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San Diego Comic-Con: the annual gathering of comic book nerds, blockbuster action movie fans and the slightly terrifying people who still watch Supernatural religiously. It’s the biggest pop culture event of the year, a time when studios bring the biggest and most shriek-inducing stars together to unveil new projects and showcase the exciting things fans will eventually be camped out all night for. And even though not all of us are lucky enough to experience Comic-Con in person, that doesn’t mean we don’t deserve to get all the up-to-the-minute news, reports and surprises. Since we here at Hollywood.com don’t want you to miss out on all the excitement happening in Hall H or the surprises being unveiled over the weekend, we’re running down the biggest news to come out of San Diego during the convention to ensure you can stay on top of everything, whether you’re stuck in the office or waiting in line for another sold out panel.
All Bow Before Thanos
At the tail end of star-studded Avengers: Age of Ultron portion of the Marvel panel, Thanos himself, Josh Brolin joined the rest of the cast and riled up the crowd with a plastic Infinity Gauntlet, though this version of the legendary Marvel artifact probably doesn’t have the power to create universe-spanning chaos like the real deal. The panel also featured short sneak preview of the upcoming film, which shows the team of heroes trading quips over drinks and taking turns trying to pick up Thor’s hammer before banding together to battle Ultron. The trailer received a standing ovation from the mesmerized crowd.
The World’s Finest Go Head to Head
It looks like things are getting tense on the Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice set. The Warner Bros. panel featured Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill sizing each other up like prize fighters in front of an estatic Hall H crowd. We have to note how absolutely huge Affleck looked during the conference; Superman is certainly going to have his hands full. Director Zack Snyder then premiered a short sneak preview of the film, which showed a heavily armored Batman rigging up the Bat Symbol before looking up to see a angry looking Superman with glowing red eyes, ready to fire on the dark vigilante.
The Princess of the Amazon
Also at the Warner Bros. panel, Snyder revealed the first glimpse of Gal Godot’s Wonder Woman costume via a new poster. The image features Wonder Woman brandishing a sword in an apocalyptic backdrop; the new costume, while lacking the iconic stars and stripes, is a fine mix of comic book inspirations and modern sensibilities. Best of all, Gadot looks positively fierce in the role. You could almost hear all the haters around the world silence at once.
Get ready for Guardians of the Galaxy 2
Still a week away from the release of Guardians of the Galaxy, a boldly confident Marvel revealed that Guardians of the Galaxy 2 would arrive on July 28, 2017, with director James Gunn appearing via video from London to help announce the news.
The Hateful Eight Is a Go
After a very messy and public leaking scandal, it looks like cooler heads have prevailed. Quentin Tarantino’s shelved Western is set to begin filming in early 2015.
Ant-Man Infests Hall H
The cast and crew of the turbulent Ant-Man production gathered at the Marvel panel to introduce newcomers Corey Stoll and Evangeline Lilly to the crowd. Lilly will play Hope Pym, The daughter of Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) while Stoll will play Darren Cross, who will eventually become a similarly insect-themed foil to Ant-Man named Yellowjacket. Marvel boss Paul Feige also introduced a clip from the film which featured Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang in the Ant-Man suit, jumping on a flying insect while being coached by Hank Pym.
