Comic-Con 2022: MCU  Major Announcements & Schedule

There are plenty of major Marvel Studios announcements expected at both the animation panel and the Hall-H mega-panel at Comic-Con.

Some safe bets for what to expect out of the MCU include the first Black Panther Wakanda Forever trailer and the second She-Hulk trailer. There are also some major expectations for reveals beyond 2023, like X-Men, Fantastic 4, and Avengers 5.

We broke down casting predictions for 10 MCU projects that we are expecting to see at Comic-Con this year.

Marvel Animation Panel (Friday, July 22nd)

Marvel Studios has confirmed we will see our first looks at both Spider-Man: Freshman Year and X-Men '97. We are also expecting our first look at Marvel Zombies.

I am Groot First Trailer and Poster

The first trailer for the adorable I am Groot is now online after its debut at the Marvel Animation Panel. Comic-Con attendees also saw the first episode early.

The first details for Spider-Man: Freshman Year, including new pictures, villains, and details about season 2 was revealed! Surprising fans, Peter Parker will begin his journey as Spider-Man with the help of Doctor Strange and Daredevil (voiced by the one and only Charlie Cox)!

Spider-Man: Freshman year will debut in 2024.

What If... Season 2

Marvel Studios has announced that What If... Season 2 will debut sometime in early 2023 (a delay from the previously reported 2022 release date). Marvel also revealed that a season 3 is in the works!

Marvel Zombies

Marvel Zombies made a huge splash with the announcement that it would be rated TV-MA (the first Marvel Studios project to be rated as such). The show will also include many Phase 4 faces, including Kate Bishop, Yelena, Shang-Chi, Ms. Marvel, and Jimmy Woo!

X-Men '97

Marvel showed off new pics of the X-Men: The Animated Series followup, X-Men '97. The new show keeps the art style and characters of the original while adding new characters such as Sunspot, Cable, Bishop, and Nightcrawler. Marvel Studios also confirmed that a second season has already been greenlit!

X-Men '97 will debut in the Fall of 2023.

Marvel Studios Mega Panel (Saturday, July 23rd)

Finally, Marvel Studios will hold a 'mega-panel' at Hall-H on Saturday, July 23rd at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PT.

The first trailer for Wakanda Forever and the second trailer for She-Hulk are expected at the event. Guardians Director James Gunn and Adam Warlock actor Will Poulter have both indicated they will make appearances at Comic-Con, suggesting that we could see some of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 at Comic-Con