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Marvel Studios introduces its X-Men

During D23, Marvel Studios revealed the line up for its X-Men film which will arrive in theaters May 5, 2028. The date is interesting as Marvel has staked out the first weekend in May, having released numerous films during that weekend. It also aligns with Free Comic Book Day.

The X-Men cast includes:

  • Sadie Sink is Jean Grey
  • Kit Connor is Cyclops
  • Christopher Abbott is Professor Charles Xavier
  • Samara Weaving is Emma Frost
  • Inde Navarrette is Rogue
  • Maya Boyd is Storm
  • Adam Driver is Nathaniel Milbury

It looks like the X-Men will finally be taking on Mr. Sinister! Jake Schreier will direct the film and more casting will be announced!

Marvel Television’s VisionQuest gets its First Trailer

A first look at Marvel Television‘s VisionQuest was revealed at D23.

Loading….Marvel Television’s VisionQuest, arriving October 14 only on Disney+.

VisionQuest concludes the epic trilogy that began with 2021’s groundbreaking, award-winning WandaVision and 2024’s acclaimed Agatha All Along. Vision, rebooted and having escaped from those who sought to weaponize him, has been in hiding. Searching for new meaning, he consults the AI personas embedded in his programming, including F.R.I.D.A.Y., E.D.I.T.H., J.A.R.V.I.S., and the infamous Ultron. His discreet existence ends when a bounty placed on his head thrusts him on the run with Thomas Shepard, a mysterious boy who may be Vision’s son, reincarnate. As Vision evades capture, he must confront his nature, resist Ultron’s influence, and unravel the enigma that is his young companion if he’s to survive.

VisionQuest stars Paul Bettany, James Spader, Ruaridh Mollica, Todd Stashwick, T’Nia Miller, Lauren Morais, Orla Brady, Diane Morgan, Polly Frame, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, with Emily Hampshire, and James D’Arcy. The series is directed by Christopher J. Byrne, Gandja Monteiro, Vincenzo Natali, Terry Matalas, and written by Terry Matalas, Cindy Appel, Christopher Monfette, Nicole Falsetti, and Matthew Okumura.

VisionQuest is created for television by Terry Matalas, based on the Marvel Comics. The executive producers are Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Mary Livanos, Terry Matalas, Jac Schaeffer, and Christopher J. Byrne, and the producer is Roopesh Parekh.

Vision Quest

SDCC 2026: Ryan Gosling is Ghost Rider! Ryan Coogler returns for Black Panther III!

During its Hall H panel during San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios dropped two reveals confirming long time rumors and expectations.

Ryan Gosling was revealed as the new Ghost Rider. The movie will be directed by Shawn Levy and come to theaters in 2028.

Marvel Studios Ghost Rider

Ryan Coogler will return to direct Black Panther 3 which comes to theaters December 15, 2028. David Johnson will be stepping into the title role but will be playing T’Challa’s son.

Black Panther 3

Along with those two announcements an image has been released giving us a good look at Doctor Doom who returns on December 18, 2026 for Avengers: Doomsday.

Avengers: Doomsday Doctor Doom

The Man Without Fear returns to Hot Toys in his All-Black Suit

The Man Without Fear is back in season 2 of the acclaimed Disney+ series Daredevil: Born AgainDaredevil, the protector of Hell’s Kitchen, is now the city’s most wanted target. With Wilson Fisk wielding the power of the mayor’s office, an unrelenting manhunt for costumed vigilantes has begun. Refusing to surrender, Matt Murdock retreats into the shadows and gathers allies to dismantle the Kingpin’s corrupt empire. 

Celebrating the return of Daredevil: Born Again, the Daredevil 1/6 Scale Collectible Figure by Hot Toys presents the masked vigilante in a dramatic new all-black outfit. 

Masterfully crafted based on the likeness of Charlie Cox in the role, the figure features a Matt Murdock headsculpt and a Daredevil cowled head. The cowled head comes with interchangeable parts, including 2 lower face plates and 2 cowls with varying levels of weathering effects.

A thrilling element for fans this season is Daredevil’s newly painted suit! To operate stealthily during the manhunt, Matt sprays a black coating over his original red suit and the classic red “DD” logo on his chest, reminiscent of his Shadowland era in the comics. As the story progresses, brutal battles cause the black coating to gradually peel off, revealing the red suit underneath. This figure brilliantly recreates his suit with meticulously applied weathering effects that reveal patches of his red suit underneath the scraped black paint. The outfit is completed with an all-black design, including forearm gauntlets, knee armor plates, a thigh billy club holster, and long boots.

Ready to deal out justice, Daredevil comes equipped with his signature weapons painted in black, including an extended billy club, a pair of short billy clubs, and a wire to connect them for use as nunchaku. Matt’s signature red-tinted sunglasses are also included. 

An incredibly atmospheric, magnetic diorama base inspired by the streets of Hell’s Kitchen completes the display. The base includes details such as a sidewalk, a manhole cover engraved with the “DD” logo, and a road with rainwater accumulating in potholes.

Bring justice to your Marvel collection with the Daredevil 1/6 Scale Collectible Figure. Available to pre-order now.

The Daredevil 1/6 Scale Collectible Figure Features:

  • Authentic and detailed likeness of Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil in season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again.
  • Includes one Matt Murdock headsculpt and one cowled head with interchangeable lower faces and cowls.
  • Approximately 30 points of articulation.
  • 10 interchanageble gloved hands. 
  • Black Daredevil suit with red DD logo and weathered effects to reveal red color beneath.
  • One pair of short, black billy clubs, attachable wire, and one pair of extended billy clubs.
  • One pair of black colored sunglasses with red colored lenses.
  • Specially designed Hell’s Kitchen street-themed magnetic diorama figure base with Daredevil logo.

Marvel’s Wonder Man with Filmmaker Brandon Wilson

Marvel Disney’s recent TV series is about a struggling actor and I have the perfect guest to discuss it with me: filmmaker, life-long Los Angelino, and Marvel comics fan Brandon Wilson. Wonder Man is delightful and we’ve got a lot say about the show’s portrayals of LA, Simon Williams’s existence as a Black Haitian-American actor, the prison industrial complex, queer readings and more. You don’t need to know about Wonder Man to enjoy the show but Brandon gives us the download on Simon William’s comics history. 

Plus: the parallels with Midnight Cowboy run deeper than you think!

Spoilers marked at 20 min in.

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The Fantastic Four meets Wakanda in the latest Avengers: Doomsday teaser

Marvel Studios has dropped a new teaser trailer for Avengers: Doomsday featuring the Fantastic Four meeting the people of Wakanda. The teaser has Shuri discussing the King having duties to prepare the people for the afterlife while she has hers. It also teases Namor and his people, setting up an epic story bringing together a lot of the disconnected parts of the recent Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The highly anticipated film not only includes the Marvel Cinematic Universe but also X-Men universe as well. The two franchises have slowly bled together in various ways in recent years with mutants expected to eventually making their way into the MCU.

Avengers: Doomsday is directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo who return to Marvel films and stars Robert Downey Jr. as Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Lewis Pullman as Robert Reynolds/Sentry, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier/Professor X, Rebecca Romijn as Raven Darkholme/Mystique, Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Kelsey Grammer as Hank McCoy/Beast, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Tenoch Huerta as Namor, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost, James Marsden as Scott Summers/Cyclops, Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres/Falcon, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Wyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S. Agent, Channing Tatum as Remy LeBeau/Gambit, Letita Wright as Shur/Black Panther, and Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, and we’re sure many more to be revealed.

Avengers: Doomsday arrives in theaters December 18, 2026.

The latest Avengers: Doomsday teaser trailer highlights the X-Men

Marvel Studios has dropped a new teaser trailer for Avengers: Doomsday featuring the X-Men. The teaser gives us a voice over as it shows off a dilapidated Xavier school eventually showing Professor X and a ragged Magneto and ends with Cyclops firing his optic blasts with Sentinels surrounding him.

The highly anticipated film not only includes the Marvel Cinematic Universe but also X-Men universe as well. The two franchises have slowly bled together in various ways in recent years with mutants expected to eventually making their way into the MCU.

Avengers: Doomsday is directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo who return to Marvel films and stars Robert Downey Jr. as Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Lewis Pullman as Robert Reynolds/Sentry, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier/Professor X, Rebecca Romijn as Raven Darkholme/Mystique, Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Kelsey Grammer as Hank McCoy/Beast, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Tenoch Huerta as Namor, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost, James Marsden as Scott Summers/Cyclops, Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres/Falcon, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Wyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S. Agent, Channing Tatum as Remy LeBeau/Gambit, Letita Wright as Shur/Black Panther, and Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, and we’re sure many more to be revealed.

Avengers: Doomsday arrives in theaters December 18, 2026.

Marvel Television’s Wonder Man gets its first Official Trailer

He was born to play this role, but the spotlight reveals everything.

We’ve got the first trailer for Marvel Television‘s Wonder Man, which gives us a tease of a rather self-aware series that pokes fun of the superhero genre.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays the title character of Simon Williams who in the comics becomes Wonder Man. He’s no stranger to comic films, having play Black Manta in the Aquaman movies for DC and was Cal Abar in the Watchmen television series. Ben Kingsley returns as Trevor Slattery. That character debuted in Marvel Studio’s Iron Man 3 in 2013 and returned in multi Marvel projects like the All Hail the King one-shot and most recently in 2021’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Wonder Man, an 8-episode series, premieres January 27 at 6PM PT only on Disney+.

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