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ABCNEWS - New 'Avengers: Doomsday' trailer drops at D23 featuring Robert Downey Jr. and more

"Avengers: Doomsday" is almost here.

AI:At the D23 expo, a new trailer for "Avengers: Doomsday" was unveiled, marking the return of Robert Downey Jr. to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This release serves as another piece of high-budget Hollywood escapism designed to capture consumer attention through massive promotional events and celebrity nostalgia.Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Ian McKellen used 'Mar-a-Lago' as a battle cry on the 'Avengers: Doomsday' set — and bragged about it

Sir Ian McKellen revealed he shouted "Mar-a-Lago!" to summon on-screen rage while filming Avengers: Doomsday, turning a superhero action scene into a gratuitous political jab at the sitting president's home. McKellen, who is reprising his role as Magneto from the original X-Men franchise, made the admission at a recent film festival appearance in Rome. He […] The post Ian McKellen used 'Mar-a-Lago' as a battle cry on the 'Avengers: Doomsday' set — and bragged about it appeared first on American Almanac .

Sir Ian McKellen revealed he shouted "Mar-a-Lago!" to summon on-screen rage while filming Avengers: Doomsday, turning a superhero action scene into a gratuitous political jab at the sitting president's home. McKellen, who is reprising his role as Magneto from the original X-Men franchise, made the admission at a recent film festival appearance in Rome. He told the audience that directors Joe and Anthony Russo had instructed him during an action sequence to look more furious, to "make it look as if you hate what you're destroying." His solution, he said, was to stand on the set and shout the name of Donald Trump's Florida resort. The remark drew attention alongside a warmer story from the same production. Anthony Mackie, who plays the new…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Spider-Man: Brand New Day targets one of the biggest box office openings ever

Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios are projecting a massive opening weekend for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, with some analysts forecasting a domestic debut north of $260 million, a figure that would place the film among the highest-grossing launches in Hollywood history. The Tom Holland-led sequel is set to open across 4,300 North American theaters, and […] The post Spider-Man: Brand New Day targets one of the biggest box office openings ever appeared first on American Almanac .

Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios are projecting a massive opening weekend for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, with some analysts forecasting a domestic debut north of $260 million, a figure that would place the film among the highest-grossing launches in Hollywood history. The Tom Holland-led sequel is set to open across 4,300 North American theaters, and the numbers already look staggering. Sony's own estimate pegs the domestic opening at $195 million, with $270 million from international markets for a combined global debut of $465 million. But that studio figure may prove conservative. Most independent analysts project a domestic opening between $260 million and $280 million, with some tracking as high as $300 million. If the higher…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Ryan Gosling signs on as Ghost Rider in new Marvel standalone film

Marvel Studios confirmed Ryan Gosling as the next Ghost Rider at San Diego Comic-Con, pairing the actor with director Shawn Levy for a standalone film targeting a 2028 release. Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, brought Gosling onstage over the weekend and introduced him as the new face of the fiery antihero, a character previously […] The post Ryan Gosling signs on as Ghost Rider in new Marvel standalone film appeared first on American Almanac .

Marvel Studios confirmed Ryan Gosling as the next Ghost Rider at San Diego Comic-Con, pairing the actor with director Shawn Levy for a standalone film targeting a 2028 release. Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, brought Gosling onstage over the weekend and introduced him as the new face of the fiery antihero, a character previously portrayed by Nicolas Cage in two Sony-produced films released in 2007 and 2011. Levy, who directed the blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine, joined them for the announcement and set the timeline: the Ghost Rider film is expected sometime in 2028. The casting caps a busy stretch for Gosling, who has quietly become one of the most bankable names in Hollywood franchise filmmaking. His sci-fi adaptation Project…Open

HUFFPOST - Marvel's New Black Panther Revealed At San Diego Comic-Con

Director Ryan Coogler praised the “incredible” actor and his recent work before the big announcement at the convention.

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - David Jonsson: the RADA-trained Londoner Marvel just crowned as the next Black Panther

Marvel tapped British actor David Jonsson to play the grown son of Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa in Black Panther III, handing a rising star one of Hollywood's most closely watched superhero roles. Director Ryan Coogler broke the news onstage at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2026, telling the packed hall that the child introduced in the […] The post David Jonsson: the RADA-trained Londoner Marvel just crowned as the next Black Panther appeared first on American Almanac .

Marvel tapped British actor David Jonsson to play the grown son of Chadwick Boseman's T'Challa in Black Panther III, handing a rising star one of Hollywood's most closely watched superhero roles. Director Ryan Coogler broke the news onstage at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2026, telling the packed hall that the child introduced in the 2022 sequel would take center stage in the franchise's next chapter. Jonsson, 32, walked out to a standing ovation and kept his remarks brief, Page Six reported . The casting ends years of speculation about who would carry the mantle after Boseman's death from cancer in August 2020 at age 43. With Black Panther III set for a December 15, 2028 release, Marvel is betting that a classically trained London actor…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Kevin Feige admits Adam Driver keeps turning down Marvel — and calls it a 'tradition'

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige says actor Adam Driver has declined to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe so many times that the two men's periodic Zoom calls have become a running ritual neither seems eager to end. Feige made the admission during a recent appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, hosted by Josh Horowitz. […] The post Kevin Feige admits Adam Driver keeps turning down Marvel — and calls it a 'tradition' appeared first on American Almanac .

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige says actor Adam Driver has declined to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe so many times that the two men's periodic Zoom calls have become a running ritual neither seems eager to end. Feige made the admission during a recent appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, hosted by Josh Horowitz. The Marvel chief was candid about the studio's interest in Driver and equally candid about the result: every pitch ends the same way. Driver listens, stays polite, and passes. The exchange matters because it pulls back the curtain on how Hollywood's biggest franchise machine actually recruits talent, and on the rare actor who keeps saying no. In an industry where a single MCU contract can define a career for a…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Marvel drops first full trailer for 'Avengers: Doomsday,' uniting Avengers and X-Men on screen for the first time

Robert Downey Jr. returns to the Marvel universe not as Iron Man but as the villain Doctor Doom, leading a massive ensemble cast in a film that merges the Avengers and X-Men franchises for the first time. Marvel released the first full trailer for Avengers: Doomsday on July 20, capping months of carefully staged teasers […] The post Marvel drops first full trailer for 'Avengers: Doomsday,' uniting Avengers and X-Men on screen for the first time appeared first on American Almanac .

Robert Downey Jr. returns to the Marvel universe not as Iron Man but as the villain Doctor Doom, leading a massive ensemble cast in a film that merges the Avengers and X-Men franchises for the first time. Marvel released the first full trailer for Avengers: Doomsday on July 20, capping months of carefully staged teasers and private screenings that have stoked anticipation for what amounts to the biggest roster the franchise has ever assembled. The film, set for a December 18, 2026 theatrical release, brings back Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, reunites Chris Hemsworth's Thor with old allies, and folds the former Fox X-Men characters, Patrick Stewart's Professor Xavier, Ian McKellen's Magneto, James Marsden's Cyclops, and others, into the…Open