Every Marvel Announcement Made at 2024 San Diego Comic Con

If you feel overwhelmed by the volume of film and television news that dropped over the weekend, we can't blame you.

As it is each year, the 2024 edition of San Diego Comic-Con has been jampacked, with announcements coming from across the industry, including a Doctor Who spin-off , The Boys will get an official prequel series , and – the big one – Robert Downey Jr. has been cast as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday .

Beyond the news of RDJ's return to the MCU, the Marvel panel was stacked full of announcements, and we're here to break them down for you so you can get the key info you may have missed.

Every Marvel Announcement Made at 2024 San Diego Comic Con

Avengers Updates

This part of the panel is where the announcement was made that Robert Downey Jr. has been cast as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday , but alongside that, it was also revealed that the Russo Bros will return, too, to direct the newly titled Avengers: Doomsday which hits theaters in May 2026.

It was also noted by people in attendance that a new design for the logo of Avengers: Secret Wars – the film set to hit theaters in May 2027 – was also unveiled.

Captain America: Brave New World

The next film in the MCU heading for theaters is the Anthony Mackie-led feature following Sam Wilson – the newly dubbed Captain America – who finds himself in the middle of an international incident.

Exclusive footage was screened, which featured Harrison Ford as President Thaddeus Ross. Mackie as Sam Wilson was also in the footage.

In the footage, President Ross also becomes the Red Hulk.

Mackie was in attendance at the panel, alongside fellow cast members and Kevin Feige who said the film will return to the style of the Chris Evans-led Captain America: The Winter Soldier .

Giancarlo Esposito's character was also revealed to be Sidewinner, the leader of The Serpent Society.

Details of the plot were also revealed, including that the film will include the famous metal from Marvel comics, adamantium. This metal is as powerful as "vibranium" and countries across the globe are now after adamantium. President Ross is happy to spread the wealth, which is where Sam Wilson comes in – Ross wants Wilson to help him rebuild the Avengers.

Fantastic Four

Teaser footage was shown to the audience as the film doesn't go into production until tomorrow. The footage showed on a vintage television in the 4:3 format, featuring Pedro Pascal teaching, Ebon Moss-Bachrach on a dating show called "The Dating Game", and The Fantastic Four as astronauts heading towards a rocket that takes off – triggering a ratio change.

Galactus was also confirmed to be spotted in the footage, described as "comic-accurate".

Thunderbolts

Thunderbolts , which switched release dates with Fantastic Four , also had some footage screened and was clarified by Feige to not be named after Harrison Ford's character Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross.

The footage shown featured a conversation between Yelena and Alexei at Alexei's apartment while the Pixies song "Where is My Mind" plays, and each Thunderbolt is assigned to the same assignment which culminates in them fighting each other. A character named "Bob" was also introduced in a hospital gown.

Related: All Upcoming Marvel Releases in 2024 and Beyond

To get a full run-down of the upcoming Marvel slate, you can check out our article about all upcoming Marvel releases in 2024 and beyond to see the release dates for each of the projects mentioned above and more.