{"id":17693,"date":"2026-07-26T10:30:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T05:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17693"},"modified":"2026-07-26T10:30:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T05:30:35","slug":"ryan-gosling-unveiled-as-ghost-rider-david-jonsson-joins-marvel-in-black-panther-3-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17693","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Gosling unveiled as Ghost Rider, David Jonsson joins Marvel in &#8216;Black Panther 3&#8217; role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F07%2Fnewspress-collage-xrwveccyr-1785042917782.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Marvel Studios revealed Ryan Gosling as the next Ghost Rider and David Jonsson as the new Black Panther in two casting bombshells at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday<\/p>\n<p>Gosling, 45, the three-time Oscar nominee known for \u201cBarbie\u201d and \u201cLa La Land,\u201d will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a standalone \u201cGhost Rider\u201d movie, which is scheduled to be released in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you know, this is a character I\u2019ve wanted to play for a long time,\u201d Gosling told the crowd after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/r-JdSUy1vaY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">being unveiled as Ghost Rider<\/a> to thunderous cheers inside Hall H.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ryan Gosling is unveiled as Ghost Rider in a new Marvel Studios movie at San Diego Comic-Con, July 25, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">John Salangsang\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cGhost Rider\u201d director Shawn Levy says \u201cGosling is the absolute s\u2014\u201d during the casting announcement, July 25, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">John Salangsang\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cGhost Rider\u201d film reunites Gosling with director Shawn Levy and writer Jonathan Tropper after the upcoming \u201cStar Wars: Starfighter.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Levy, who also directed the blockbuster \u201cDeadpool &amp; Wolverine,\u201d told fans, \u201cI\u2019m having the greatest flashback vibes here, because I was here two years ago when we showed \u2018Deadpool &amp; Wolverine.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGosling is the absolute s\u2014. I say that with tremendous respect. We spent a lot of time last year making \u2018Starfighter,\u2019 and the opportunity as Ryan started talking about this character, I was like, \u2018Bro let\u2019s ride.\u2019 We\u2019ll see you in 2028!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nicolas Cage, 62, famously played motorcycle stuntman Johnny Blaze in 2007\u2019s \u201cGhost Rider\u201d before returning for 2011\u2019s \u201cGhost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gosling\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/20\/celebrity-news\/ryan-gosling-makes-rare-bedroom-confession-about-private-eva-mendes-romance\/\">longtime partner, Eva Mendes<\/a>, 52, starred opposite Cage in the original movie as Roxanne Simpson but did not return for the sequel. It\u2019s not yet known whether she\u2019ll reprise the role.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>David Jonsson is announced as the new Black Panther at San Diego Comic-Con, July 25, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Chadwick Boseman died in 2020 at 43, but his \u201cBlack Panther\u201d character T\u2019Challa\u2019s son will live on with Jonsson. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Walt Disney Co.\/courtesy Everett \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Jonsson, 32, the breakout star of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/14\/entertainment\/alien-romulus-review-franchises-best-sequel-in-years\/\">\u201cAlien: Romulus,\u201d<\/a> will play an adult version of T\u2019Challa\u2019s son and inherit the Black Panther mantle in \u201cBlack Panther 3.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Director Ryan Coogler revealed the sequel will hit theaters Dec. 15, 2028.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to this amazing family that I have the honor and privilege and the blessing to join,\u201d Jonsson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DbPSud0xLRT\/\">said from the stage<\/a>, drawing Wakanda chants from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The character was introduced in the closing moments of \u201cBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever,\u201d which revealed that the late Chadwick Boseman\u2019s T\u2019Challa had a young son with Nakia, played by Lupita Nyong\u2019o.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ryan Reynolds popped up in the Comic-Con crowd wearing Deadpool\u2019s gray X-Force suit, July 25, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">DEADLINE\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Boseman, who was set to reprise his role in a planned sequel before his death, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/08\/28\/black-panther-star-chadwick-boseman-dead-of-cancer-at-43\/\">died in 2020 at age 43 after a private battle with colon cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ryan Reynolds, 49, sparked fresh speculation about his Marvel future when he popped up in the Comic-Con crowd as the star-studded cast of \u201cAvengers: Doomsday\u201d was onstage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@varietymagazine\/video\/7666663824526740750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wearing Deadpool\u2019s gray suit<\/a> from the X-Force comics.<\/p>\n<p>Although Reynolds has not been announced for \u201cAvengers: Doomsday,\u201d he joked that his name was Ricky and that he was \u201ccosplaying hard,\u201d adding fuel to rumors that Deadpool could appear in the upcoming Marvel blockbuster.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" 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