SDCC 2026 Marvel Announcements

Yeah, so a full showcase presentation.

Some rumors were true, some were not.

Some things were kept under wraps and they did a good job of hiding them.

But look, I think if we're taking this in the order of things that happened and appeared, what David Johnson announced as the new star of Black Panther 3, which was formally put on the calendar for 2028, he is playing the son of Chadwick Boseman's character.

So he's not playing another T'Challa.

It's the son that's being carried forward from Wakanda forever.

Obviously, there's some aging up that has to be explained in that, but I'm sure that will happen.

And I thought David Johnson endeared himself to the fans, seemed very kind of almost emotional and taken aback by the response and the responsibility and come to find out, you know, as we kind of suspected all along, like there's the Marvel machine and then there's Ryan Coogler.

And he gets to play by his own set of rules because he earned it.

And that extends to this casting, which sounds like it was a decision of one.

Yeah.

And I think when I look at it, it's funny.

The second I saw it, I was like, he looks great.

I immediately remembered.

I remember the long walk.

I've seen both Alien Romulus and the long walk.

I'm not a big industry guy.

But I really loved him in The Long Walk.

And so I think it's a fantastic choice.

I don't know what your reaction was when you saw it.

He's 32 years old.

Already looks like he's starting to put on some muscle mass to get ready for the filming.

What's your reaction to having a Black Panther 3 starring David Johnson?

I'm not familiar with his work.

I haven't seen Long Walk, although I've been interested in seeing it, just haven't got the chance.