Marvel Studios is already having one of its best years, despite – or perhaps due to – releasing just one movie in cinemas. Now they are bringing back their SDCC panel to showcase their big 2025 return to theaters and Disney+ and beyond. Led by Kevin Feige, the Marvel machine took a battering in 2023, releasing its worst box office performer with The Marvels, as well as some of its most divisive TV shows, but the future is looking bright after a dramatic pause this year.
Marvel Studios’ sole theatrical 2024 release of Deadpool & Wolverine is proving to be a masterstroke, with the R-rated Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman vehicle breaking records after just two days on release. This sits alongside a limited number of Disney+ shows, like the animated X-Men ’97 and the upcoming Agatha All Along. Now the Marvel party comes to Hall H today to unveil several big announcements about its upcoming future projects, which are expected to include an update on The Fantastic Four, Blade, Daredevil: Born Again, Avengers 5 and a recasting of Kang the Conqueror.
Marvel Studios’ Biggest SDCC 2024 Announcements
Marvel Studios’ panel was never going to be anything less than the biggest single hour of the entire San Deigo Comic-Con. While there were some expected announcements and trailers, there were also plenty of surprises. Here are some of the biggest announcements made during the panel.
Captain America: Brave New World
- Giancarlo Esposito will be playing The King of the Serpent Society, Sidewinder.
- Adamantium will be introduced into the MCU through the body of Tiamut as rumored for many months.
- Footage shown at the panel shows Harrison Ford’s Thaddeus Ross transforming into Red Hulk during a public address in front of the White House.
Thunderbolts*
- The * in the title will not be explained until the movie hits theaters.
- Footage shown during the panel shows the team being brought together on a Black Ops extraction mission.
Fantastic Four
- The team’s superpowers will be “rooted in physics and anatomy” according to director Matt Shakman.
- The movie will kick off filming this coming week.
- The movie will be called Fantastic Four: First Steps.
Avengers: Doomsday & Avengers: Secret Wars
- The Russo Brothers will be returning to direct both Avengers movies.
- Avengers 5 officially retitled as Avengers: Doomsday.
- Robert Downey Jr. has been cast as Doctor Doom