Marvel Studios Reveals Ghost Rider's Release Date As A Mystery MCU Movie Is Added To 2029

Marvel Studios Reveals Ghost Rider's Release Date As A Mystery MCU Movie Is Added To 2029

Marvel Studios' post-Avengers: Secret Wars plans are taking shape, with a new movie added to its 2029 lineup and Ghost Rider now officially dated alongside X-Men and Black Panther 3.

By JoshWilding - Aug 17, 2026 04:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Studios

With Spider-Man: Brand New Day in the rearview, Marvel Studios has only two movies left in the Multiverse Saga. Those are Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, the epic two-part finale to an era of storytelling full of ups and downs.

Following this weekend's D23 event in Anaheim, Marvel Studios has updated its release calendar. The untitled X-Men reboot is coming on May 5, 2028, while the untitled Ghost Rider is, as expected, now confirmed for July 28, 2028.

The untitled Black Panther 3 is, as we first learned during San Diego Comic-Con last month, heading to theaters on December 15, 2028. 

Beyond that, Marvel Studios has announced a new mystery MCU movie set for release on November 11, 2029. That joins the previously announced May 4, 2029 and July 13, 2029, movies. Surely one of them will be a Spider-Man: Brand New Day follow-up?

Directed by Jake Schreier (Thunderbolts*), the X-Men movie stars Kit Connor (Heartstopper) as Scott Summers, Christopher Abbott (Catch-22) as Professor Charles Xavier, Samara Weaving (Ready or Not) as Emma Frost, Inde Navarrette (Obsession) as Rogue, and Maya Boyd (& Juliet) as Storm. Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) will play Nathaniel Milbury.

Ghost Rider is being helmed by Shawn Levy (Deadpool & Wolverine), with Ryan Gosling (Project Hail Mary) set to play the Spirit of Vengeance. 

Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler returns for Black Panther 3, which, in the post-Avengers: Secret Wars MCU, will be led by Alien: Romulus and The Long Walk star David Jonsson as the adult T'Challa II. Letitia Wright and Winston Duke also star. 

"I am going to let Ryan reveal what he wants to reveal, when he wants to reveal it," Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige said at Comic-Con, "and what he wanted to reveal today is that he’s playing Ghost Rider. He is a huge fan of the comics; he did come to us with a specific vision, based on some particular comics."

"It was Gosling who had the vision. It was Gosling who had the pitch that won over Shawn, that had them come and pitch us this idea, which led to us on stage," he added. 

Stay tuned for updates on all these MCU movies as we have them.

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JabbaTheSus
JabbaTheSus - 8/17/2026, 4:34 PM
I'd be willing to bet:

Spider-Man 5
Fantastic Four 2
Deadpool 4

If not the sequels, perhaps the first movies for some of the rebooted heroes from Secret Wars?
Jackraow21
Jackraow21 - 8/17/2026, 4:39 PM
@JabbaTheSus - I'm thinking Spider-man 5 for sure, and either Deadpool 4 or maybe a Wolverine solo film. Possibly both. Fantastic Four sequel is also likely.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 8/17/2026, 4:44 PM
@JabbaTheSus - If First Steps made money then so did The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in 2014.
EscapeMySight
EscapeMySight - 8/17/2026, 4:45 PM
@JabbaTheSus - I don't think we'll be getting rebooted heroes. I expect Hemsworth to still be Thor, Cumberbatch to still be Strange, Holland to still be Spider-Man, etc. The difference is that, after Secret Wars, the universe will likely be fundamentally different from the one we've been following. Characters and concepts that previously didn't exist in the MCU, particularly the X-Men and other mutants, can now simply exist as part of the same reality.

And that's actually what Secret Wars gives Marvel an opportunity to do. They can effectively clean up the continuity, reshape the universe and establish a new status quo without throwing away everything audiences have spent 15+ years investing in.

I think the more likely interpretation is same MCU, fundamentally different status quo rather than new MCU with rebooted characters. Secret Wars can be the line where the universe changes without Marvel having to start from scratch.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 8/17/2026, 4:56 PM
@JabbaTheSus - that's a really good guess, I'd expect 2 of those 3 at least.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 8/17/2026, 7:43 PM
@JabbaTheSus - it should be Shang Chi 2, Thunderbolts 2, and maybe Strange 3
SummersEssex
SummersEssex - 8/17/2026, 10:14 PM
@JabbaTheSus - please no more solo deadpool. Make him a cameo-crossover-teamup character and nothing more. He had his trilogy, let's move on.
LenSpiderman
LenSpiderman - 8/17/2026, 11:27 PM
@SummersEssex - it’ll be Deadpool and xforce, finally.
JabbaTheSus
JabbaTheSus - 8/18/2026, 11:23 AM
@EscapeMySight - I don't expect those characters to be rebooted. I more think we'll get a new Iron Man and Cap. I don't see Strange, Thor or Spidey changing at all. Holland still has movies on his contract, Hemsworth hasn't really done anything big outside the MCU, and honestly neither has Evans. TBH it wouldn't even surprise me to see Evans just fully come back now as Cap and they write it to make sense in Secret Wars.
JabbaTheSus
JabbaTheSus - 8/18/2026, 11:25 AM
@SummersEssex - His last movie made over a billion dollars and 2/3 of his trilogy became the highest grossing R rated movie ever. I would be very surprised if Disney or Marvel isn't heavily pushing for another Deadpool movie.
EscapeMySight
EscapeMySight - 8/17/2026, 4:38 PM
Spider-Man 5
Fantastic Four 2
Deadpool 4
Shang-Chi 2
Dr Strange 3
Thor 5
Nova (as it's now confirmed to be a movie)
Thunderbolts 2

Take your pic!
ThorArms
ThorArms - 8/17/2026, 5:13 PM
@EscapeMySight - I don't think Thunderbolts will be getting a sequel.
rychlec
rychlec - 8/17/2026, 4:45 PM
Curious to see how the sequels deal with the events of Secret Wars. Will characters remember anything or will it be wiped like in No Way Home.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 8/17/2026, 4:57 PM
Makes sense that Black Panther 3 would follow X-Men.
Timerider
Timerider - 8/17/2026, 9:11 PM
@HeavyMetal4Life - Storm is headed to Wakanda at the end of X-Men.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 8/17/2026, 4:58 PM
I'm guessing we'll get Spider-Man 5 in May or July, a sequel to another franchise in either month, and the first movie in a new franchise in November. It's great to see the MCU finally getting back on track...unlike another comic book company I won't name.
FireGunn
FireGunn - 8/17/2026, 5:02 PM
"Shawn Levy" It'll be terrible.

Reboot the MCU and DCU
WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 8/17/2026, 5:09 PM
@FireGunn - if they do a movie called “Shawn Levy” I agree, it will be terrible
FireGunn
FireGunn - 8/17/2026, 5:15 PM
@WhatIfRickJames - Ghost Rider will be terrible
WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 8/17/2026, 5:28 PM
@FireGunn - Ghost Rider will not be terrible
FireGunn
FireGunn - 8/17/2026, 5:34 PM
@WhatIfRickJames - Shawn Levy is directing it dude
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 8/17/2026, 5:04 PM
Lots of overdue sequels that could fill those slots.
Shang-chi 2
Doctor strange 3
Thor 5
Other guesses include FF2, Nova, and DP 4.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/17/2026, 5:07 PM
@MCUKnight11 - my guess is Shang Chi 2 , FF 2 and Nova.
ThorArms
ThorArms - 8/17/2026, 5:12 PM
I thought Marvel is consolidating it's releases to 1-2 a year????? 3 is a lot.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/17/2026, 5:13 PM

I am not surprised they have an empty date set. I expect another one to be announced. I think they will have unannounced movies they won't reveal until after the events in Secret Wars. That's great. They need to keep some surprises.
ThorArms
ThorArms - 8/17/2026, 5:15 PM
I'm shocked SW hasn't started filming yet...I really don't know how they're gonig to make that release date and make a great film. Should save it for the May 2028 release and shift things around.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/17/2026, 5:17 PM
July is cool though would have been nice if we had an October release for GR but oh well…

X-Men , Ghost Rider & BP 3 (alongside the Batman Part 2 & Dynamic Duo from DC) is a strong lineup in 2028 and I like that the mutants are the first thing out of the gate after Secret Wars.

Anyway , still not fully sold on Shawn Levy as director for Ghost Rider but I think Gosling is gonna kill it!!.

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viciousvday78
viciousvday78 - 8/17/2026, 5:21 PM
HULK WAR
TheShellyMan
TheShellyMan - 8/17/2026, 5:39 PM
May 4th, 2029 - Fantastic Four sequel

July 13th, 2029 - Spider-Man 5

November 9th, 2029 - Shang-Chi II
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 8/18/2026, 2:19 AM
@TheShellyMan - this makes the most sense, although I could see Nova being up there instead of Fantastic Four 2.

Would atleast mean we'll get a new movie rather than only sequels each year.
TheShellyMan
TheShellyMan - 8/18/2026, 9:46 AM
@bkmeijer1 - You know what, you might be right.
May 4th 2029 - Nova

July 13th, 2029 - Spider-Man 5

November 9th 2029 - Fantastic Four 2
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 8/18/2026, 10:59 AM
@TheShellyMan - I wouldn't mind wait a year longer for Fantastic Four. Rather see Doctor Strange 3 happen first now that I think of it:

May 2029 - Doctor Strange 3
July 2029 - Spider-Man 5
November 2029 - Nova
May 2030 - Shang-Chi 2
July 2030 - Fantastic Four 2
November 2030 - new character
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/17/2026, 5:40 PM
No blade movie will ever be better than spirit of vengeance.
Vigor
Vigor - 8/17/2026, 5:44 PM
Spiderman: a new world

A clever play on Miles entering the MCU
The world being remade after battle world
And keepa the "new" in the name for thw new trilogy
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 8/18/2026, 2:16 AM
@Vigor - keeping "new" rather than "day" makes more sense. Would also mean "One More Day" is out of the question
hue66
hue66 - 8/17/2026, 7:12 PM
Very curious as to whether Ghost Rider will be good. We've had 2 movies in which I believe the second improved on the visuals and action. And We've seen him in a series. They were all okay but once you get past how amazing Ghost rider looks and some of the effects how interesting is he really? They need to come up with a very original and interesting story plus try to make the action and effects unique enough.
SummersEssex
SummersEssex - 8/17/2026, 10:15 PM
@hue66 - the visuals were sooooo much better in the second one but Ghost Rider is kind of a dud solo character. Gosling seems really committed to it though so I bet a good story will make it work.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 8/17/2026, 7:25 PM
Have they even started filming Secret Wars yet? It comes out in 15 months and I feel like that's going to be delayed.
Timerider
Timerider - 8/17/2026, 9:24 PM
@TheFinestSmack - they either start soon, or have already filmed some of it. The Russos have stated some things were filmed for Secret Wars because they were already there. They usually stop during the holidays, and pick up in March. They like to get the stunts out of the way first because of the CGI shots, it takes the longest to do. I think at least 30-35% is done, just have to finish the rest.
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