{"id":372234,"date":"2026-07-26T16:42:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=372234"},"modified":"2026-07-26T16:42:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:12:56","slug":"ryan-gosling-joins-the-mcu-more-marvel-news-at-comic-con","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/26\/ryan-gosling-joins-the-mcu-more-marvel-news-at-comic-con\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Gosling Joins the MCU, More Marvel News at Comic-Con"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The spirit of vengeance lives! Ryan Gosling<\/strong> finally joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe at San Diego Comic-Con 2026.<\/p>\n

Gosling, 45, made a surprise appearance at Marvel Studios\u2019 Hall H panel on Saturday, July 25, to substantiate that he’ll star in a reboot of the Ghost Rider<\/em> franchise. (Nicolas Cage<\/strong> previously played the character in two movies \u2014 2007\u2019s Ghost Rider<\/em> and 2012\u2019s Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance <\/em>\u2014 that exist outside the MCU continuity.)<\/p>\n

He’ll team up on a brand new Ghost Rider<\/em> movie with Stranger Things<\/em> director Shawn Lev<\/strong>y, who previously worked with Marvel Studios on 2024\u2019s Deadpool & Wolverine<\/em>. (Gosling and Levy collaborated on the upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

There was much more exciting news in regards to the way forward for the MCU beyond December\u2019s Avengers: Doomsday<\/em> and 2027\u2019s Avengers: Secret Wars<\/em>, including an update on the long-awaited Black Panther III<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>Ryan Reynolds Asked Nicolas Cage to Cameo in \u2018Deadpool and Wolverine\u2019<\/span>
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Keep scrolling for the largest news to come back out of Marvel Studios\u2019 Hall H Panel\n<\/p>\n

Ryan Gosling Will Star in \u2018Ghost Rider\u2019 Movie<\/h2>\n

Gosling surprised fans by showing up unannounced to Hall H to substantiate he’ll play the superhero Ghost Rider in a 2028 reboot directed by Deadpool & Wolverine<\/em>\u2019s Levy.<\/p>\n

The Project Hail Mary<\/em> actor has publicly campaigned for the Ghost Rider role prior to now \u2014 revealing to the \u201cJoyful Sad Confused\u201d podcast all the way in which back in 2022 that he\u2019d discussed the part with Marvel Studios.<\/p>\n

Throughout the Hall H panel, Gosling described Ghost Rider as \u201ca personality I\u2019ve desired to play for a very long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

For his part, Levy praised Gosling through the Comic-Con panel as \u201cabsolutely the s***t\u201d and promised Ghost Rider<\/em> might be definitely worth the wait for fans.<\/p>\n

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\n Ryan Gosling attends the Marvel panel during Comic-Con International.<\/span> Getty Images\/Chris DELMAS \/ AFP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s ride, we\u2019ll see you in 2028,\u201d the filmmaker teased.<\/p>\n

Ghost Rider is an antihero who first appeared within the pages of Marvel Comics in 1972 when Johnny Blaze, the primary incarnation of the hero, sold his soul to the demon Mephisto to save lots of his foster father\u2019s life. After Blaze\u2019s head was mystically transformed right into a fiery skull, Ghost Rider jumped on his signature black motorcycle to wreak havoc on the underworld.<\/p>\n

There have been other incarnations of Ghost Rider throughout the a long time \u2014 including highschool student Robbie Reyes, who was played by Gabriel Luna<\/strong> in Marvel\u2019s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.<\/em> TV show.<\/p>\n

Gosling\u2019s longtime partner, Eva Mendes<\/strong>, starred in Cage\u2019s 2007 version of Ghost Rider<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u2018Black Panther 3\u2019 Will Star Industry\u2019s David Johnson<\/h2>\n

Acclaimed filmmaker Ryan Coogler<\/strong> announced through the Hall H panel that he’ll return to write down and direct Black Panther III<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Coogler and Marvel Studios chief creative officer Kevin Feige<\/strong> welcomed Industry<\/em> and The Long Walk<\/em> actor David Jonsson<\/strong> to the stage to substantiate that he’ll lead Black Panther III<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Jonsson is anticipated to play T\u2019Challa II, the son of the late Chadwick Boseman<\/strong>\u2019s iconic Black Panther. The character was teased at the top of 2022\u2019s Black Panther: Wakanda Eternally<\/em> when Shuri (Letitia Wright<\/strong>) discovered that T\u2019Challa and Nakia (Lupita Nyong\u2019o<\/strong>) secretly welcomed a son named Toussaint. (Boseman died in 2020.)<\/p>\n

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\n Letitia Wright, David Jonsson and Winston Duke speak onstage through the Marvel Studios Panel.<\/span> Jesse Grant\/Getty Images for Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI need to say thanks a lot,\u201d Jonsson said in Hall H. \u201cThanks, Ryan. Thanks, Kevin. Thanks to this amazing family that I honor. [It\u2019s] a privilege and blessing to affix.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went on, \u201cI don\u2019t wish to say an excessive amount of because I need to let the screen do the talking, but consider me, the dignity is entirely mine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Black Panther III<\/em> is anticipated to premiere in 2028.<\/p>\n

\u2018Avengers: Doomsday\u2019 Unveiled a Returning Star and Recent Footage<\/h2>\n

Some exciting casting news kicked off the Avengers: Doomsday<\/em> portion of Marvel Studios\u2019 presentation, as Hayley Atwell<\/strong> was confirmed to reprise her role as Peggy Carter opposite Chris Evans<\/strong>\u2019 previously-announced Steve Rogers \/ Captain America.<\/p>\n

Ryan Reynolds<\/strong> also made a surprise appearance through the panel as Deadpool\u2019s denim alter-ego, Jeanpool<\/em>, to beg for a cameo in Avengers: Doomsday<\/em>. It stays to be seen whether the Merc With a Mouth will pop up in December\u2019s blockbuster.<\/p>\n

Fresh off the debut of the prolonged trailer for Avengers: Doomsday<\/em> on Monday, July 20, fans in Hall H got an exclusive sneak peek at brand recent footage on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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\n Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool cosplay at Comic-Con.<\/span> Jesse Grant\/Getty Images for Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Per Variety<\/em><\/a>, the brand new clip focuses heavily on Robert Downey Jr.<\/strong>\u2019s villainous Dr. Doom sitting on his throne in Latveria as various clips of the MCU heroes in battle are interspersed.<\/p>\n

Incredible 4 member Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby<\/strong>) provides some background on Doom, describing him as \u201cbroken as an individual.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s all the time the neatest guy in every world. He was different. He was kind, he was caring \u2026 All the things he loved was taken from him,\u201d she explains. \u201cI knew he was lost but I didn’t realize that he was broken.\u201d<\/p>\n

The footage climaxes with Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal<\/strong>) questioning whether Doom might be accountable for mass carnage across Earth.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of you’ve gotten lived stolen lives. You refuse to present them back,\u201d Doom snarls.<\/p>\n

When Thor (Chris Hemsworth<\/strong>) wields his trusty hammer Mjolnir against Doom, he’s quickly brushed off because the villain unleashes a military of Sentinels from the X-Men<\/em> universe to fight Earth\u2019s mightiest heroes.<\/p>\n

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