His job is bike. In a shock SDCC announcement, Marvel Studios has announced that Barbie and Project Hail Mary star Ryan Gosling is joining the MCU as Ghost Rider.

During Marvel's Hall H panel, Kevin Feige brought Gosling out to announce a standalone 2028 movie with Deadpool and Wolverine's Shawn Levy on-board to direct. Levy also helmed the upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter, also starring Gosling.

First debuting in the pages of 1972's Marvel Spotlight, Ghost Rider has been the moniker given to several heroes who have become the flame-spewing Spirit of Vengeance. He has been played on-screen by Nicolas Cage in two live-action movies and by Gabriel Luna in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Gosling had done little in the past to pump the brakes on speculation surrounding a Marvel superhero role.

"Some discussions have been had. It’s a complicated situation," Gosling said on Happy Sad Confused earlier this year. Previously, he had shut down reports that he was attached to a Nova project, instead suggesting that he wanted to play the chain-wielding, hellish Ghost Rider in the MCU. A separate Nova movie is in the works, however.

Next up in the MCU is Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which sees Tom Holland's wallcrawler team up with Jon Bernthal's Punisher to take down an unknowable threat. It may or may not be Sadie Sink's mystery character, who is largely thought to be X-Men's Jean Grey.

Then, Avengers: Doomsday arrives this December. A first trailer was released earlier this month, though fans are split on Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom voice.

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At the San Diego Comic-Con 2026 panel, Marvel Studios revealed some new details about Black Panther 3.

Kevin Feige officially confirmed that Ryan Coogler, fresh off his Oscar win, will direct, and the film is set for a December 15, 2028 release.

Most crucially of all, however, is the news that a new Black Panther has been cast. The Long Walk's David Jonsson will be taking up the mantle, playing the character of T'Challa's son, who was introduced in the Wakanda Forever post-credits scene. It's not quite clear how that works out on the Marvel timeline, considering T'Challa II was a young child when we met him. However, Coogler did sort of acknowledge this on stage. "In this next film, he grows up, comes of age, and we had to find an incredible actor," he shared.

"I want to say thank you so much," Jonsson told the crowd. "Thank you, Ryan. Thank you, Kevin. Thank you to this amazing family that I have the honor and the privilege of blessing to join. I actually don't want to say too much because I want to let this screen do the talking. But believe me, the honor is entirely mine. Thank you."

Black Panther 3 has been in development for some time, following on from the success of Black Panther 2 back in 2022. Denzel Washington was long rumored to be part of the cast after he revealed that Coogler had written a role specifically for him.

"Ryan Coogler is writing a part for me in the next Black Panther," Washington told TODAY during the Gladiator 2 press tour. He then listed off roles as Othello, Hannibal, in a mystery film with Steve McQueen, and King Lear before concluding: "After that, I'm going to retire."

We won't be waiting too long to see the Black Panther cast either as they are confirmed to be a part of Avengers: Doomsday. The Wakandans appeared in an early teaser and again as part of the main recently released trailer. It's not clear at the moment what role they'll play in the upcoming film, but new Black Panther Shuri, M'Baku, and Namor will all be involved.

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According to Prime Video, Alan Ritchson's Jack Reacher is back and bigger than ever in Reacher season 4, which is just as well, as the first trailer shown at San Diego Comic-Con gives us a glimpse at his most dangerous mission yet.

The trailer, which you can watch above, opens with Alan Ritchson's ex-soldier sitting inside a subway car when he witnesses a woman end her own life. The police pick up Reacher for the crime, but soon after escaping their clutches, Reacher sets out to solve the death, which he thinks was suspicious. Reacher meets up with the woman's brother (Christopher Rodriguez-Marquette), who is adamant she didn't kill herself. From then on, the two are pulled into a dangerous web of criminal activity.

At one point, Reacher is told to walk away. But, of course, our favourite lucky hero does no such thing, as he is prepared to beat down as many bad guys as it takes to get to the bottom of the murder. However, it looks like season 4's villain has connections in high places, as Reacher's dedication to cracking the case quickly makes him a wanted man. Plus, it wouldn't be a season of Reacher without a romantic subplot thrown in, and it looks like Reacher will hook up with a young journalist played by AGNEZ MO.

The action series' fourth outing adapts author Lee Child's thirteenth Jack Reacher book, Home Tomorrow. The official synopsis from Prime Video reads, "When a chance encounter with a distraught stranger on a subway goes horribly wrong, Jack Reacher is drawn into a complex and deadly game that pits him against ruthless foes from the highest echelons of power."

Also at Comic Con, the Reacher and Neagley panel revealed the first trailer for the upcoming Frances Neagley spin-off. The trailer, which has since been shared by Prime Video on YouTube, gives us a glimpse of Reacher's once right-hand woman as she and her PI squad take down criminals connected to the death of her beloved friend.

Reacher season 4 starts streaming on Prime Video from August 12, and Neagley season 1 premieres right after on September 16. Stay up to date with this year's San Diego Comic-Con with our SDCC 2026 live blog and our SDCC 2026 schedule.