D23 Expo '26: Marvel Studios Showcase LIVE Blog - Avengers: Doomsday, VisionQuest, X-Men & More!

D23 Expo '26: Marvel Studios Showcase LIVE Blog - Avengers: Doomsday, VisionQuest, X-Men & More!

To me, my X-Men! Tonight's the night, Marvel Studios is ready to take center stage at the D23 Expo, where we're expected to get major updates on Avengers: Doomsday, VisionQuest, and X-Men!

By RohanPatel - Aug 14, 2026 09:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Studios

Just weeks after dropping a few major bombshells at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios is gearing up for another night of big reveals as Kevin Feige takes the stage in the Honda Center at the D23 Expo and shares a sneak peek at what's to come in the next stage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

Unlike SDCC, which had Marvel Studios hold the spotlight, tonight's Disney Entertainment Showcase will also highlight upcoming film and television projects from Walt Disney Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, 20th Century Studios, and Lucasfilm - which is rumored to include a first look at Star Wars: Starfighter starring the MCU's recently announced Ghost Rider, Ryan Gosling. 

As for Marvel, a new Avengers: Doomsday trailer is widely expected to drop online sometime during or after the presentation and it also seems highly likely we'll be getting the first trailer for the Paul Bettany-fronted VisionQuest, which is expected to launch in October. 

After that, the big question is whether Feige is ready to formally announce his X-Men movie and/or potentially reveal some of the main cast members, which currently includes Sadie Sink, Kit Connor, and Samara Weaving. There are a few other rumored names floating out there, but nothing official just yet. 

We're not quite sure when Marvel will take the stage tonight, but here's the full description of tonight's presentation: 

The world-class storytellers of The Walt Disney Company will take center stage at the Honda Center for the Disney Entertainment Showcase. Guests can expect surprise celebrity appearances, exclusive first looks at upcoming films and series, exciting new announcements, and unforgettable musical performances. The star-studded presentation will celebrate the stories audiences love while offering an exclusive preview of what’s coming next across Disney’s movies, television, games, and live stage productions.

The showcase will run from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm PST (10:00 pm to 12:00 am EST)! 

Follow along below and leave your comments in the usual space!



Marvel Studios' projected (and rumored) slate for 2026 and beyond:

  • VisionQuest (October 14, 2026)
  • Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man - Season 2 (Late 2026)
  • Avengers: Doomsday (December 18, 2026)
  • Daredevil: Born Again - Season 3 (Early 2027)
  • Avengers: Secret Wars (December 17, 2027)
  • X-Men (May 5, 2028)
  • Ghost Rider (July 28, 2028)
  • Black Panther 3 (December 15, 2028)
  • Armor Wars
  • Blade
  • Nova
  • Shang-Chi 2
  • Midnight Sons
  • Strange Academy
  • Heroes for Hire

Avengers: Doomsday is expected to feature Robert Downey Jr. ("Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom"), Chris Evans ("Steve Rogers"), Chris Hemsworth ("Thor"), Pedro Pascal ("Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic"), Paul Rudd ("Scott Lang / Ant-Man"), Anthony Mackie ("Sam Wilson / Captain America"), Florence Pugh ("Yelena Belova"), Vanessa Kirby ("Sue Storm / Invisible Woman"), Ebon Moss-Bachrach ("Ben Grimm / The Thing"), Wyatt Russell ("John Walker / U.S. Agent"), Channing Tatum ("Remy LeBeau / Gambit"), Simu Liu ("Xu Shang-Chi"), Ian McKellen ("Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto"), Tom Hiddleston ("Loki"), James Marsden ("Scott Summers / Cyclops"), Patrick Stewart ("Charles Xavier / Professor X"), Joseph Quinn ("Johnny Storm / Human Torch"), Sebastian Stan ("Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier"), David Harbour ("Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian"), Letitia Wright ("Shuri / Black Panther"), Lewis Pullman ("Bob Reynolds / Sentry"), Kelsey Grammer ("Hank McCoy / Beast"), Danny Ramirez ("Joaquin Torres / Falcon"), Winston Duke ("M'Baku"), Alan Cumming ("Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler"), Hannah John-Kamen ("Ava Starr / Ghost"), Rebecca Romijn ("Raven Darkhölme / Mystique"), Alex Livinalli ("Attuma"), Mabel Cadena ("Namora"), Tenoch Huerta Mejía ("Namor"), India Rose Hemsworth ("Love"), Kathryn Newton ("Cassie Lang"), Benedict Cumberbatch ("Dr. Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange"), and Hayley Atwell ("Peggy Carter").

The Russo Brothers helmed the blockbuster, with a screenplay from Michael Waldron and Stephen McFeely. The Russos are also attached as producers alongside Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and Jonathan Schwartz, with Louis D'Esposito and Callum McDougall onboard as executive producers.

In Avengers: Doomsday, beloved heroes from three distinct universes will be set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they’ve ever encountered.

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MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 8/14/2026, 9:30 PM
Let’s f’n gooo
TemporarilyHere
TemporarilyHere - 8/14/2026, 9:38 PM
The time is 04:38 AM, but f#ck it.

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TemporarilyHere
TemporarilyHere - 8/14/2026, 9:40 PM
@RohanPatel -

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MrDandy
MrDandy - 8/14/2026, 9:40 PM
Let’s goooooo!
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/14/2026, 9:41 PM
I genuinely do not care about any of this.
TemporarilyHere
TemporarilyHere - 8/14/2026, 9:43 PM
@Nonameforme -

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Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/14/2026, 9:44 PM
@TemporarilyHere - this, but I'm Denzel
kylo0607
kylo0607 - 8/14/2026, 9:44 PM
@Nonameforme - Yo.

Shut tf up.
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/14/2026, 9:45 PM
@kylo0607 - probably not, no.
TemporarilyHere
TemporarilyHere - 8/14/2026, 9:46 PM
@Nonameforme -

If you were, you wouldn't still be here.

Not caring for something is one thing. Being annoyed that others do is another.

Lie better.
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/14/2026, 9:47 PM
@TemporarilyHere - your perception of my tone is yours based on how you feel about what I wrote.
TemporarilyHere
TemporarilyHere - 8/14/2026, 9:52 PM
@Nonameforme -

My perception of your tone is based on your persistence on something you allege indifference to.

You are neither educated enough to lie convincingly, nor intelligent enough to establish your point successfully.

Recognize when you're addressing those out of your league, and lie to those you can afford to.
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/14/2026, 9:53 PM
@TemporarilyHere - that's super weird.
TemporarilyHere
TemporarilyHere - 8/14/2026, 9:53 PM
@Nonameforme -

Only to someone ignorant.
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/14/2026, 9:54 PM
@TemporarilyHere - that's cool I guess. Anyway. Enjoy your day.
TemporarilyHere
TemporarilyHere - 8/14/2026, 9:58 PM
@Nonameforme -

Not really. It's actually too basic to be seen as "cool", unless you are (as earlier established) neither educated nor intelligent enough to understand basic concepts, or of course the very obvious option of saying something like "that's cool" just to say something.

Hope you have the kind of day that you will never admit that you wish for fans of this franchise. In the meantime, I'll be here in case you choose to make any following attempts for your precious final word.

'Til then~
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/14/2026, 9:59 PM
@TemporarilyHere - yea I'm not reading all that my guy. Enjoy your slate of movies.
TemporarilyHere
TemporarilyHere - 8/14/2026, 10:01 PM
@Nonameforme -

You already did, illiterate as you may be.

Enjoy your inability to understand why others collectively enjoy that which you mock in solitude.
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/14/2026, 10:01 PM
@TemporarilyHere - that's cool.
TemporarilyHere
TemporarilyHere - 8/14/2026, 10:02 PM
@Nonameforme -

Much to your frustration.
Kadara
Kadara - 8/14/2026, 10:02 PM
@Nonameforme - Well off course. You couldn't even care enough to create an username 😏
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/14/2026, 10:03 PM
@Kadara - I'm indecisive. It's too much pressure.
ThorArms
ThorArms - 8/14/2026, 10:12 PM
@Nonameforme - And yet, here you are
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/14/2026, 10:23 PM
@ThorArms - amongst the living
TemporarilyHere
TemporarilyHere - 8/14/2026, 10:25 PM
@Nonameforme -

Hardly any living, if you're clinging on to projects you claim to have no interest in.
Kadara
Kadara - 8/14/2026, 10:28 PM
@Nonameforme - 😂
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/14/2026, 10:28 PM
@TemporarilyHere - totally awesome
TemporarilyHere
TemporarilyHere - 8/14/2026, 10:34 PM
@Nonameforme -

My responses to you? Not really. Again, pretty basic unimpressive stuff, dealing with a basic unimpressive troll.

The franchise? More than you realize. Or, perhaps you do, which is exactly what annoys you to a degree that you'll never openly acknowledge, but instead continue to feign indifference to.
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/14/2026, 10:34 PM
@TemporarilyHere - cool beans
TemporarilyHere
TemporarilyHere - 8/14/2026, 10:35 PM
@Nonameforme -

Cooler and sweeter than what you can stomach.
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/14/2026, 10:36 PM
@TemporarilyHere - ok. And with that I have nothing else to say to you so I wont be responding to you any longer. Have a good one.
SpiderParker
SpiderParker - 8/14/2026, 10:37 PM
@Nonameforme - You have spent almost an hour on a live blog for something you "genuinely do not care about." You ought to do a better job of not caring.
GBest
GBest - 8/14/2026, 9:43 PM
Hopin for some juicy news!
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/14/2026, 9:44 PM
Marvel Predictions:

VisionQuest trailer , Doomsday trailer & X-Men partial cast announcement.

Star Wars predictions:

Ahsoka S2 trailer & Starfighter teaser

What about you guys?.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 8/14/2026, 9:47 PM
Hopefully we get X-Men news
bobevanz
bobevanz - 8/14/2026, 9:51 PM
Please don't announce the entire next slate.. I'm [frick]ing begging you.
But if you do.... you better be restarting the universe from scratch. Brand New Days success is going to [frick] this over just like multiverse shenanigans after Endgame
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Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 8/14/2026, 9:56 PM
@bobevanz - endgame was 7 (?) years ago and they still have no idea what they're doing after that movie ended.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 8/14/2026, 10:04 PM
It will be interrsting to see the reception to this new cast of x-men when Marvel today still continues to feature Jackman as wolverine.

It will be hard for them NOT to make him the main guy again.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 8/14/2026, 10:18 PM
Ahsoka poster looks sick
TemporarilyHere
TemporarilyHere - 8/14/2026, 10:22 PM
@MrDandy -

The figures in red under the title look especially sick, almost like stylized kanji lettering.

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