Marvel Casts Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider
The Story
Marvel Studios electrified San Diego Comic Con 2026 by casting Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider and naming David Jonsson the new Black Panther during its Hall H panel.
Gosling, who has said for years that he wanted the role, will star in a Ghost Rider film directed by Deadpool and Wolverine filmmaker Shawn Levy that arrives in 2028.
Ryan Coogler is returning to direct a third Black Panther film, with Jonsson playing T'Challa II, the son of Chadwick Boseman's character, in a coming of age story.
Kevin Feige also announced that Avengers Endgame returns to theaters on September 25 with new footage to set the stage for Avengers Doomsday, which opens December 18.
The Doomsday cast, from Robert Downey Jr. to original X Men film stars, unveiled an exclusive trailer while the whole hall donned Doom masks and capes.
Jon Bernthal teased Spider Man Brand New Day, opening July 31, which pits his Punisher and Tom Holland's Spider Man against Mark Ruffalo's Hulk.
Ryan Reynolds even crashed the panel in a gray Deadpool costume, hinting he wants a piece of the Doomsday action.
Gosling, who has said for years that he wanted the role, will star in a Ghost Rider film directed by Deadpool and Wolverine filmmaker Shawn Levy that arrives in 2028.
Ryan Coogler is returning to direct a third Black Panther film, with Jonsson playing T'Challa II, the son of Chadwick Boseman's character, in a coming of age story.
Kevin Feige also announced that Avengers Endgame returns to theaters on September 25 with new footage to set the stage for Avengers Doomsday, which opens December 18.
The Doomsday cast, from Robert Downey Jr. to original X Men film stars, unveiled an exclusive trailer while the whole hall donned Doom masks and capes.
Jon Bernthal teased Spider Man Brand New Day, opening July 31, which pits his Punisher and Tom Holland's Spider Man against Mark Ruffalo's Hulk.
Ryan Reynolds even crashed the panel in a gray Deadpool costume, hinting he wants a piece of the Doomsday action.
Why It Matters
The succession question that opened when Chadwick Boseman died in 2020 finally has an answer, and it skips a generation: David Jonsson, the 32 year old from Industry and Alien: Romulus, plays Toussaint, the son T’Challa and Nakia introduced in Wakanda Forever’s final moments, with Black Panther III dated December 15, 2028 to chase the original’s 1.3 billion dollar haul against the sequel’s 850 million, AP reports. Damson Idris was the fans’ other pick; he loses. Ryan Gosling’s Ghost Rider carries its own symmetry, since partner Eva Mendes starred beside Nicolas Cage in the 2007 original. IndieWire doubts two castings can erase a decade of diminishing returns; July 31, when Spider-Man: Brand New Day opens, delivers the first verdict.
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