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Spider-Man 4 Release Date Confirms Avengers: Doomsday Tie-In
By Jonathan Klotz
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Ending years of speculation, Sony has made it official, and the untitled Spider-Man 4 has a place on the release calendar: July 24, 2026. That date may seem to be incredibly far away right now, but it has some significance, not only coming at the height of the Summer blockbuster season but because of what’s happening a few months earlier, in May 2026. Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters on May 1, 2026, which means no matter what happens with the film re-introducing Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, we can expect to see some of the fallout right away in Tom Holland’s next solo film.
The Plot Is Under Wraps

The hype for Spider-Man 4 has been building ever since Spider-Man: No Way Home proved how fun the multiverse can be by bringing back Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, the best Marvel villains with Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Thomas Haden Church, Rhys Ifans, and redeeming Jamie Foxx’s Electro performance in the process. Immediately following its success, there were whispers that maybe Tom Holland was done and moving on in his career. Instead, Holland is not only back as Peter Parker, but the rumblings of his increased involvement with the Avengers get louder with every underperforming Marvel film.
Sony has confirmed that Tom Holland is returning, and Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton is taking over behind the scenes, but will Zendaya’s MJ or Jacob Batalon’s Ned come back? Given that the ending of Spider-Man: No Way Home reset the web-slinger’s status quo the same way “One More Day” did in the comics, it would make sense if they didn’t return. And will the film continue to explore the multiverse, or could we get a small-scale, street-level story in Spider-Man 4 involving Vincent D’Onofrino’s Kingpin or, even better, Big Wheel?
DOOM Is Coming

But before Spider-Man 4 hits theaters, fans will have had the chance to watch Avengers: Doomsday, which will determine the entire future of the franchise. Replacing Avengers: Kang Dynasty on the schedule after Jonathan Majors’ arrest, the end result is still the same, with Avengers: Secret Wars ending the second MCU era and potentially resetting everything. Given Tom Holland’s increased involvement as the heart of the MCU and Robert Downey Jr.’s return as Doom, we can expect at least one major scene between the two as Peter deals with a villain that looks exactly like his mentor, and will that lay the groundwork for the next Spider-Man?
Spider-Man 4 Will Be A Hit

Given the release dates, it’s possible that we will never see a substantial Spider-Man 4 trailer until after Avengers: Doomsday is in theaters. There’s a non-zero chance that the next Spider-Man is a Battleworld movie, adapting the Secret Wars 2015 mini-series lineup that mashed multiple worlds together for four issues, which did include a return to Spider-Man: Reign that was so popular, a sequel to the original limited series is on its way. Essentially, no matter which way Disney and Marvel mastermind Kevin Feige takes the story, it’s going to be popular, and it’s going to break box office records.
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Mike Flanagans Carrie gets its first trailer ahead of Oct. release
Horror’s favorite It girl is getting her television series debut, with the first trailer now out for Mike Flanagan’s (The Haunting of Hill House) adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie.
The eight-episode miniseries follows Carrie White as she endures bullying at school and abuse at home from her fanatically religious mother, Margaret — all while discovering she has telekinetic powers. As the trailer shows, Flanagan’s version drags King’s 1974 novel into the present day, trading its original setting for a story steeped in social media and viral humiliation. The 2013 film adaptation made a similar leap into modern times, so here’s hoping this take sticks the landing.
It’s worth noting that technically, this isn’t Carrie‘s first trip to TV. A 2002 television movie, directed by David Carson and written by Hannibal‘s Bryan Fuller, starred Angela Bettis (Girl, Interrupted) in the title role — though Flanagan’s series marks the story’s first full episodic adaptation.
Summer H. Howell leads the new cast as Carrie White, alongside Samantha Sloyan as Margaret, Siena Agudong as Sue Snell, and Matthew Lillard as Principal Grayle, with Alison Thornton, Thalia Dudek, Amber Midthunder, Josie Totah, Arthur Conti, and Joel Oulette rounding out the ensemble. Flanagan serves as writer, showrunner, and director on four of the eight episodes.
Carrie premieres on Prime Video October 7.
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Ryan Gosling to star in MCUs Ghost Rider film
After years of rumors and on-again, off-again flirtation between Ryan Gosling (Project Hail Mary, Barbie) and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s now confirmed: the actor will play Johnny Blaze, aka Ghost Rider, in an upcoming film.
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For those unfamiliar with the character, Ghost Rider is the demonic alter ego of stuntman Johnny Blaze, who strikes a deal to sell his soul to the demon Mephisto in order to save his father’s life. Blaze’s soul is then bonded to Zarathos, the Spirit of Vengeance, transforming him into a leather-jacketed, motorcycle-riding, flame-skulled avenger. Thus, Blaze is forced to punish the wicked and evil whenever Mephisto needs him to.
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige introduced Gosling to a packed Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con to roaring applause. The titular film will be directed by Shawn Levy, who previously helmed Deadpool & Wolverine, and is slated for release in 2028. It marks the first film adaptation of the supernatural antihero since 2007’s Ghost Rider, starring Nicolas Cage, and its 2012 sequel, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.
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On the television side, Gabriel Luna played the Robbie Reyes variant of Ghost Rider in the fourth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. That appearance was meant to lead into a solo spin-off slated for 2020, but a “creative impasse” in late 2019 led to the project’s cancellation.
Gosling and Levy are already collaborators. The two are currently working together on Star Wars: Starfighter, due out in May 2027, and reportedly spent downtime on that set trading ideas for a Ghost Rider film.
Alongside the reveal of Gosling at Hall H, Feige also announced Black Panther III as a part of the MCU’s 2028 slate. The film will star David Jonsson (Alien: Romulus, Industry) as the titular Black Panther, aka T’Challa II. The last we saw of T’Challa II was his introduction as a small boy in Wakanda Forever, revealed to be the son of Chadwick Bosman’s T’Challa with Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o).
Not much is known about the plot for Ghost Rider, but given the character’s ties to Mephisto, it won’t be a surprise to see Sacha Baron Cohen reprise the role from Ironheart.
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