Attendees of Comic Con 2024 were treated to a couple of surprises, well, that’s what the show is all about in the first place, ranging from the surprised guest stars of Deadpool and Wolverine to other mind-blowing announcements.
And here in this post, I will be sharing with you every of the Marvel Studios MCU announcement at Comic-Con 2024, just in case you missed it.
Robert Downey Jr Returns To the MCU
Probably one of the biggest surprises of the evening saw Robert Downey Jr return to the MCU and also confirmed, but this time not as Iron Man but however as Victor Von Doom, also known as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday. And as recently revealed, the film will be directed by Joe and Anthony Russo (the Russo brothers). The brothers will also direct Avengers: Secret Wars which will also feature Doctor Doom.
The Fantastic Four’s New Title
Fantastic Four as you should know would be part of the main Marvel Studios panel, a drone show revealed.
Matt Shakman who was in attendance confirmed that the movie is set in New York in the retro-future ‘60s, with a new title, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, as well as also confirming that Michael Giacchino is doing the score.
The filming of the film is set to kick off on Tuesday, July 30 in London. And even though the filming has not yet started concept footage of it was revealed which ended with GTalactus looking through the Baxtar building. Know that it was also confirmed that the Fantastic Four would be making appearances in both Avengers movies, which as mentioned already will be directed by the Russo brothers.
Exclusive Thunderbolts Trailer Shown
The cats of the Thunderbolts movie which is inclusive of Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan, and Julia Loius-Dreyfus were all in attendance to promote the upcoming movie.
Stan stated that the best part of playing the role of Bucky is that it’s “like having nine lives” although he just doesn’t know “how many are left”. Louis-Dreyfus stated that Valentina is out for “power and control” and just wants to “kick ass in the Marvel universe”.
The first trailer for the film was shown, but it was however exclusive to those in attendance so you won’t be seeing it online anytime soon.
Captain America 4 Confirms the Character of Giancarlo Esposito
After celebrating the box-office success of Deadpool & Wolverine with a performance of ‘Like a Prayer,’ Marvel Studios kicked off their big panel with Captain America: Brave New World.
Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez, Giancarlo Esposito, Tim Blake Nelson, and Harrison Ford attended. Kevin Feige promised the film would return to the “grounded action” style of Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Mackie also jokingly reminded Tom Holland that he now has his own movie, referencing a gag from 2018.
It was confirmed that Esposito’s mystery character is the King of the Serpent Society, known to comic fans as Seth Voelker, aka Sidewinder.
A new clip revealed that Tiamut, the Celestial stuck in the ocean, is the source of Adamantium in Earth-616. This clip was exclusive to the Hall H audience.
Deadpool and Wolverine Cameo Guest Star Guests
On Thursday night (July 25) at 6:30 pm PT, the Ultimate Deadpool & Wolverine Celebration of Life panel took place. Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Shawn Levy, and Kevin Feige attended to mark the MCU movie’s release.
Reynolds recalled his first Comic-Con with Deadpool, saying he was incredibly nervous. The panel turned into a surprise screening of Deadpool & Wolverine.
After the screening, Reynolds introduced the major cameo stars: Dafne Keen, Jennifer Garner, Chris Evans, Channing Tatum, and Wesley Snipes.