San Diego Comic Con is the largest multi-genre entertainment and comic convention held annually,
and every year, it becomes a platform for some of the biggest names in the biz to show
off upcoming projects.
And of course, fans go WILD.
This year was no different; from reveals, to trailer releases, to hilarious happenings,
SDCC 2018 brought it’s A game, despite the absence of Marvel Studios, too.
So today, we’re counting down the best moments from San Diego Comics Con 2018.
The Teen Titans live action series Titans gave fans’ a first look with a brand spanking
new trailer that featured the likes of Robin, Raven, Beast Boy and Starfire.
While the reviews were pretty mixed (some thought it looked as if it were trying too
hard to be edgy), the biggest moment from the trailer featured Robin saying the words
‘F*** Batman’ after beating up some criminals in an alley way.
According to Geoff Johns, the Titans are all characters who are quite lost in their lives,
and come together to be found.
They’re all dealing with their own personal traumas.
And Dick Grayson’s clearly has to do with his mentor.
The Warner Brothers panel gave us plenty of new trailers to get hyped about, including
one for Fantastic Beasts The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Aside from a bit of controversy over Johnny Depp’s appearance at the panel (who gave
the audience a speech in character as Grindelwald), the panel also gave us something else that
was absolutely wonderous; actor Ezra Miller going hard on the cosplay front as Toadette.
Ezra, who plays Credence in Fantastic Beasts, will be returning in the film’s sequel,
and based on the trailer, is looking in much better shape than where we last left off with
him.
But really, nothing beats how he looks as Toadette.
Marvel Studios may not have been presenting anything this year, but they still were very
present at the convention in other ways.
It’s no shocker that a lot of people were a tad thrown off by the ending of Marvel’s
Avengers Infinity War film.
And, spoiler alert friends, if you haven’t seen it, you have 5 seconds to skip ahead
before I spoil the entire ending for you.
5, 4, 3, 2, - IRON MAN DIES.
Hah, just kidding, he lives, but half of the entire universe dies thanks to Thanos snapping.
Seriously hope those who haven’t seen it clicked away, sorry if you didn’t.
You had fair warning though.
Thanos getting his hands on all of the infinity stones meant that his wish of balancing the
universe came true, and it killed off many favourite characters in the process; Spider-Man,
Doctor Strange and Black Panther, to name a few.
A lot of people were devastated, because the film ended with the villain winning; a first
for a superhero film, if you’re not counting Watchmen, that is.
So what did Marvel do about it at comic con?
They brought an installation that invited fans to enter a room and talk with a group
about their favourite MCU moments, along with getting a donut, a t-shirt and the chance
to watch a deleted scene from the movie.
The group session was called Group Hug, and outside the installation, there was a bunch
of inspiration MCU themed quotes, and a Hulk withj extended arms you could hug.
Despite only having started principle photography back in mid-June, director Patty Jenkins,
Gal Gadot and Chris Pine were on hand at the Warner Brothers panel to discuss Wonder Woman
1984, and to fans’ glee, previewed a rough cut of a scene.
The scene, which was a comic con exclusive, featured Gadot’s Wonder Woman fighting off
some gun men in a mall, saving a little girl, crushing the guns with her bare hands, then
saving the day with the lasso of truth, which was shot in slow motion.
Jenkins and Pine were tight lipped on how exactly his Steve Trevor will be returning
into the fray, and Gadot noted that the film will be less of a sequel, more of a ‘new
chapter’ in the character’s story.
While it was no surprise we’d be getting a trailer for the Godzilla sequel film this
comic con, what the trailer entailed really blew audiences away.
This time around, there’s a whole lot of familiar monster faces making an appearance.
According to the official synopsis, the new story follows the heroic efforts of the cryptozoological
agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god sized monsters, including
the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three
headed King Ghidorah.
When these ancient superspecies, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for
supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.
And it looks so awesome!
The film comes out March 31st, 2019, and it stars Millie Bobby Brown, aka Eleven from
Stranger Things.
Young Justice fans have been waiting YEARS for the third season of the show.
After being cancelled by the Cartoon Network and aggressively petitioning for it to be
brought back, their wish has come true, thanks to DC’s new subscription based streaming
service, DC Universe.
The trailer starting off with a glimpse of Artemis looking at a photo of her and Wally,
then dived into what viewers can expect the new season to be about; the group working
covertly to stop a meta-human traffic ring that threatens to have greater implications
across the globe and the galaxy.
Here’s hoping that DC Universe will be able to compete with Netflix, and that the show
will live on for a fourth season.
Hey, you know what doesn’t look like crap?
The new Shazam movie!
THANK GOD.
The Shazam movie starring Zachary Levi got it’s very first trailer, and it looks quite
good.
The trailer revealed a revised origin story for Billy Batson that slightly differs from
the comics, and looks like a really fun time.
We didn’t see much in the ways of Batson fighting any particularly enemies, more so
him testing out his new powers, and a bunch of comedic moments, so be on the lookout for
a future trailer featuring The Rock’s Black Adam.
The panel also hinted that Isis and Mary Marvel may be making an appearance in the movie.
Fans of the Dragon Ball franchise finally got to see the trailer for the upcoming movie
Dragon Ball Super: Broly, which is Broly’s first canon appearance in the main Dragon
Ball universe.
The trailer showed him facing off against the likes of Vegeta, Frieza and Goku, and
was promised be a reboot for the character, featuring a brand new origin story.
Broly was also seen in his base form wearing the high ranking uniform of Frieza’s army
along with his father, but that was something that was already pretty much confirmed based
on the concept art that had been released prior to Comic Con.
The Sony Pictures panel showed off some more of the upcoming Venom film to those at the
panel; an exclusive new trailer that’s yet to make its way online.
It featured more of Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, more of Brock’s relationship with the Venom
symbiote, and a full body look of Hardy as Venom, which really looked like it was straight
out of the comics, much to many a fans relief.
It was also confirmed that we’ll be seeing symbiote Riot in the movie, but we still didn’t
get any confirmation on whether or not Carnage will make an appearance.
If you’re curious about what that exclusive trailer entailed, we have a breakdown of it
on our channel, so be sure to head on over there and subscribe!
Aquaman was perhaps the biggest winner at comic con this year.
Not only did we get to see a trailer for the feature film, which included shots of Atlantis
and Black Manta that made the crowd go wild, but it was also confirmed that Jason Momoa
will be donning the iconic yellow and green suit, based off of it’s iteration from the
new 52 Aquaman.
A figurine of his Arthur Curry in the suit was shown off during the Wednesday preview
night at the con, and those at the Warner Brothers panel got a sneak peek at exclusive
comic con footage that showed him in the full suit.
According to those who were in attendance, the suit isn’t as colourful as it is in
the comics, and it boasts quite the scaly texture.
There we have it friends!
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