We check out the entire hottest reveals out of Comedian Con and dig into our time in San Diego.
San Diego Comedian-Con is all the time a reasonably large present, and this 12 months proved to be no exception. Certainly, SDCC, after a quiet 2023 (the place it was impacted by the strikes) appeared to be again in full power this 12 months, with Corridor H as soon as once more housing panels that have been subsequent to inconceivable to get into should you didn’t plan nicely forward. As regular, JoBlo was there to cowl the festivities, and I gotta say, it was a whirlwind.
Whereas I’ve labored for JoBlo since 2007, I by no means really attended SDCC for the corporate within the olden days. It’s solely since changing into Editor-in-Chief that I’ve began going, and I’ve been having a blast in San Diego, that’s for certain. This 12 months I lined the conference with Mike Conway, who you would possibly know from his work on JoBlo Horror Originals (he’s the host of Horror Get together Films and a author/editor on 80s Film Horror Recollections). We had a blast overlaying the conference and all of the cool activations (take a look at the shorts we made on the activations beneath).
You’ll be able to take a look at all of our protection HERE, however listed below are among the issues from Comedian-Con which have us probably the most excited.
Robert Downey Jr is Physician Doom:
I might need everlasting listening to loss due to the insane roar of pleasure from followers when the Russo Bros revealed that Physician Doom, of their upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, goes to be performed by none aside from Robert Downey Jr. We dug into what his casting means for the MCU proper right here, however being there as RDJ got here out on stage was an unforgettable second.
Alien: Romulus seems actually good
Whereas Disney/ twentieth Century Studios didn’t choose to display screen Alien: Romulus in its entirety (like they did for Deadpool & Wolverine), director Fede Alvarez confirmed up some killer footage from the film that made it appear like the most effective Alien flick in a very long time. And oh yeah, Mike and I tangled with some face huggers, however don’t fear – it turned out alright:
Transformers One may be the most effective Transformers film ever
One other film that’s getting a ton of buzz is Transformers One. Phrase-of-mouth screenings have been taking place for this one, and the consensus appears to be that making an animated Transformers film was a terrific thought, as they will accomplish that rather more on this format than they ever might in dwell motion. The footage we noticed appears to slot in seamlessly with the flicks and pays loving homage to the unique cartoons whereas suggesting this prequel may be the most effective Transformers film of all time.
Hellboy: The Crooked Man would possibly really be first rate?
Once I noticed the primary trailer for Hellboy: The Crooked Man, I’ll admit I used to be cautious. Working with a considerably smaller finances than Guillermo del Toro and even Neil Marshall did, I initially wrote off this newest Hellboy film as a quickie meant to money in on the property. Whereas I nonetheless can’t say whether or not it will likely be good, I did handle to talk to the oldsters behind the film at Comedian-Con, and I’m much more optimistic about it now than I used to be a number of weeks in the past.
We’re not bought on Star Trek: Part 31
Nevertheless, the trailer for Paramount Plus’s new Star Trek spin-off film, Part 31, killed my anticipation for that challenge. Hey, I get it – Trek now could be so much completely different than it was in my time, however the dialogue (“you’re a bad B**ch”) is unbearably corny. Who is aware of – it may very well be superb, however the trailer appeared prefer it was attempting method too exhausting to be cool and edgy.
Tell us what Comedian-Con reveal has you probably the most hyped within the feedback, and take a look at these cool shorts we made:
