At San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios drew back the curtain on two chapters of its next era: Ryan Gosling, after years of quietly lobbying for the role, will embody Ghost Rider under director Shawn Levy, while David Jonsson will carry the mantle of T'Challa into adulthood in Black Panther 3 under Ryan Coogler's returning hand. Both films, slated for 2028, are designed to anchor the MCU's identity after the universe-reshaping events of Secret Wars — a reminder that even mythologies must periodically shed their skin to survive.