Marvel Studios has officially set a firm release date for its Ghost Rider film.
At San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios unveiled two new films: Ghost Rider and Black Panther 3. The latter was given a release date of December 15, 2028, but Ghost Rider was simply given a year-wide window of 2028 with no firm date. Now, Marvel Studios has updated its release calendar and confirmed that Ghost Rider will race into theaters on July 28, 2028. It will release just two months after the MCU's first X-Men film, which will hit theaters on May 5, 2028.
This is expected to be Marvel's entire theatrical slate for 2028. The three 2028 films are expected to help "reset" the MCU following Avengers: Secret Wars. Shuri and M'Baku are confirmed to be in Black Panther 3, so clearly there are plans to retain some of the current continuity in whatever comes next, but Marvel has suggested that it wants Secret Wars to create a new entry point into the MCU.
Ryan Gosling will play Ghost Rider after having personally campaigned for the role over the last few years. Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige noted that Gosling personally pitched the film himself and brought on Shawn Levy to direct after a successful collaboration on Star Wars: Starfighter. We don't know anything about the Ghost Rider film yet, but we will likely start to get some idea early next year when filming begins.
So far, the post-Avengers: Secret Wars slate is looking extremely promising. X-Men's cast is shaping up quite nicely, Ghost Rider is a project fans have wanted to see for years, and Black Panther is one of the most respected MCU characters. We'll have to wait and see if Marvel can keep the momentum going after 2028, but so far, the future looks bright.
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