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 has announced that they’ll only be showcasing movies at the panel today. So no VisionQuest or Daredevil: Born Again then…
The Marvel SDCC 2026 panel has started
Almost 30 minutes later, the Marvel 2026 panel has begun. Kevin Feige is now on stage to kick off the announcements. He’s wearing a Doomsday hat…
Unfortunately that was a false alarm… We’re still waiting for action to begin here in Hall H. At least we’re well dressed for the occasion?
It looks like the action might be about to start as HERBIE has just rolled onto stage…
There’s a lot of excitement in Hall H now as we wait for the panel to begin. Everyone in the room is currently being given a Doctor Doom mask ahead of the action.
Some outlets are reporting that the delay may be as long as 15/20 minutes. Hold on tight, folks…
The Marvel Studios panel is almost certainly starting late as the panel before is still overrunning. There’s no word yet on when it will begin but we’re expecting a quick change around when the previous panel stops.
We’re seated in Hall H now ahead of the panel’s start in 15 minutes, but the panel before is currently still happening. Just a reminder too, the Marvel SDCC 2026 panel will not be live-streamed. Follow along with us here for everything that happens as well as on our Twitter.
30 minutes to go!
We’re now just 30 minutes away from the start of the Marvel panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026! GamesRadar+ is seated in Hall H and ready to bring you the news as it happens.
Just a reminder on timings. The panel kicks off at 5.30pm PDT, local time. This means it starts at 8.30pm EDT and 1.30am BST. We’re expecting it to last about an hour as Marvel tends to keep a pretty tight ship with their SDCC appearances.
Probably the most exciting potential announcements will be around the upcoming X-Men movie. Kevin Feige has made no secret that the next stage of the MCU will be all about mutants and director Jake Shrier is behind an upcoming reboot film. Currently, we don’t know much at all about it, apart from that it won’t be linked to any of the X-Men movies we’ve seen before. Screenwriter Lee Sung Jin told Deadline earlier this year that Feige “just wants to take a big swing and start anew, not be beholden to any of the movies that have come before.”
Given that it’s going to be so key to the future of the MCU, we might get some casting announcements. Rumors have been swirling around everyone from Adam Driver to Bill Skarsgård, and then there’s the persistent speculation that Sadie Sink will debut as Jean Grey in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Watch this space…
Another potential point of focus could be Daredevil: Born Again season 3. While it might not seem like the most exciting announcement for the Hall H slot, timing might be in its favor. The third season of the Disney Plus show has just finished filming and there have been a lot of leaks. Marvel might use the opportunity to announce some of the casting we already know about officially and there may even be some footage. We’ll bring you updates as they happen with that.
Traditionally these Marvel panels have also focused on the upcoming slate. This means that VisionQuest, which is the conclusion to the WandaVision trilogy could also be a focus during the presentation. We’ve still not seen a trailer for the upcoming Disney Plus show, despite it showing behind closed doors at CinemaCon earlier this year. It’s out on October 14 too so we’re more than overdue a first look…
What happened the last time Marvel were at San Diego Comic-Con?
It’s been a few years since Marvel Studios has been at SDCC, but the last time they made quite an impact. After Deadpool & Wolverine got its own showcase on Friday night, Saturday night belonged to Marvel Studios’ upcoming slate. The biggest surprise of the evening was the announcement that Robert Downey Jr. was returning to the MCU, not as Iron Man but as a new character: Doctor Doom.
He appeared on stage in a Doom mask to mark the occasion and subsequently surprised just about everyone. We were in Hall H when it happened and the atmosphere was electric. Here’s a little recap of how that all went down…
Avengers: Secret Wars is also about a year and a half out too – and we still know relatively little about it. We’re not expecting to hear too much about the plot details given they’re likely very dependent on what goes down in Doomsday, but we could hear some casting news. At the moment, Doomsday has a few big omissions, including Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and the Hulk. Could we get confirmation about their return?
One thing we are expecting to have a big presence at SDCC this year is Avengers: Doomsday. If you’d asked us a week ago, we would have put good money that it would be in this panel when we’d finally see the full trailer. However, Marvel actually dropped that on Monday (read our Avengers: Doomsday trailer breakdown here)…
This means we’re not expecting to see any more footage released widely, but that doesn’t mean no news. The Russo Brothers will likely be there with Robert Downey Jr. and we might even get a scene shown exclusively in Hall H, which we’ll share a description of with you.
Doomsday has already been appearing all around SDCC too, with new costumes being showcased and a special installation in the middle of town. Check out a closer look at Doctor Doom’s costume below.
In terms of what we’re expecting to be covered tonight in the Marvel panel, we don’t yet have anything confirmed. Marvel has released no guests, no agenda, and Kevin Feige has been keeping tight-lipped. Speaking to Collider just last week, the Marvel Studios head said: “Listen, you probably know as good a tease as I do in terms of the fact that when we go to Hall H, it’s for a reason, and it’s to have some surprises and show a few things. It’s our home away from home, Hall H, so I’m very excited to be heading back.”
How to watch the Marvel SDCC 2026 panel
As we get closer to the panel’s start, you’ll likely be wondering how you can watch the Marvel SDCC 2026 panel. The short answer is, you can’t. San Diego Comic-Con doesn’t livestream their panels so you have to be in the room to be able to watch it as it happens.
Luckily for you, GamesRadar+ is in Hall H and we’ll be keeping you updated every step of the way. Follow along here, as well as on our social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok) so you don’t miss a moment.
Just a reminder too about timings: the panel begins at 5.30pm PDT. If you’re on the east coast then that’s 9.30pm and if you’re in the UK then that’s 1.30am. We expect it will last about an hour or so, depending on what’s announced.

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.