Marvel D23 panel 2022 recap: Every Marvel D23 announcement

The Marvel D23 panel takes place today in a joint panel with Lucasfilm and 20th Century. Find out what announcements were made during the presentation.

Heading into this year’s D23 Expo, there were a lot of panels for fans to get excited about but none managed to capture more attention than Disney’s Studios Showcase. The 2-hour panel brought together three of the company’s biggest studios as the brass from Marvel Studios join those from Lucasfilm and 20th Century Studios to tease their upcoming slates.

While Marvel might had to share the stage this time around, there’s no denying the Marvel Studios panel portion was a true highlight of the event!

Marvel D23 panel recap (2022) – Every Marvel D23 reveal

Across the Marvel D23 panel, Marvel Studios presented a wave of new announcements including casting reveals and new footage for its upcoming films and series. While the studio might have had to share the stage with its sister studios, Marvel was able to pack a lot into its portion of the panel which wasn’t surprising how much ground Marvel was able to cover during its one-hour SDCC panel.

To recap, here were the biggest reveals from the event:

• Rogers the Musical performance kicks off D23
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever D23 updates
• Who is Anthony Ramos playing in the MCU?
• Paul Rudd says Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is ‘bananas’
• Randall Park confirmed for Ant-Man 3
• Is Werewolf by Night happening?
• Werewolf by Night trailer
• Secret Invasion trailer released at D23
• Ke Huy Quan joins the cast of Loki season 2
• Was the Fantastic Four cast announced at D23?
• Vincent D’Onofrio confirmed for Echo
• Daredevil: Born Again filming updates
• Captain America: New World Order cast
• Thunderbolts cast reveal leaves D23 fans stunned
• The Marvels plot revealed (and it’s crazy)

Read on for the full look at the above highlights!

Rogers the Musical performance kicks off D23

To kick off the Marvel Studios portion of the D23 panel, fans in attendance were treated to a special live performance from Rogers: The Musical — the fictional Broadway musical from Hawkeye. While the performance is not available to stream, Marvel President Kevin Feige joked that it might be the first and last Marvel musical performance at D23.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever D23 updates

Following the opening Rogers: The Musical performance, the attention shifted to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever with those in attendance at D23 getting a first look at a scene from the film. According to director Ryan Coogler, the film is in the final stages of production as he’s currently working on the final cut of the film.

The film is said to find the rest of the world attempting to capitalize on Wakdanda’s resources when they are at their weakest. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has also been described by Kevin Feige as the biggest thing Marvel Studios have ever done.

We also had the chance to hear from the cast with Winston Duke telling the crowd he’s “excited for everyone to see Wakanda after the Endgame era.” This new era is one he described as featuring tech “like nothing you’ve ever seen” and that everything in Wakanda is “bigger and new.”

Who is Anthony Ramos playing in the MCU?

Anthony Ramos is set to play Parker Robbins aka The Hood in the MCU, making his MCU debut in Ironheart. According to Ramos, Parker is “a little bit of a good guy and a bad guy” who was a misfit that now wants to “take in other misfits and show the world that we’re gonna end up on top.”

Paul Rudd says Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is ‘bananas’

Fans might want to brace themselves for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania! The third film in the Ant-Man franchise is going to deliver something unlike anything we’ve seen from the franchise thus far in a film that star Paul Rudd described as being “bananas.”  Helping to push the film into new places is the arrival of Kang who Rudd teased “throws this whole thing into such a new territory.”

Randall Park confirmed for Ant-Man 3

Fans hoping to see Jimmy Woo return in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania are in luck! During the film’s D23 panel, it was confirmed that Randall Park will reprise his role as Jimmy Woo in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and will return in some capacity in the film.

Is Werewolf by Night happening?

After months of speculation, Marvel has confirmed Werewolf by Night is officially happening and will be coming to Disney+ this Halloween season. The new Halloween special directed by composer Michael Giacchino will arrive on Oct. 7, making it Marvel’s first Halloween special.

Werewolf by Night trailer

Not only did Marvel use its D23 panel to confirm that Werewolf by Night is happening, but the studio also released the first official trailer for the Halloween special which arrives on Oct. 7. You can check out the trailer, as well as the special’s first official poster, below:

Secret Invasion trailer released at D23

Fans have been longing for our first full look at the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion and on Sept. 10 we finally received the first trailer for the upcoming Marvel Studios series. Debuting at D23, the first official trailer for Secret Invasion offers up audience’s first look at the series starring Samuel L. Jackson, Emilia Clarke and Olivia Colman.

In addition to dropping the first trailer for Secret Invasion, it has been confirmed that the series will roll right into Armor Wars, a new series that finds Stark armor falling in the wrong hands starring Don Cheadle. It was also revealed that the series will consist of six episodes.

Ke Huy Quan joins the cast of Loki season 2

Among the new faces Loki season 2 will introduce is actor Ke Huy Quan, who has joined the cast of season 2. While details of how Quan will be playing have not yet been revealed, it sounds like his character won’t be the only new character joining the mix in season 2. As revealed at the Marvel Studios D23 panel, Loki season 2 will feature the return of many characters from season 1 along with new characters.

Speaking of new faces, it seems season 2 will find Loki back at the TVA but his former partner Mobius will not know who he is.

Was the Fantastic Four cast announced at D23?

There might have been a lot of rumors which stated the Fantastic Four cast would be revealed at D23; however, Kevin Feige did not reveal any information about the film. In fact, Feige seemed to troll those in attendance when he is reported to have pointed to Fantastic Four director Matt Shakman in the audience, confirming his connection to the film before telling fans he wasn’t on stage because there was nothing else to say or show.

He did, however, hint a Fantastic Four announcement could come at the next D23 telling the crowd that “there will be another D23 before it comes.”

Vincent D’Onofrio confirmed for Echo

After rumors hinting at his return, Kevin Feige has confirmed that Vincent D’Onofrio will be returning to reprise his role as Kingpin in the upcoming original series Echo. D’Onofrio gushed about the impressive cast, telling fans it’s been an “absolute thrill” to bring these characters back together following the events of Hawkeye. 

Daredevil: Born Again filming updates

As we look ahead to Charlie Cox’s return as Matt Murdock/Daredevil in Daredevil: Born Again, Marvel has confirmed filming on the new series will begin in 2023. No specific filming range has been confirmed at this time, but Cox did seem to confirm at D23 that the series will consist of 18 episodes when touting his excitement to be returning to the role with more episodes in a season than ever before.

Captain America: New World Order cast

Kevin Feige promised the Captain America: New World Order cast would be coming soon during his appearance at SDCC, and he delivered on that promise at D23 when he unveiled the cast of the upcoming fourth Captain America film.

Joining previously announced lead Anthony Mackie who returns as Sam Wilson/Captain America are Danny Ramirez as Juaquin Torres/Falcon, Tim Blake Nelson as The Leader, Carl Lumbly as Isaiah Bradley, and Shira Haas who will make her MCU debut as Israeli superhero Sabra.

Thunderbolts cast reveal leaves D23 fans stunned

As the D23 Marvel panel began coming to a close, Marvel Studios debuted the official cast for its upcoming Thunderbolts movie which will feature a cast filled with returning Marvel favorites. Among those confirmed for the cast so far are:

• Florence Pugh
• Sebastian Stan
• David Harbour
• Wyatt Russell
• Hannah John-Kamen
• Olga Kurilenko
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus

The Marvels plot revealed (and it’s crazy)

According to Discussing Film, The Marvels will focus on the three heroes — Carol Danvers, Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau — trading places with each other every time one of them uses their powers. This leads the trio to come together to team up and figure out the reason behind the switch and how to fix their problem.