Month: July 2026

After years of massive Comic-Con panels with full Avengers casts, it didn’t seem possible that Marvel Studios could go bigger. But, boy, did they. In a first for Hall H, the studio surprised the 7,000-strong crowd by revealing a hidden stage in the back of the cavernous room, with castmembers from Thunderbolts* and the 2000s

rnrnrn Best of the Web rnrnrn “,”filter”:false,”widgetTime”:1}},”ts_blogroll-26″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”ts_blogroll-26″,”groupType”:”ts_blogroll”,”widgetType”:”widget_ts_blogroll”,”widgetInstance”:”26″},”widgetParams”:{“title”:”Best of ScreenCrush”,”type”:”main_content_thumb_title_roll”,”cat”:”8243″,”tag”:””,”private_tag”:””,”posts_per_page”:”4″,”thumb_type”:”landscape”,”link_label”:””,”link”:””,”show_thumb”:0,”alternate_data”:0,”unique_posts”:”1″}}}},”carbon-post-sidebar”:{“widgets”:[“google-ads-widget-37″,”ts_blogroll-1282″,”fix_sidebar_marker-2″,”google-ads-widget-38″,”tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget-811″,”widget_third_party_content-2″],”widgetDetails”:{“google-ads-widget-37”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”google-ads-widget-37″,”groupType”:”google-ads-widget”,”widgetType”:”widget_google-ads-widget”,”widgetInstance”:”37″},”widgetParams”:{“adunit”:”top-right-300×250″,”adtype”:””,”position”:null,”align”:””,”scrollrefresh”:”0″,”widgetTime”:1}},”ts_blogroll-1282″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”ts_blogroll-1282″,”groupType”:”ts_blogroll”,”widgetType”:”widget_ts_blogroll”,”widgetInstance”:”1282″},”widgetParams”:{“title”:”Special Features”,”type”:”carousel”,”cat”:”825″,”tag”:””,”private_tag”:””,”posts_per_page”:”4″,”thumb_type”:”landscape”,”link_label”:””,”link”:””,”align”:”right”,”show_thumb”:0,”alternate_data”:0,”unique_posts”:”1″,”pinned_id”:””,”pinned_label”:””,”author”:””,”isweather”:0,”columns”:””,”imagequality”:”default”,”showcats”:0}},”fix_sidebar_marker-2″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”fix_sidebar_marker-2″,”groupType”:”fix_sidebar_marker”,”widgetType”:”widget_fix_sidebar_marker”,”widgetInstance”:”2″}},”google-ads-widget-38″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”google-ads-widget-38″,”groupType”:”google-ads-widget”,”widgetType”:”widget_google-ads-widget”,”widgetInstance”:”38″},”widgetParams”:{“adunit”:”middle-right-300×250″,”adtype”:””,”position”:null,”align”:””,”scrollrefresh”:”1″,”widgetTime”:1}},”tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget-811″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget-811″,”groupType”:”tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget”,”widgetType”:”widget_tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget”,”widgetInstance”:”811″},”widgetParams”:{“title”:”Sign up for our newsletter and Get 15% Off Our Merch”,”description”:””,”confirmation”:”Thanks for subscribing”,”enable_primary”:””,”align”:””,”buttonLabel”:””,”lists”:[“ScreenCrush”],”widgetTime”:0}},”widget_third_party_content-2″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”widget_third_party_content-2″,”groupType”:”widget_third_party_content”,”widgetType”:”widget_widget_third_party_content”,”widgetInstance”:”2″},”widgetParams”:{“type”:”network-setting”,”title”:””,”id”:”65658″,”placement”:””,”targettype”:””,”mode”:””,”apestertoken”:””,”widgetTime”:0}}}},”carbonsidebar/nav/blueiv”:{“widgets”:[“carbonwidget/nav/blueiv”],”widgetDetails”:{“carbonwidget/nav/blueiv”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/nav/blueiv”,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/nav/blueiv”}}}},”carbonsidebar/nav/main”:{“widgets”:[“carbonwidget/nav/main”],”widgetDetails”:{“carbonwidget/nav/main”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/nav/main”,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/nav/main”}}}},”carbonsidebar/nav/promo_links”:{“widgets”:[“carbonwidget/nav/promo_links”],”widgetDetails”:{“carbonwidget/nav/promo_links”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/nav/promo_links”,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/nav/promo_links”}}}},”carbonsidebar/nav/footer”:{“widgets”:[“carbonwidget/nav/footer”],”widgetDetails”:{“carbonwidget/nav/footer”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/nav/footer”,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/nav/footer”}}}}}},”widgets”:{“carbonwidget/titleWidget-1”:{“info”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/titleWidget-1″,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/titleWidget”,”widgetInstance”:”1″},”params”:{“h1Title”:”All the Announcements From Marvel’s San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Panel”,”widgetTime”:1},”data”:[],”dataDetails”:{}},”carbonwidget/single-1″:{“info”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/single-1″,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/single”,”widgetInstance”:”1″},”params”:{“mainAuthor”:{“id”:595061,”slug”:”mattsinger”,”name”:”Matt Singer”,”first_name”:”Matt”,”last_name”:”Singer”,”nickname”:”mattsinger”,”description”:”Matt Singer is the editor and critic of the website ScreenCrush.com. For five years, he was the on-air host of IFC News on the

Laughs and an appreciation of Rick Moranis were plentiful as Amazon MGM’s Spaceballs: The New One, a sequel to the 1987 Mel Brooks Star Wars parody, flew into San Diego Comic-Con’s cavernous Hall H Friday afternoon. One of the panel’s biggest attractions was seeing Moranis, the comedian who appeared in seminal 1980s films such as

rnrnrn Best of the Web rnrnrn “,”filter”:false,”widgetTime”:1}},”ts_blogroll-26″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”ts_blogroll-26″,”groupType”:”ts_blogroll”,”widgetType”:”widget_ts_blogroll”,”widgetInstance”:”26″},”widgetParams”:{“title”:”Best of ScreenCrush”,”type”:”main_content_thumb_title_roll”,”cat”:”8243″,”tag”:””,”private_tag”:””,”posts_per_page”:”4″,”thumb_type”:”landscape”,”link_label”:””,”link”:””,”show_thumb”:0,”alternate_data”:0,”unique_posts”:”1″}}}},”carbon-post-sidebar”:{“widgets”:[“google-ads-widget-37″,”ts_blogroll-1282″,”fix_sidebar_marker-2″,”google-ads-widget-38″,”tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget-811″,”widget_third_party_content-2″],”widgetDetails”:{“google-ads-widget-37”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”google-ads-widget-37″,”groupType”:”google-ads-widget”,”widgetType”:”widget_google-ads-widget”,”widgetInstance”:”37″},”widgetParams”:{“adunit”:”top-right-300×250″,”adtype”:””,”position”:null,”align”:””,”scrollrefresh”:”0″,”widgetTime”:1}},”ts_blogroll-1282″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”ts_blogroll-1282″,”groupType”:”ts_blogroll”,”widgetType”:”widget_ts_blogroll”,”widgetInstance”:”1282″},”widgetParams”:{“title”:”Special Features”,”type”:”carousel”,”cat”:”825″,”tag”:””,”private_tag”:””,”posts_per_page”:”4″,”thumb_type”:”landscape”,”link_label”:””,”link”:””,”align”:”right”,”show_thumb”:0,”alternate_data”:0,”unique_posts”:”1″,”pinned_id”:””,”pinned_label”:””,”author”:””,”isweather”:0,”columns”:””,”imagequality”:”default”,”showcats”:0}},”fix_sidebar_marker-2″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”fix_sidebar_marker-2″,”groupType”:”fix_sidebar_marker”,”widgetType”:”widget_fix_sidebar_marker”,”widgetInstance”:”2″}},”google-ads-widget-38″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”google-ads-widget-38″,”groupType”:”google-ads-widget”,”widgetType”:”widget_google-ads-widget”,”widgetInstance”:”38″},”widgetParams”:{“adunit”:”middle-right-300×250″,”adtype”:””,”position”:null,”align”:””,”scrollrefresh”:”1″,”widgetTime”:1}},”tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget-811″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget-811″,”groupType”:”tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget”,”widgetType”:”widget_tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget”,”widgetInstance”:”811″},”widgetParams”:{“title”:”Sign up for our newsletter and Get 15% Off Our Merch”,”description”:””,”confirmation”:”Thanks for subscribing”,”enable_primary”:””,”align”:””,”buttonLabel”:””,”lists”:[“ScreenCrush”],”widgetTime”:1}},”widget_third_party_content-2″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”widget_third_party_content-2″,”groupType”:”widget_third_party_content”,”widgetType”:”widget_widget_third_party_content”,”widgetInstance”:”2″},”widgetParams”:{“type”:”network-setting”,”title”:””,”id”:”65658″,”placement”:””,”targettype”:””,”mode”:””,”apestertoken”:””,”widgetTime”:1}}}},”carbonsidebar/nav/blueiv”:{“widgets”:[“carbonwidget/nav/blueiv”],”widgetDetails”:{“carbonwidget/nav/blueiv”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/nav/blueiv”,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/nav/blueiv”}}}},”carbonsidebar/nav/main”:{“widgets”:[“carbonwidget/nav/main”],”widgetDetails”:{“carbonwidget/nav/main”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/nav/main”,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/nav/main”}}}},”carbonsidebar/nav/promo_links”:{“widgets”:[“carbonwidget/nav/promo_links”],”widgetDetails”:{“carbonwidget/nav/promo_links”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/nav/promo_links”,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/nav/promo_links”}}}},”carbonsidebar/nav/footer”:{“widgets”:[“carbonwidget/nav/footer”],”widgetDetails”:{“carbonwidget/nav/footer”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/nav/footer”,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/nav/footer”}}}}}},”widgets”:{“carbonwidget/titleWidget-1”:{“info”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/titleWidget-1″,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/titleWidget”,”widgetInstance”:”1″},”params”:{“h1Title”:”‘Ebenezer’ Trailer Marks Johnny Depp’s Big Hollywood Return”,”widgetTime”:2},”data”:[],”dataDetails”:{}},”carbonwidget/single-1″:{“info”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/single-1″,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/single”,”widgetInstance”:”1″},”params”:{“mainAuthor”:{“id”:2470894,”slug”:”ericarussell”,”name”:”Erica Russell”,”first_name”:”Erica”,”last_name”:”Russell”,”nickname”:”ericarussell”,”description”:”Erica Russell is the Managing Editor of ScreenCrush.com and PopCrush.com. She’s a resident pop culture obsessive who covers the entertainment industry, including movies, music, toys, and

rnrnrn Best of the Web rnrnrn “,”filter”:false,”widgetTime”:1}},”ts_blogroll-26″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”ts_blogroll-26″,”groupType”:”ts_blogroll”,”widgetType”:”widget_ts_blogroll”,”widgetInstance”:”26″},”widgetParams”:{“title”:”Best of ScreenCrush”,”type”:”main_content_thumb_title_roll”,”cat”:”8243″,”tag”:””,”private_tag”:””,”posts_per_page”:”4″,”thumb_type”:”landscape”,”link_label”:””,”link”:””,”show_thumb”:0,”alternate_data”:0,”unique_posts”:”1″}}}},”carbon-post-sidebar”:{“widgets”:[“google-ads-widget-37″,”ts_blogroll-1282″,”fix_sidebar_marker-2″,”google-ads-widget-38″,”tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget-811″,”widget_third_party_content-2″],”widgetDetails”:{“google-ads-widget-37”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”google-ads-widget-37″,”groupType”:”google-ads-widget”,”widgetType”:”widget_google-ads-widget”,”widgetInstance”:”37″},”widgetParams”:{“adunit”:”top-right-300×250″,”adtype”:””,”position”:null,”align”:””,”scrollrefresh”:”0″,”widgetTime”:1}},”ts_blogroll-1282″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”ts_blogroll-1282″,”groupType”:”ts_blogroll”,”widgetType”:”widget_ts_blogroll”,”widgetInstance”:”1282″},”widgetParams”:{“title”:”Special Features”,”type”:”carousel”,”cat”:”825″,”tag”:””,”private_tag”:””,”posts_per_page”:”4″,”thumb_type”:”landscape”,”link_label”:””,”link”:””,”align”:”right”,”show_thumb”:0,”alternate_data”:0,”unique_posts”:”1″,”pinned_id”:””,”pinned_label”:””,”author”:””,”isweather”:0,”columns”:””,”imagequality”:”default”,”showcats”:0}},”fix_sidebar_marker-2″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”fix_sidebar_marker-2″,”groupType”:”fix_sidebar_marker”,”widgetType”:”widget_fix_sidebar_marker”,”widgetInstance”:”2″}},”google-ads-widget-38″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”google-ads-widget-38″,”groupType”:”google-ads-widget”,”widgetType”:”widget_google-ads-widget”,”widgetInstance”:”38″},”widgetParams”:{“adunit”:”middle-right-300×250″,”adtype”:””,”position”:null,”align”:””,”scrollrefresh”:”1″,”widgetTime”:0}},”tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget-811″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget-811″,”groupType”:”tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget”,”widgetType”:”widget_tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget”,”widgetInstance”:”811″},”widgetParams”:{“title”:”Sign up for our newsletter and Get 15% Off Our Merch”,”description”:””,”confirmation”:”Thanks for subscribing”,”enable_primary”:””,”align”:””,”buttonLabel”:””,”lists”:[“ScreenCrush”],”widgetTime”:0}},”widget_third_party_content-2″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”widget_third_party_content-2″,”groupType”:”widget_third_party_content”,”widgetType”:”widget_widget_third_party_content”,”widgetInstance”:”2″},”widgetParams”:{“type”:”network-setting”,”title”:””,”id”:”65658″,”placement”:””,”targettype”:””,”mode”:””,”apestertoken”:””,”widgetTime”:0}}}},”carbonsidebar/nav/blueiv”:{“widgets”:[“carbonwidget/nav/blueiv”],”widgetDetails”:{“carbonwidget/nav/blueiv”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/nav/blueiv”,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/nav/blueiv”}}}},”carbonsidebar/nav/main”:{“widgets”:[“carbonwidget/nav/main”],”widgetDetails”:{“carbonwidget/nav/main”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/nav/main”,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/nav/main”}}}},”carbonsidebar/nav/promo_links”:{“widgets”:[“carbonwidget/nav/promo_links”],”widgetDetails”:{“carbonwidget/nav/promo_links”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/nav/promo_links”,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/nav/promo_links”}}}},”carbonsidebar/nav/footer”:{“widgets”:[“carbonwidget/nav/footer”],”widgetDetails”:{“carbonwidget/nav/footer”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/nav/footer”,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/nav/footer”}}}}}},”widgets”:{“carbonwidget/titleWidget-1”:{“info”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/titleWidget-1″,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/titleWidget”,”widgetInstance”:”1″},”params”:{“h1Title”:”‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ Is Getting a Sequel — As a Comic”,”widgetTime”:1},”data”:[],”dataDetails”:{}},”carbonwidget/single-1″:{“info”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/single-1″,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/single”,”widgetInstance”:”1″},”params”:{“mainAuthor”:{“id”:595061,”slug”:”mattsinger”,”name”:”Matt Singer”,”first_name”:”Matt”,”last_name”:”Singer”,”nickname”:”mattsinger”,”description”:”Matt Singer is the editor and critic of the website ScreenCrush.com. For five years, he was the on-air host of IFC

Chris Anne Affleck, the mother of Oscar winners Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck, died June 2, her family announced. She was 83 and diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December. Christine Anne Boldtwas born in New York City in December 1942. She was a graduate of Harvard University and spent 35 years as a public school

rnrnrn Best of the Web rnrnrn “,”filter”:false,”widgetTime”:1}},”ts_blogroll-26″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”ts_blogroll-26″,”groupType”:”ts_blogroll”,”widgetType”:”widget_ts_blogroll”,”widgetInstance”:”26″},”widgetParams”:{“title”:”Best of ScreenCrush”,”type”:”main_content_thumb_title_roll”,”cat”:”8243″,”tag”:””,”private_tag”:””,”posts_per_page”:”4″,”thumb_type”:”landscape”,”link_label”:””,”link”:””,”show_thumb”:0,”alternate_data”:0,”unique_posts”:”1″}}}},”carbon-post-sidebar”:{“widgets”:[“google-ads-widget-37″,”ts_blogroll-1282″,”fix_sidebar_marker-2″,”google-ads-widget-38″,”tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget-811″,”widget_third_party_content-2″],”widgetDetails”:{“google-ads-widget-37”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”google-ads-widget-37″,”groupType”:”google-ads-widget”,”widgetType”:”widget_google-ads-widget”,”widgetInstance”:”37″},”widgetParams”:{“adunit”:”top-right-300×250″,”adtype”:””,”position”:null,”align”:””,”scrollrefresh”:”0″,”widgetTime”:1}},”ts_blogroll-1282″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”ts_blogroll-1282″,”groupType”:”ts_blogroll”,”widgetType”:”widget_ts_blogroll”,”widgetInstance”:”1282″},”widgetParams”:{“title”:”Special Features”,”type”:”carousel”,”cat”:”825″,”tag”:””,”private_tag”:””,”posts_per_page”:”4″,”thumb_type”:”landscape”,”link_label”:””,”link”:””,”align”:”right”,”show_thumb”:0,”alternate_data”:0,”unique_posts”:”1″,”pinned_id”:””,”pinned_label”:””,”author”:””,”isweather”:0,”columns”:””,”imagequality”:”default”,”showcats”:0}},”fix_sidebar_marker-2″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”fix_sidebar_marker-2″,”groupType”:”fix_sidebar_marker”,”widgetType”:”widget_fix_sidebar_marker”,”widgetInstance”:”2″}},”google-ads-widget-38″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”google-ads-widget-38″,”groupType”:”google-ads-widget”,”widgetType”:”widget_google-ads-widget”,”widgetInstance”:”38″},”widgetParams”:{“adunit”:”middle-right-300×250″,”adtype”:””,”position”:null,”align”:””,”scrollrefresh”:”1″,”widgetTime”:1}},”tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget-811″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget-811″,”groupType”:”tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget”,”widgetType”:”widget_tsq_sailthru_newsletter_widget”,”widgetInstance”:”811″},”widgetParams”:{“title”:”Sign up for our newsletter and Get 15% Off Our Merch”,”description”:””,”confirmation”:”Thanks for subscribing”,”enable_primary”:””,”align”:””,”buttonLabel”:””,”lists”:[“ScreenCrush”],”widgetTime”:1}},”widget_third_party_content-2″:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”widget_third_party_content-2″,”groupType”:”widget_third_party_content”,”widgetType”:”widget_widget_third_party_content”,”widgetInstance”:”2″},”widgetParams”:{“type”:”network-setting”,”title”:””,”id”:”65658″,”placement”:””,”targettype”:””,”mode”:””,”apestertoken”:””,”widgetTime”:1}}}},”carbonsidebar/nav/blueiv”:{“widgets”:[“carbonwidget/nav/blueiv”],”widgetDetails”:{“carbonwidget/nav/blueiv”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/nav/blueiv”,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/nav/blueiv”}}}},”carbonsidebar/nav/main”:{“widgets”:[“carbonwidget/nav/main”],”widgetDetails”:{“carbonwidget/nav/main”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/nav/main”,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/nav/main”}}}},”carbonsidebar/nav/promo_links”:{“widgets”:[“carbonwidget/nav/promo_links”],”widgetDetails”:{“carbonwidget/nav/promo_links”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/nav/promo_links”,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/nav/promo_links”}}}},”carbonsidebar/nav/footer”:{“widgets”:[“carbonwidget/nav/footer”],”widgetDetails”:{“carbonwidget/nav/footer”:{“widgetInfo”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/nav/footer”,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/nav/footer”}}}}}},”widgets”:{“carbonwidget/titleWidget-1”:{“info”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/titleWidget-1″,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/titleWidget”,”widgetInstance”:”1″},”params”:{“h1Title”:”How Is Steve Rogers Back in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’?”,”widgetTime”:2},”data”:[],”dataDetails”:{}},”carbonwidget/single-1″:{“info”:{“id”:”carbonwidget/single-1″,”groupType”:”carbonwidget/single”,”widgetInstance”:”1″},”params”:{“mainAuthor”:{“id”:607977,”slug”:”screencrushstaff”,”name”:”ScreenCrush Staff”,”first_name”:”ScreenCrush”,”last_name”:”Staff”,”nickname”:”screencrushstaff”,”description”:”ScreenCrush. On air. Online. All the time.”,”thumbnail”:”https://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2017/05/Screen-Shot-2017-05-26-at-9.43.58-AM.png”,”url”:”//screencrush.com/author/screencrushstaff/”},”firstCategoryName”:”Movie News”,”postType”:”post”,”postTitle”:”How Is Steve Rogers Back in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’?”,”aiseopTitle”:”How Did Steve Rogers Return for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’?”,”widgetTime”:7},”data”:[546327],”dataDetails”:{“546327”:{“thumbnail”:”https://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2026/07/attachment-avengers_doomsday_trailer_still_8.jpg”,”caption”:”Marvel”,”excerpt”:”Didn’t Steve Rogers retire? Didn’t