Marvel at Comic-Con: two Avengers movies, Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars in the pipeline

Studio returned to Comic-Con's Hall H for the first time in three years with a presentation about the future of Marvel Cinematic Universe

From left, Aldis Hodge, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Quintessa Swindell participate in the Black Adam portion of the Warner Bros Theatrical panel on day three of the San Diego Comic-Con International. AP

From left, moderator Stephen Colbert, Robert Aramayo and Benjamin Walker participate in a panel for 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' on day two of Comic-Con International. AP

Jameela Jamil attends the Marvel Cinematic Universe mega panel at the 2022 Comic-Con International. Reuters

Michaela Coel attends the Marvel Cinematic Universe mega panel at the 2022 Comic-Con International. Reuters

Jonathan Majors and Paul Rudd at the Marvel Cinematic Universe mega panel during the 2022 Comic-Con International. Reuters

From left, director James Gunn with actors Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Sean Gunn, Will Poulter and Maria Bakalova, present 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3' at the Marvel panel, during Comic-Con International. AFP

Actress Lucy Liu arrives on stage to speak about the film 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' during the Warner Bros panel at Comic-Con. AFP

Actor Dwayne Johnson presents his film 'Black Adam' during the Warner Bros panel. AFP

English actors Matt Smith and Emma D'Arcy on stage at the HBO 'House of the Dragon' panel. AFP

The cast of HBO's 'House of the Dragon' during the panel. AFP

A statue of Vecna from 'Stranger Things' appears outside the convention centre on day one of Comic-Con. AP

A cosplayer dressed as Spider-man from 'Captain America: Civil War'. AFP

Ben Stiller attends a panel for the television series 'Severance' on day one of San Diego Comic-Con. AP

A young cosplayer Sirius Black, 7, dressed as Loki, at the event. AFP

From left, Stephen Root, Dolph Lundgren, Tiffany Smith, William Shatner, Robert David, and Gregory Mone speak onstage at the 'Masters of the Universe: 40 Years' panel. AFP

Jose Cuadros cosplays as Aquaman. AP Photo

Sarah Michelle Gellar participates in a panel for 'Teen Wolf: The Movie' on day one of San Diego Comic-Con. AP Photo

The event is being held at San Diego Convention Centre. AFP

Hugh Grant speaks during a panel for 'Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'. AP Photo

A young fan at the event. AFP

Michelle Rodriguez participates in a panel for 'Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' on day one of San Diego Comic-Con. AP Photo

Fans cosplaly as the Joker, left, and Superman. EPA

William Shatner at the event. AFP

Fan Leslie Acosta poses with Patrick Star from the animated television series 'SpongeBob Squarepants'. AP Photo

Lauren Ridloff poses for a portrait to promote the Inevitable Foundation on day one of San Diego Comic-Con. AP Photo

The Nintendo booth has a 14-foot tall king-sized Lego creation of 'Super Mario' character The Mighty Bowser. AP Photo

Cosplayers dressed as Greek water gods from 'Percy Jackson'. AFP

A fan cosplays as Senna from 'League of Legends'. AP Photo

After two years of virtual events due to the pandemic, the convention is welcoming back fans in-person. AFP

An attendee gets a photo with cosplayers dressed as Batman and Red Hood outside the convention centre during day one of San Diego Comic-Con. AFP

Marvel Studios unveiled the first trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — set to Bob Marley's No Woman No Cry — to fans at Comic-Con on Saturday in San Diego.

It was only one part of the massive Hall H presentation, which also included first looks of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Perhaps the most fan-tastic news came by way of new information about phase 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which will conclude with two Avengers movies in 2025 — Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler was on-site in San Diego to preview the highly anticipated film, which is scheduled to arrive in theatres on November 11 (and serve as the conclusion to MCU's Phase 4).

Coogler paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman, who died in August 2020. “The impact he made on this industry will be felt forever,” Coogler said.

Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther in 2018. Photo: Marvel / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Everett Collection

After the massive success of Black Panther in 2018, plans for a sequel were quickly set into motion. But those were altered after Boseman’s unexpected death from colon cancer. The studio said it would not recast Boseman’s role of T’Challa. but very little has come out about the film in the years since.

Production wrapped up in March after several delays, one of which was owing to an injury sustained by Letitia Wright, who plays T’Challa’s brainy sister Shuri. Also returning are Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke and Angela Bassett, but not Daniel Kaluuya, owing to schedule conflicts with Nope.

Phase 5, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige said, will kick off in February with Quantumania and conclude with Thunderbolts in July 2024. Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors and director Peyton Reed made the trip to San Diego to show some footage from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.

Paul Rudd at the Marvel Cinematic Universe panel during Comic-Con in San Diego. Photo: Kevin Winter / Getty Images / AFP

The new Blade, starring Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali, also got a release date of November 3 next year, while Captain America: New World Order, featuring the character Sam Wilson played by Anthony Mackie, will hit theatres on May 3, 2024.

The Guardians of the Galaxy series will also come to an end in the midst of Phase 5 in May. Director James Gunn showed up in San Diego to confirm Vol 3 would be the last for the space rogues.

Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan and Dave Bautista are all returning for the film. New cast members include Will Poulter, as Guardians adversary Adam Warlock, and Maria Bakalova.

Phase 6 will launch with a new Fantastic Four movie on November 8, 2024, and finish with Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, which is set for a May 2, 2025 release, followed by Avengers: Secret Wars on November 7, 2025.

Marvel also showed trailers for Disney+ series, such as Secret Invasion with Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury and Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill, due this year, and the half-hour comedy She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, starring Tatiana Maslany, debuting in August. The second season of Loki is also expected next summer.

Comic-Con runs until Sunday.