Last weekend, the San Diego Comic-Con 2024 opened its doors and attracted numerous fans to the exhibition halls. There they were able to get exclusive insights into upcoming films and series, among other things. They also learned first-hand what the future of their favorite franchises holds. Fortunately, some videos were also published directly online so that fans around the world could watch the material.
This year has seen trailers and announcements for many promising projects, including some highly anticipated sequels. And of course, there have been some huge surprises, such as Marvel Studios bringing back several well-known characters for the finale of the Multiverse saga.
SDCC Highlight #1: Of Monsters, Gangsters and Men of Steel
We begin our little overview with the panels from DC and the traditional comic house had all kinds of exciting news in store. Among other things, DC Studios boss James Gunn the film company’s logo was officially unveiled. He also had a special surprise for the fans who had travelled there, namely the first teaser for the upcoming animation series “Creature Commando”. This is the first project of the new DCU, which will also be released in cinemas in 2025 with “Superman Legacy”.
But the company also had all sorts of new information to report outside of the new “DC main universe”. The streaming service Max, for example, has released a new trailer for “The Batman” spin-off „The Penguin“ Apart from that, fans of the Man of Steel in particular got their money’s worth. We have a sneak peek of the 4th and final season of „Superman & Lois“ and a first look at Superboy as well as new villains from Season 3 of the animated series „My Adventures with Superman“ granted.
SDCC Highlight #2: A darkness falls over Middle Earth
Meanwhile, Amazon Prime Video took us back to Middle Earth with the first real trailer for the second season of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”. In addition to our heroes, the story this time focuses on the villain Sauron, who strives to seize power. In order to realize his plan, new rings are created to seduce the leaders of some peoples and weaken their unity.
Galadriel is of course also in season 2 of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”.
In addition to some impressive images, the official SDCC trailer also shows various new characters and familiar elements that fans of the fantasy epic will already know from the two film trilogies. For example, we see an ent and a majestic eagle is also included. The new characters include Tom Bombadil, an extremely mysterious figure from JRR Tolkien’s literary work.
SDCC Highlight #3: From video game hit to Prime Video series
It has been known for some time that a new film adaptation of Sega’s “Like a Dragon” or “Yakuza” game series is in the works. Prime Video finally made the decision two months ago and officially announced an adaptation of the popular game franchise as a series. As part of the San Diego Comic-Con 2024, the streaming service finally released a first teaser and confirmed the release for this year.
The story takes place in both 1995 and 2005 and, like the original game, focuses on Kazuma Kiryu. According to executive producer Masayoshi Yokoyama (“Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth”), fans can look forward to a “completely different” portrayal of the well-known characters in the upcoming “Like a Dragon: Yakuza” series. In his eyes, this is something he finds “really great” about the upcoming film adaptation.
SDCC Highlight #4: Antiheroes, a new captain and Doctor Doom
This year, Hall H at the SDCC was once again firmly in the hands of Marvel Studios. MCU boss Kevin Feige led the panel and promised fans news about three films. Firstly, there was new material for the next Marvel action film “Captain America: Brave New World”, in which adamantium is said to play a role. There were also new details about the team-up film “Thunderbolts*”, in which various MCU antiheroes have to work together. Then there were the first scenes from “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”, which takes place in a parallel universe.
The Thunderbolts are, in a sense, Marvel’s counterpart to DC’s Suicide Squad.
Shortly before the end of the panel, Kevin Feige finally dropped the bombshell, because he actually had news about two more films: “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Avengers: Secret Wars” will be released in May 2026 and May 2027 respectively. These will be directed by two old acquaintances, because the Russo brothers (“Captain America: Civil War”, “Avengers: Endgame”) are returning! The two filmmakers also made sure to reveal the big villain of the two upcoming “Avengers” films: Doctor Doom, played by none other than ex-Iron Man Robert Downey Jr.!
SDCC Highlight #5: Where no man has gone before
While the third “Star Trek” movie about Chris Pine & Co. continues to simmer in production hell, Paramount has brought new details about various series projects to the San Diego Comic-Con 2024. Among other things, there was a first real trailer for the final 5th season of the animated series “Star Trek: Lower Decks”. Fans can look forward to a double episode to kick off Season 5 of the crude comedy show. In addition, a new live-action comedy series from “Lower Decks” star Tawny Newsome and director Justin Simien (“Dear White People”) was announced.
Live action is a good keyword, because those responsible also had a First Look for the upcoming third season of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”, in which chaos reigns once again on board the Enterprise. The makers also gave a first glimpse of the upcoming film „Star Trek: Section 31“. This is a secret Starfleet troop that the evil Empress Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) has joined. The spin-off show “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” has been Casting-NewsAmong others, The Doctor (Robert Picardo) returns from “Star Trek: Voyager”.
SDCC Highlight #6: The Rise of Vought
And once again Prime Video: The streaming service also had a lot of news about its brutal superhero show “The Boys” in its luggage. The main series about the eponymous Boys and their fight against Homelander and the Vought Corporation is known to end with the upcoming 5th season. Since two months The authors are already working on the big finale of the popular series. But just because the main series is coming to an end soon doesn’t mean that fans have to say goodbye to this universe for good. Another spin-off is already in the works.
In season 5 of “The Boys” the decisive battle with Homelander takes place.
It was already known that the superhero college show “Gen V” will start season 2 next year. The same applies to the work on the series “The Boys: Mexico”, in which Gael Garcia Bernal (“Werewolf by Night”) and Diego Luna (“Andor”) will play the main roles. The new spin-off show, however, is called „Vought Rising“ and serves as a prequel to “The Boys”. The show is set in the 1950s and focuses on two old acquaintances, Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) and Stormfront (Aya Cash). As the story progresses, we learn more about Vought’s rise to fame.
SDCC Highlight #7: The anime adaptation of a horror masterpiece
The San Diego Comic-Con 2024 also had a lot to offer anime fans, including a new trailer for the hotly anticipated horror series “Uzumaki”. This is an adaptation of the manga series of the same name by horror veteran Junji Ito (“Tomie”). The plot takes us to the fictional town of Kurouzu, where strange things are happening. One after the other, more and more residents seem to be going crazy and the reason for this seems to be mysterious spirals. The horror continues to spread, while Kirie and her friend Shuichi cannot find any logical explanations for the events.
The anime series was originally supposed to start in 2020, but it kept getting delayed. First because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and later because those responsible were not yet satisfied with the quality of the show. The horror anime is a co-production in the studios Drive (“KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!”) and Akatsuki (“Still”) under the direction of Hiroshi Nagahama (“Mushi-Shi”). Colin Stetson (“Hereditary”) composes the music. Production IG USA and Adult Swim act as producers.
Finally, we will go through a few more exciting news from San Diego Comic-Con 2024 with you, in a sort of fast-forward run-through:
BioShock: The “BioShock” film surprisingly gave a brief sign of life during the SDCC. The adaptation of the celebrated gaming masterpiece has been in the works for years and is now to be implemented with a smaller budget. The makers also want to tell a character-focused story. Hellboy: After a reboot that flopped at the international box office in 2019, “Hellboy: The Crooked Man” is set to turn things around. The significantly smaller budget is intended to enable a greater horror focus in the context of the dark comic adaptation. You can watch the first trailer for the fantasy horror film here The Legend of Vox Machina: Dungeons & Dragons fans also had reason to rejoice, as Prime Video released an exclusive First Lookwhich shows us the likeable chaotic crew of Vox Machina in action again. There was also a first look at the upcoming adult animated series “Mighty No” which is currently in production. Transformers: Fans of the Autobots and Decepticons also had reason to rejoice, because in a new action-packed trailer for “Transformers One” we saw how former friends Optimus Prime and Megatron became arch enemies.
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