Tag: Comic Con

  • Marvel taps Destin Daniel Cretton to direct ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Destin Daniel Cretton, who helmed last year’s Marvel hit “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”, has been roped in by the studio to direct “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty”.

    The announcement comes days after studio head Kevin Feige announced two new Avengers films, the other being “Secret Wars”, at the San Diego Comic-Con.

    According to Deadline, Marvel Studios will now look to add a writer to the project as meetings are currently underway.

    The film, a sequel to the 2019 blockbuster hit “Avengers: Endgame”, will focus on Kang, Marvel Cinematic Universe’s new main villain to be played by Jonathan Majors.

    Cretton, also known for films such as “Short Term 12” and “Just Mercy”, has an overall deal with Marvel that he signed post “Shang-Chi” success.

    He is also working on a sequel to “Shang-Chi”. “The Kang Dynasty” is slated to be released on May 2, 2025, with “Secret Wars” arriving on November 7, 2025.

    ALSO READ | ‘Fantastic Four’ to join Marvel Cinematic Universe, books November 2024 release

    The two Avenger movies will bring down the curtain on Phase 6 of the MCU. The November release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will wrap up Phase 4.

    Marvel has also confirmed that Bassam Tariq is directing “Blade”, Julius Onah is directing “Captain America: New World Order” with Anthony Mackie in the title role, and Jake Schreier is directing “Thunderbolts”.

    LOS ANGELES: Destin Daniel Cretton, who helmed last year’s Marvel hit “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”, has been roped in by the studio to direct “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty”.

    The announcement comes days after studio head Kevin Feige announced two new Avengers films, the other being “Secret Wars”, at the San Diego Comic-Con.

    According to Deadline, Marvel Studios will now look to add a writer to the project as meetings are currently underway.

    The film, a sequel to the 2019 blockbuster hit “Avengers: Endgame”, will focus on Kang, Marvel Cinematic Universe’s new main villain to be played by Jonathan Majors.

    Cretton, also known for films such as “Short Term 12” and “Just Mercy”, has an overall deal with Marvel that he signed post “Shang-Chi” success.

    He is also working on a sequel to “Shang-Chi”. “The Kang Dynasty” is slated to be released on May 2, 2025, with “Secret Wars” arriving on November 7, 2025.

    ALSO READ | ‘Fantastic Four’ to join Marvel Cinematic Universe, books November 2024 release

    The two Avenger movies will bring down the curtain on Phase 6 of the MCU. The November release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will wrap up Phase 4.

    Marvel has also confirmed that Bassam Tariq is directing “Blade”, Julius Onah is directing “Captain America: New World Order” with Anthony Mackie in the title role, and Jake Schreier is directing “Thunderbolts”.

  • Disney announces two new Marvel ‘Avengers’ films at Comic-Con

    By AFP

    SAN DIEGO: Disney announced a slew of Marvel superhero movies including two new “Avengers” films Saturday at Comic-Con, as it offered screaming fans an emotional first glimpse at its upcoming “Black Panther” sequel.

    The record-breaking Marvel movies have dominated Hollywood and global box offices in recent years, with 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” briefly becoming the highest-grossing film of all time at more than $2.79 billion.

    “I wonder if you guys wouldn’t mind looking ahead a little bit?” studio president Kevin Feige asked the wildly cheering hall of die-hard superhero fans toward the end of a raucous hour-plus presentation at a San Diego convention center.

    “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” and “Avengers: Secret Wars” will hit theaters in 2025, he then announced.

    The films will aim to follow in the footsteps of “Avengers: Endgame,” which built unprecedented hype by rounding off storylines presented in all the preceding Marvel films.

    The two new “Avengers” titles will conclude the next “saga” of more than a dozen inter-connected films and television shows in the “Marvel Cinematic Universe,” said Feige.

    “That will complete the second saga of the MCU, which of course is ‘The Multiverse Saga,’” he said.

    The Marvel franchise in recent films and shows has explored the “multiverse” concept popularized by superhero comic books, in which infinite universes — and infinite versions of each hero and villain — exist in parallel realities

    ‘Black Panther’ returns

    The Marvel presentation capped off the biggest day at Comic-Con, and drew the week’s loudest and most frenzied cheers in the 6,000 capacity Hall H, where many had camped in line for days to gain access.

    It ended with the first trailer for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” a sequel to the first comic book film to win a best picture Oscar nomination, set to premiere November 11.

    Returning director Ryan Coogler, taking to the San Diego stage with a colorful troupe of African drummers and dancers, paid an emotional tribute to the first film’s star, the “late, great Chadwick Boseman.”

    Boseman died from cancer in 2020, and his role is not being taken over by another actor in the new film. “I promise you, I can feel his hand on me right now,” said Coogler.

    “Chad is no longer with us physically, but his spirit, his passion, his genius, his pride in his culture, and the impact he made on this industry will be felt forever.”

    Coogler then presented new characters in the franchise being played by Michaela Coel and Tenoch Huerta.

    Coel, who won an Emmy for “I May Destroy You,” praised the unique “energy” of the first “Black Panther” film, which was widely seen as a breakthrough for Black representation in mainstream Hollywood movies.

    “I think it’s got something to do with a Black superhero, padded out a clan of Black superheroes and what that kind of does for Black people,” she said.

    Marvel A-listers 

    Other Marvel films announced Saturday by Disney at the world’s most famous pop culture gathering included “Thunderbolts” and “Fantastic Four,” both due in 2024.

    Feige also set out dates for “Blade” — in theaters November 2023 — and the newly titled “Captain America: New World Order” coming May 2024.

    Bill Murray and Olivia Colman join the ranks of Hollywood A-listers flocking to the Marvel franchise, appearing in first-look footage from movie “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and Disney+ series “Secret Invasion” respectively.

    Chris Pratt, Paul Rudd, and Lupita Nyong’o also appeared on stage Saturday along with Jonathan Majors, whose “Kang the Conqueror” character appears poised to become a major new supervillain for the franchise.

    SAN DIEGO: Disney announced a slew of Marvel superhero movies including two new “Avengers” films Saturday at Comic-Con, as it offered screaming fans an emotional first glimpse at its upcoming “Black Panther” sequel.

    The record-breaking Marvel movies have dominated Hollywood and global box offices in recent years, with 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” briefly becoming the highest-grossing film of all time at more than $2.79 billion.

    “I wonder if you guys wouldn’t mind looking ahead a little bit?” studio president Kevin Feige asked the wildly cheering hall of die-hard superhero fans toward the end of a raucous hour-plus presentation at a San Diego convention center.

    “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” and “Avengers: Secret Wars” will hit theaters in 2025, he then announced.

    The films will aim to follow in the footsteps of “Avengers: Endgame,” which built unprecedented hype by rounding off storylines presented in all the preceding Marvel films.

    The two new “Avengers” titles will conclude the next “saga” of more than a dozen inter-connected films and television shows in the “Marvel Cinematic Universe,” said Feige.

    “That will complete the second saga of the MCU, which of course is ‘The Multiverse Saga,’” he said.

    The Marvel franchise in recent films and shows has explored the “multiverse” concept popularized by superhero comic books, in which infinite universes — and infinite versions of each hero and villain — exist in parallel realities

    ‘Black Panther’ returns

    The Marvel presentation capped off the biggest day at Comic-Con, and drew the week’s loudest and most frenzied cheers in the 6,000 capacity Hall H, where many had camped in line for days to gain access.

    It ended with the first trailer for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” a sequel to the first comic book film to win a best picture Oscar nomination, set to premiere November 11.

    Returning director Ryan Coogler, taking to the San Diego stage with a colorful troupe of African drummers and dancers, paid an emotional tribute to the first film’s star, the “late, great Chadwick Boseman.”

    Boseman died from cancer in 2020, and his role is not being taken over by another actor in the new film. “I promise you, I can feel his hand on me right now,” said Coogler.

    “Chad is no longer with us physically, but his spirit, his passion, his genius, his pride in his culture, and the impact he made on this industry will be felt forever.”

    Coogler then presented new characters in the franchise being played by Michaela Coel and Tenoch Huerta.

    Coel, who won an Emmy for “I May Destroy You,” praised the unique “energy” of the first “Black Panther” film, which was widely seen as a breakthrough for Black representation in mainstream Hollywood movies.

    “I think it’s got something to do with a Black superhero, padded out a clan of Black superheroes and what that kind of does for Black people,” she said.

    Marvel A-listers 

    Other Marvel films announced Saturday by Disney at the world’s most famous pop culture gathering included “Thunderbolts” and “Fantastic Four,” both due in 2024.

    Feige also set out dates for “Blade” — in theaters November 2023 — and the newly titled “Captain America: New World Order” coming May 2024.

    Bill Murray and Olivia Colman join the ranks of Hollywood A-listers flocking to the Marvel franchise, appearing in first-look footage from movie “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and Disney+ series “Secret Invasion” respectively.

    Chris Pratt, Paul Rudd, and Lupita Nyong’o also appeared on stage Saturday along with Jonathan Majors, whose “Kang the Conqueror” character appears poised to become a major new supervillain for the franchise.

  • Warner Bros showcases ‘Black Adam’, ‘Shazam!’ sequel at Comic-Con 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES:  Warner Bros dropped the official trailers of its much-awaited titles “Black Adam” and “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” as it returned to San Diego Comic-Con for the 2022 edition.

    The studio stuck to its 2022 titles during the presentation and revealed no information about the upcoming “The Flash” and “Aquaman” sequel which features controversial stars Ezra Miller and Amber Heard, respectively.

    For “Black Adam”, lead star Dwayne Johnson brought a new trailer for the DC Comics film, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.

    The actor, who showed up in costume, was joined by the director as well as cast members Aldis Hodge (Hawkman), Noah Centineo (Atom Smasher) and Quintessa Swindell (Cyclone) during the film’s presentation.

    At one point, Johnson raised eyebrows after an audience member asked Johnson about how Black Adam would fare against Superman.

    The actor replied, “It probably all depends on who’s playing Superman”, a remark that added to the uncertainty over Hollywood star Henry Cavill’s stint as the man of steel in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). “Black Adam” is scheduled to be released in theatres on October 21.

    The team of “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” — Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Lucy Liu and director David F Sandberg — showcased the film’s official trailer during their presentation.

    The movie, which is a sequel to Levi’s 2019 hit “Shazam!”, will make its debut in theatres on December 21.

    Warner Bros made no presentations about “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” and “The Flash”, which will hit the screens in 2023, as the studio continues to find itself in imbroglio over Miller and Heard’s separate personal issues.

    Miller, who headlines Andy Muschietti-directed “The Flash”, was twice arrested in Hawaii this year in a disorderly conduct case and on suspicion of assault.

    Whereas, Heard made headlines recently owing to the high-profile defamation trial, in which her ex-husband Johnny Depp sued her for a 2018 Washington Post column which he said implied that he was physically abusive to her.

    A jury found in June that they both defamed each other, but Depp was awarded millions more in damages against Heard, who was also incessantly trolled and mocked by Depp’s fans on social media. She filed a notice of appeal on July 21.

    The actor stars as Mera in “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” opposite Jason Momoa. The film is scheduled to be released on March 17, 2023.

    LOS ANGELES:  Warner Bros dropped the official trailers of its much-awaited titles “Black Adam” and “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” as it returned to San Diego Comic-Con for the 2022 edition.

    The studio stuck to its 2022 titles during the presentation and revealed no information about the upcoming “The Flash” and “Aquaman” sequel which features controversial stars Ezra Miller and Amber Heard, respectively.

    For “Black Adam”, lead star Dwayne Johnson brought a new trailer for the DC Comics film, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.

    The actor, who showed up in costume, was joined by the director as well as cast members Aldis Hodge (Hawkman), Noah Centineo (Atom Smasher) and Quintessa Swindell (Cyclone) during the film’s presentation.

    At one point, Johnson raised eyebrows after an audience member asked Johnson about how Black Adam would fare against Superman.

    The actor replied, “It probably all depends on who’s playing Superman”, a remark that added to the uncertainty over Hollywood star Henry Cavill’s stint as the man of steel in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). “Black Adam” is scheduled to be released in theatres on October 21.

    The team of “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” — Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Lucy Liu and director David F Sandberg — showcased the film’s official trailer during their presentation.

    The movie, which is a sequel to Levi’s 2019 hit “Shazam!”, will make its debut in theatres on December 21.

    Warner Bros made no presentations about “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” and “The Flash”, which will hit the screens in 2023, as the studio continues to find itself in imbroglio over Miller and Heard’s separate personal issues.

    Miller, who headlines Andy Muschietti-directed “The Flash”, was twice arrested in Hawaii this year in a disorderly conduct case and on suspicion of assault.

    Whereas, Heard made headlines recently owing to the high-profile defamation trial, in which her ex-husband Johnny Depp sued her for a 2018 Washington Post column which he said implied that he was physically abusive to her.

    A jury found in June that they both defamed each other, but Depp was awarded millions more in damages against Heard, who was also incessantly trolled and mocked by Depp’s fans on social media. She filed a notice of appeal on July 21.

    The actor stars as Mera in “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” opposite Jason Momoa. The film is scheduled to be released on March 17, 2023.

  • WATCH | First trailer for ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part One’

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Sony Pictures on Sunday, December 5, 2021, released the first look teaser and title of the upcoming animated superhero film ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’.

    The upcoming movie is the sequel to 2018’s Oscar-winning animated superhero film ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ and continues the story of the Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) version of Spider-Man.

    As per Deadline, the title ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ (Part One), unveiled at the Brazil Comic-Con on Sunday, implies the film will serve as the first installation of a two-part sequel.

    This movie will chronicle Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), the hero from the ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’, as he groups up with Miguel O’Hara (Oscar Isaac), ‘Spider-Man 2099’, and Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) to face off with a powerful super-villain.

    ‘Awkward Black Girl’ star Issa Rae was also confirmed for a voice role back in June, according to Deadline.

    Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Amy Pascal, Avi Arad and Christina Steinberg are returning as producers. Alonzo Ruvalcaba is co-producing. Lord and Miller have also been credited as writers on the film, along with David Callaham.

    ‘Spider-Verse’ director Peter Ramsey is also returning as an executive producer, alongside Aditya Sood.

    The first part is scheduled to release in theatres on October 7, 2022. 

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  • Netflix sets premiere date for ‘Lucifer’ final season

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: The sixth and final season of the fantasy superhero series “Lucifer” will air on September 10 on Netflix, the streaming platform has announced.

    “Lucifer” revolves around Lucifer Morningstar, played by Tom Ellis, the Devil, who abandons Hell for Los Angeles where he runs his own nightclub named “LUX” and joins Lauren German’s Detective Chloe Decker to consult the LA Police Department.

    Ellis, and executive producers Joe Henderson and Ildy Modrovich made the announcement during the show’s panel at the virtual Comic-Con@Home on Saturday, July 24, 2021.

    On its official Twitter account, Netflix Geeked shared that “even bad things must come to an end” as it posted the teaser of the final season.

    The end is nigh.The final season of Lucifer premieres September 10 pic.twitter.com/1F0koVv9Mq
    — Netflix (@netflix) July 25, 2021

    The minute-long video clip offered fans a look back at various moments across the previous seasons.

    Lucifer is then shown being pulled over by the police upon which he tells the officer that it’s his last night in LA.

    The last season saw Lucifer go through a lot of changes and also redeem his banishment from Heaven.

    The cast of “Lucifer” also includes Rachael Harris, DB Woodside, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Aimee Garcia, Tricia Helfer, Scarlett Estevez and Kevin Alejandro.

    The show is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros Television.