Marvel Studios has been at San Diego Comic-Con for two years now, and they always know how to win with their Saturday night panels. Marvel has a reputation for revealing exclusive footage to attendees at the San Diego Comic-Con, as well as announcing new movie titles and characters for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel is aware that even though fans are not present every year at SDCC they still want to know what’s next.
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Marvel Studios’ Hall H Panel is unique this year. Not only is it the first panel since 2024 but it also comes just before their two next feature films: Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and Avengers: Doomsday. The studio has yet to confirm anything, however these movies may be the main focus. ComicBook will be at San Diego Comic-Con and is in the hall RIGHT NOW. We’ll have live updates here from the panel. Keep your refresh button close by and you’ll be able to find out everything Marvel has confirmed tonight. Kevin Feige will always have one final thing to say before the event is over.
Pre-Panel Hello From Herbie
Two surprises were in store for the attendees before the panel even began. The first surprise was the distribution of Doctor Doom masks, cloaks, and other accessories to all attendees. This feat is no easy task, considering that there were 6,500 people in attendance. Second, HERBIE the Fantastic Four walked out onto the stage to welcome everyone.
Eddie Ibrahim, SDCC’s icon, will introduce the panel and urge everyone to not record it.
A MCU montage is played, which includes not only the X-Men films made by Fox but also Tobey’s Spider-Man: No Way Home scenes. Kevin Feige, Marvel’s President, takes to the stage wearing his trademark baseball cap. This one features Doctor Doom on it. Feige says that Marvel TV series will not be announced today. (TV may get their day next month, at Disney D23 Expo.) Feige released the Avengers: Endgame Encore trailer, which confirms the date of September for the rerelease. It also contains footage from fans who watched the film when it was first released in 2019.
Feige, who said that the event was primarily about films, did slip in an announcement regarding television. He confirmed that VisionQuest will premiere on Disney+ on October 14, and that it is the third installment in the “WandaVision trilogy” (the other being Agatha All Along).
Marvel’s Ghost Rider confirmed
Kevin Feige confirmed that Ryan Gosling will OFFICIALLY join the MCU. Shawn Levy, the director of Deadpool & Wolverine, will also be directing this movie in 2028. Marvel currently has three releases scheduled in 2028: May 5, July 28, and December 15. It seems unlikely that Ghost Rider would ride during Christmas, but who knows?
Feige stated that Ghost Rider could only be directed by one person. Ryan has a movie that will be released first. Star Wars: Starfighter is the name. It’s amazing. I won’t brag about it, but as a Star Wars fan, I was lucky enough to watch Star Wars: Starfighter. It’s a new take on Star Wars that gives me the Star Wars feel and I cannot wait to share it with you. What was it that brought this freshness to Star Wars Starfighter?? It was Shawn Levy, the director who was responsible for bringing Deadpool, Wolverine and other characters to Star Wars: Starfighter a few year ago.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Scene Revealed
Jon Bernthal, who was quick to interrupt the Marvel panel after Ryan Gosling’s announcement as Ghost Rider in the MCU, reminded Kevin Feige of Spider-Man: Brand New Day opening next week. A clip of the movie was screened, which featured Punisher fighting the Hulk with Spider-Man.
Avengers Doomsday to be shown at SDCC
On stage the cast for Avengers: Doomsday is assembling, divided by X-Men, Avengers and Robert Downey Jr. The Russo Brothers are also in attendance.
Downey stated that “decisions must be made.” You’ll either have to choose the right side, or consider joining the family of dread.
Hayley Atwell will be returning as Peggy Carter for Avengers: Doomsday, the first major announcement. Fans who watched Avengers: Endgame will not be surprised by this news.
Deadpool Crushed the Panel
Deadpool, dressed in grey Deadpool costume, has crashed the Avengers Doomsday panel, and is asking audience members questions about the film, such as “Why did Thor cry?” Deadpool also seems to be hinting that he won’t appear in the film, by asking when the production begins.

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Ted Danson gets real with his life as he nears the end of “Cheers.”
In a recent podcast episode, the actor told listeners what it was like for him when “Cheers,” which ended in 1993, came to an abrupt end.
People ask, “What did it feel like?” “What did you do after she left? He said: “I said that I had so messed up my own life, I hadn’t realized ‘Cheers was over’.”
Danson also admitted that he had “barely known himself” before he joined the show and that he took “a postgrad grow up class quickly” during his last season.
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He drove to Long Beach, California to visit his mentor. His mentor was “amazing” and gave him “a different type of spirituality therapy.”
He said, “I didn’t want to be a liar anymore.” I wanted to mature emotionally. “I wanted to be changed.”
In an episode of his podcast from August 2025, the “Curb Your Enthusiasm’ star spoke of the ending of the show and reflected on his own personal situation at that time.
Danson was asked by Charlie Day if he feared being stereotyped when the show ended. He replied that “the transition” was “easy because I had messed up my personal life so bad.” And he hadn’t realized the end of the show for several months, “because I wasn’t thinking about anything else but myself and personal things.”
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Danson played Sam Malone in the popular sitcom from 1982 until 1993. He was one of only a few actors to have appeared in 273 episodes.
After 11 seasons of “Cheers”, the series ended when Danson decided to move on to other opportunities. The executives felt that it was not possible to continue without him.
He said, “I thought I’d jump off the edge, since I was working so hard to change for the better.” He said, “And there was] a bit of… If I didn’t leave, I might not know if i could do anything else. I wanted to see if i can do other stuff.”
Danson starred after “Cheers” in “Becker”, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” until he found a new audience with “The Good Place”.
He currently stars in the Netflix hit show “Man on the Inside” as a retired university professor working undercover in a nursing facility.
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There’s something funny about the 76-year old [retired] professor whose life has shut down and his daughter is worried. She tells him to “get a job” and, by chance, he finds a gig as an undercover operative in a retirement facility,” Danson said in People magazine in November 2024.

Currently, one of only 41 cinemas around the globe screening Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” 70mm IMAX is experiencing technical problems.
Regal King of Prussia in Philadelphia informed customers on Friday that its 70mm IMAX projection system was having problems and only digital IMAX screenings were available.
The theater posted on Facebook that it “understands your frustration and apologizes for any impact this has had on your experience.”
The IMAX team has been working non-stop since Thursday and continues to do so to solve the projection problems. “We are trying to return normal 70mm operations as quickly as we can, but at this time there is no timeline.”
The King of Prussia Theater is one of only 25 theaters in America to show “The Odyssey” 70mm IMAX. New York City, Rochester, New York, and Providence, Rhode Island are the next nearest theaters.
Nolan told CBS Mornings co-host Gayle king last week that the new format is sharper and more like the image our eyes perceive.
Fans from Virginia drove as far away as King of Prussia to watch the 70mm IMAX film.
David Dekok: “I drove 80 miles to Harrisburg from Harrisburg in order to reach the theatre.”
Kate Elfatah said that when she arrived at the theatre, the buzz quickly spread throughout the lobby.
Elfatah replied, “I could not believe what I heard.” You have people who are out of order.
Elfatah said that customers received refunds as well as the opportunity to view the film in digital format for free. Not everyone was satisfied with that, she said.
Elfatah: “I met people from South Carolina who said that they had driven 8-10 hours.”
Kate Elfatah said that when she arrived at the theatre, the buzz quickly spread throughout the lobby.
Our crews informed several people CBS News Philadelphia interviewed that the projector had broken. This lack of notice was frustrating for many.
They could have sent out an email to all their clients. Dekok stated that they had our entire email.
Elfatah stated that no one from the theatre came to talk with anyone.
Regal has said that IMAX technicians are working round the clock to fix the projector. However, there is still no timetable for the return of 70mm screenings.

Kevin Feige announced today that the only movies they will be showing at their panel are films. No VisionQuest, no Daredevil Born Again.
Marvel SDCC panel 2026 has begun
The Marvel 2026 Panel has now begun. Kevin Feige has now taken the stage and will begin with the first announcements. He is wearing a Doomsday cap…
We are still waiting in Hall H for things to get started.
HERBIE just rolled on stage, and it looks as if the action is about to begin.
As we await the start of the panel, there’s lots of excitement. The Doctor Doom Masks are being distributed to everyone in the hall ahead of action.
The delay could be up to 15/20 minutes, according to some outlets. Keep your wits about you, people…
It is likely that the Marvel Studios panel will start late, as it is overrunning. No word on the start time yet, but it’s expected to be a short change after the last panel ends.
The panel that precedes the one we’re sitting in is still going on. Please note that the Marvel SDCC panel for 2026 will not be streamed live. You can follow us on Twitter and here to keep up with everything.
Only 30 minutes left!
The Marvel Panel at San Diego Comic-Con is about to begin in 30 minutes! GamesRadar+ will be seated at Hall H, ready to deliver the latest news.
Please note the following timings. Panel begins at local time, 5.30pm PDT. It starts at 8:30pm BST and 12:30am EDT. As Marvel is known to be pretty strict with its SDCC events, we expect it to take about an hour.
The upcoming X-Men film will likely be the subject of the most interesting announcements. Kevin Feige made it clear that the MCU’s next phase will focus on mutants, and Jake Shrier has been tapped to direct a reboot. We don’t have any information about the film, except that it will not be related to previous X-Men films. Lee Sung Jin, a screenwriter for Deadline magazine earlier in the year, said that Feige wanted to “take a swing at a new direction and not be bound by any previous movies.”
We might see some announcements about casting, given that the MCU is so important to its future. There have been rumors about everyone, from Adam Driver and Bill Skarsgard to Sadie Sink’s debut in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Keep an eye on this page…
Daredevil: Born Again, season 3, could also be a potential focus. It might not be the most interesting announcement, but timing could work in their favor. There have been many leaks since the third season of Disney Plus finished filming. Marvel could use this opportunity to officially announce the cast we know and even show some footage. You’ll get updates on that as it happens.
These Marvel panels traditionally also focus on the next slate. The presentation could include VisionQuest which is the final installment of the WandaVision trilogy. The upcoming Disney Plus series was shown behind closed doors earlier this year at CinemaCon, but we have yet to see a trailer. We’re also due a trailer as it’s released on October 14.
When was the last time Marvel attended San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego?
Marvel Studios’ last SDCC appearance was a few decades ago, and they left a lasting impression. Marvel Studios’ upcoming slate was the focus of Saturday night after Deadpool & Wolverine had its own spotlight on Friday. Robert Downey Jr.’s return to the MCU as Doctor Doom was the biggest announcement of the night.
To mark the event, he appeared onstage in a Doom Mask and surprised everyone. The atmosphere in Hall H was electrifying. This is a quick recap on how it all happened.
Avengers: Secret Wars will also be released in about a year-and-a-half – and yet we know very little. The plot is likely to be heavily dependent on the events of Doomsday. However, we may hear casting news. Doomsday is missing a number of big names, such as Spider-Man and Doctor Strange. Were we able to get confirmation of their return?
Avengers: Doomsday is one thing that we expect to be a major presence this year at SDCC. We would have bet big money a week earlier that the trailer would finally appear in this SDCC panel. Marvel dropped the trailer on Monday. (Read our Avengers Doomsday Trailer breakdown here )…
We don’t expect to see more clips released, but this doesn’t necessarily mean there won’t be any news. Robert Downey Jr. will be with the Russo Brothers and there may even be a special scene that is shown in Hall H. We’ll let you know what it looks like.
SDCC has also seen Doomsday in action, as new costumes have been displayed and an installation special is located right in the heart of town. Below, you can see a close-up of Doctor Doom’s costume.
We don’t have any confirmations yet about what the Marvel panel will cover tonight. Kevin Feige, Marvel’s head of studios, has kept his mouth shut. Marvel has not released any guests or agenda. Marvel Studios’ head Kevin Feige said to Collider last week: “Listen to me, I’m sure you know that we’re going to Hall H for a purpose, to show some things and have some surprises.” Hall H is our “home away from home”, so I am very excited to return.
Marvel SDCC Panel 2026: How to Watch
You’ll probably be asking yourself how to watch the Marvel SDCC panel 2026 as the date approaches. You can’t. San Diego Comic-Con does not livestream its panels, so to see them as they happen you need to be there.
GamesRadar+ will be in Hall H, and we will keep you informed every step of your journey. You can follow along on this page as well as our social media accounts (Twitter and Facebook) to make sure you never miss out.
Please also be reminded that the panel will begin at 5.30pm PDT. On the East Coast, that would be 9.30pm. In the UK it’d be 1.30am. It’ll last an hour, or more depending on the announcements.

Callum Turner stunned the audience at San Diego Comic-Con as he presented the teaser of Neuromancer on Saturday.
The BAFTA-winning actress appeared on Apple TV’s Hall H panel via video, greeting fans and sharing the first glimpse of the sci-fi cyberpunk series, based on the 1984 William Gibson novel, which premieres on January 22, 2019.
This 10-episode show from Graham Roland and JDDillard is about Case (Turner), who’s a super-hacker with a broken past. He and his razor-girl partner Molly, a assassin with a dark secret, are thrown into an intricate web of high-stakes digital crime and espionage.
Max Irons is also in the cast, along with Joseph Lee, Peter Sarsgaard, Clemence Poesy and Junia Rees. Max Irons has made appearances alongside Dane DeHaan and Emma Laird.