Marvel Announces "Thunderbolts" Cast, "Fantastic Four" Director, and More News at D23

Published on Sep 10, 2022 at 7:35 PM

Marvel had a jam-packed panel full of announcements during the D23 Expo on Sept. 10. POPSUGAR was on hand for the event, which featured exclusive footage, previews, and appearances by casts of some of their most-anticipated new movies and series. Marvel head Kevin Feige kicked off the event with the cast of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," who shared new footage from the movie for the audience. "Everything is bigger, everything is better, everything is new," Winston Duke, who plays M'Baku, said of the film. He also previewed that the film would have tons of advanced technology. Late "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman was also in everyone's thoughts. Letitia Wright, who plays Shuri, said of the film's release, "I'm excited for my bro to look down on us and smile."

"Wakanda Forever" comes out in November, but Marvel also shared announcements about projects that aren't coming out until 2023 and 2024. The cast of "Echo," a spinoff of "Hawkeye," appeared, as did Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio to preview the entrance of Daredevil into the MCU. An exclusive clip from "The Marvels" revealed how Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) and Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) switched places at the end of "Ms. Marvel." Feige confirmed the director for the long-awaited "Fantastic Four" movie, and the official lineup for the "Thunderbolts" movie was announced. Fans also learned what part Anthony Ramos is officially playing in the "Ironheart" series and that the cast of "Captain America: New World Order" added a few familiar faces. We couldn't be more excited for Marvel Phase Five to begin.

Read on for the biggest announcements from Marvel's D23 Expo showcase.

"Captain America: New World Order"

Marvel announced additions to the cast of this upcoming "Captain America" film, starring Anthony Mackey as Sam Wilson. Danny Ramirez and Carl Lumbly will return as Joaquin Torres and Isaiah Bradley from "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier." Tim Blake Nelson is also back as Samuel Sterns from 2008's "The Incredible Hulk." Shira Haas has been cast as the superhero Sabra. Director Julius Onah called the movie "a great, great paranoid thriller." The movie is set for May 2024.

"Echo"

Marvel previously announced "Echo," the spinoff of 2021's "Daredevil" series; at D23 Expo, they confirmed that Vincent D'Onofrio would return as Kingpin in the new series. Alaqua Cox is returning as Maya Lopez, aka Echo, and Chaske Spencer, Tantoo Cardinal, Devery Jacobs, Cody Lightning, and Graham Greene will also appear in the series. At the event, the cast reflected on what it means to have a series about an indigenous superhero. The series will be released in summer 2023.

"Daredevil: Born Again"

Vincent D'Onofrio and Charlie Cox, who plays Matt Murdock, aka Daredevil, both appeared thanks to the new "Daredevil: Born Again" series. Since the Disney+ show hasn't started filming yet, they played a clip of Daredevil's upcoming appearance in "She-Hulk." In the footage, Daredevil and She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany) investigate an abandoned warehouse. It's not clear if Cox will also appear as Matt, who, like Jennifer Walters, is also a lawyer. Marvel also didn't say if any other cast members from the Netflix "Daredevil" series would be returning. The series will premiere in the spring of 2024.

"Thunderbolts"

Marvel officially confirmed the casting for "Thunderbolts," which will feature heroes seen in previous movies and TV shows. Florence Pugh will anchor the group as Yelena Belova. Julia Louis-Dreyfus will be Countess Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, a role she debuted in "Falcon and the Winter Soldier." Wyatt Russell, who appeared in that series as John Walker, also returns. David Harbour is back as Alexei Shostakov, aka Red Guardian, from "Black Widow," and Hannah John-Kamen returns as Ghost from "Ant-Man and the Wasp." Taskmaster, played by Olga Kurylenko, also returns from "Black Widow." Rounding out the group is Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, aka the Winter Soldier.

"Thunderbolts" is set to be released July 26, 2024.

"Ironheart"

Marvel confirmed that Anthony Ramos will be playing Parker Robbins, aka the Hood, in the upcoming "Ironheart" series. "I'm really excited to see magic and technology go up against each other in this show," Ramos said, since his character is all about the mystical arts, while RiRi Williams (Dominique Thorne) is a tech wiz. Marvel also screened exclusive footage that showed Parker in action in his hood, plus Williams in classes at MIT. "Ironheart" will premiere at the end of 2023.

"Fantastic Four"

Matt Shakman is officially directing Marvel's "Fantastic Four" movie. It's set to be released November 8, 2024. No cast has been announced. Shakman produced and directed "WandaVision."

"The Marvels"

In exclusive footage from "The Marvels," viewers got an explanation for the end-credits scene of the "Ms. Marvel" series. Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) explains that the light powers of Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) and Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) got entangled with her own, so they all switch places whenever they use them. When Carol got zapped into Kamala's bedroom, Kamala got sent into a space suit that Monica was in, and Monica got sent to a hallway where Carol was fighting aliens.

"The Marvels" will be released in theaters on July 28, 2023.