San Diego Comic-Con never fails to impress fans with its wide variety of announcements on the hottest and latest movies, comics, toys, games, and more, and this year’s iteration didn’t fail to impress! With dozens of big-name companies showing off their best and brighest products for the next year, there’s a lot to dig into over the next few months!
Some of the biggest names in the industry were excited to show off their TV and movie projects for the next year, and fans were ready to eat up every bit of it! Reveals ranged from DC’s reveal of the Justice League trailer, as well as trailers for Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, and the upcoming superhero fighting game Injustice 2, to Warner Bros. unveiling the world’s first look at Kong: Skull Island on top of trailers for King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and the LEGO Batman Movie.
Not one to slouch, Marvel also unveiled a number of looks at their TV and movie schedule for the next year, with franchises like Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Doctor Strange, the Defenders, and Guardiands of the Galaxy strutting their stuff.
Other big releases included the announcement of Godzilla: Resurgence for international release sometime in 2016, along with an entire panel dedicated to the new Pokémon Go phone game phenomenon, which took a look at future features and add-ons that are slated to drop for the game in the near future. Popular franchises like The Walking Dead, Star Trek, Sherlock, and more were also at the event, with dozens of stands, booths, and talks to help hype visitors up for months to come.
With so many cool news announcements and releases, this year’s SDCC was just as amazing as fans have come to expect from the annual convention, and has left us all waiting in anticipation for next year!
20th Century Fox has uploaded the full trailer for their newest upcoming superhero film, “Fantastic Four”! Originally debuting as a comic book in 1961, the movie will retell the origins of the team, following scientist Reed Richards and his team as they are given extraordinary powers as they try to harness their abilities and save the planet from their nemesis, Doom. With the movie soon to be released on August 7th, this trailer is our best look at the new film before the official opening next month!
Marvel’s “Fantastic Four” comic book franchise has seen a number of adaptations since their comic book debut in 1961, including a number of animated cartoons, games, and two feature films. Today, fans were given their first look at the newest upcoming Fantastic Four movie, which is set to retell the origin story of the superhero team. The story, which is reported to be based on the 2004 “Ultimate Fantastic Four” comic book retelling, will follow scientist Reed Richards and his team as they are given extraordinary powers as they try to harness their abilities and save the planet from their nemesis, Doom. The first teaser below shows off the team, as well as gives brief glimpses into their powers as well as the threat they face. The movie is scheduled to hit theaters on August 7th, 2015, with more in-depth trailers soon to come!
Having been in development since 2006, the world was finally treated to our first official look at the upcoming Ant-Man movie at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show! The movie will star Scott Lang, a master thief who steals a shrinking suit from scientist Hank Pym. Lang uses the suit to transform into size-changing hero Ant-Man, whose suit also gives him the means to communicate with small creatures. The trailer gives a glimpse into some of the story, as well as shows off the Ant-Man suit in full for the very first time! Ant-Man is scheduled to release this upcoming July, so look forward to the latest in Marvel’s repertoire of superhero films!
Originally leaked as still screenshots from closed-doors media reveals during this month’s New York Comic-Con, the first trailer for Marvel’s upcoming “Avengers 2″ movie has finally been released to the public! The trailer shows off a number of important plot elements for the upcoming movie, including Iron Man’s new Hulkbuster armor, as well as our first look at the origins and powers of the movie’s new villain, Ultron! Created by Tony Stark, otherwise known as Iron Man, as a sentience peacekeeping program, Ultron is shown to go rogue and attempts to enact his own means of achieving peace. The trailer also shows us our first look at two new heroes, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, alongside the beloved heroes from the first Avengers, which include Captain America, Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye, and Black Widow. The newest installment to Marvel’s line of superhero films is scheduled to hit theaters nationwide on May 1, 2015.
Last week’s New York Comic-Con, which took place from October 9th to October 12th, debuted a number of exclusive and upcoming toys and merchandise from a variety of independent manufacturers and large-scale companies alike. However, nothing was quite as large as the debut of the MegaBots giant robot! Created by Andrew Stroup, Matt Oehrlein, and Gui Cavalcanti, the giant 15-foot tall robot is known as the MegaBot Mark I, and stands as a prototype for an upcoming series of paintball-shooting giant robots. The mech, which currently only featured a working cockpit and moving arm, weighs a total of 15000 pounds, and came equipped with a cannon arm that fired paint-filled foam shells at designated targets.
Meant as an entertainment tool and big toy rather than a fully-automotive giant robot, the MegaBots series are planned to face off in large-scale paintball matches, and will feature working legs, central torso, and two-man cockpits upon completion. With previous mechanical constructs including the 18-foot wide walking Stompy robot in 2012, keep an eye out for more MegaBots news when the project’s Kickstarter page goes live later this month!
Disney and Marvel’s newest upcoming animated movie, “Big Hero 6″, has been gearing up for its fall release in theaters with special trailers, online videos, and figure promotion at events like San Diego Comic-Con. Now, with the movie’s release just over a month away, Disney has released a new trailer, showing off some of the action from the movie as well as detailing some important plot points.
The trailer details some back story between the protagonist, Hiro Hamada, along with his squishy robot Baymax. The trailer also shows off some of the action scenes featuring the two characters and their team of crime fighters, the titular Big Hero 6. The movie is scheduled to debut in theaters on November 7th, 2014, and is sure to deliver on tons of comic book styled action and humor.
Ever since the movie’s reveal with a short teaser in May, Big Hero 6 has been a hot topic of discussion around animation fans and comic book enthusiasts across the world. Now, Disney has finally unveiled the first full trailer of Big Hero 6, along with details on the plot and character info!
Taking a different direction from the Big Hero 6 comic book, the upcoming movie will re-imagine the concept and interactions between the six members of the team. The movie follows young robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada and his closest companion, a robot called Baymax, and their adventures in the city of San Fransokyo.
Due to the development of a dangerous criminal plot, Hiro is forced to transform Baymax, originally designed for health care and patient assistance, into a fully-armed battle robot, and fight against crime in San Fansokyo alongside the four other members of the Big Hero 6.These include Fred, the laid-back shapeshifter, Go Go Tomago, the tough, athletic, and speedy girl on wheels, plasma man Wasabi, and chemical master Honey Lemon!
Big Hero 6 is set to debut in theatres on November 7, and is shaping up to be an awesome new comic film for newcomers and hardcore fans alike!
