celebration, with the voice cast including Green, Felicia Day, Donald Faison, Seth MacFarlane, Andy Richter, Jennifer Hale, and Zachary Levi.<\/p>\n Green had worked closely with Lucas to create this Simpsons-style Star Wars animated series for the Star Wars Universe. Green reveals, \u201cThere\u2019s going to be a curation of episodes from that show on display for the public.\u201d He called it \u201cone of the greatest experiences\u201d he\u2019s ever had.<\/p>\n