Overview
- On Monday, July 20, 2026, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said the studio has repeatedly courted Adam Driver but the actor has often declined offers to join the MCU.
- Feige forcefully rejected reports that Avengers: Secret Wars will be split into two films and confirmed the project is slated to begin shooting later this year for a December 17, 2027 release.
- Feige said the MCU is not being rebooted now and noted that Jonathan Hickman’s Secret Wars comics offer a potential creative roadmap rather than a promise of an immediate reset.
- Feige described the long‑delayed Mahershala Ali Blade reboot as a failure to get off the ground, citing multiple director and writer departures and the film’s removal from Marvel’s release calendar in fall 2024.
- Feige stressed that X‑Men casting is still unsettled, warned that recent leak reports conflict with each other, and set San Diego Comic‑Con on July 25 as the next likely venue for official casting or roadmap updates.