EDITORIAL: Where Are All The Big Guns At This Years' Comic-Con?
So far, there haven't been any big comic book movies announced to have a presence at San-Diego Comic Con this year. My thoughts on what's really going on.
Us fans were getting excited for Comic-Con this year. I mean this is the year to go. 'The Avengers: Age of Ultron', 'Star Wars: Episode VII', 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice', Marvel Phase 3, DC Cinematic Universe, 'X-Men: Apocalypse', 'Fantastic Four', Sony's Spider-Man franchise, and many more exciting prospects are scheduled to hit the big screen with-in the next 3 years. This should be the biggest Comic-Con. Exciting trailers, new costumes, planned universes, maybe even studios teaming-up were what we all thought we may get this year. Instead, the studios that have announced a presentation have left their comic books at home. No DC movies are anywhere to be found on Warner Bros docket. FOX has no mention of 'X-Men' or 'Fantastic Four'. Sony's 'Spider-Man' is nowhere to be found. Marvel hasn't played their cards, yet.
So what's the deal? The short version is it is all being kept secret right now. There just can't be anyway these studios show up at Comic-Con and not announce any future prospects. You saw what happened when Warner Bros announced 'Batman v Superman' last year. No one knew about it, and when it was revealed the whole crowd lost their minds. I think the studios want to recreate this.
Sony will announce something on Spider-Man. It will probably be 'Sinister Six' focused since that is next up on their schedule. We may get casting, concept art, or a date. We may also get some story hints about 'The Amazing Spider-Man 3'.
FOX should show some brief footage and bring the cast of the Fantastic Four reboot together for a few minutes. They will likely show the new costumes for the team. I could also see them giving some details on 'X-Men: Apocalypse'.
Warner Bros should be the heavy hitters this year. They could win Comic-Con if they present the right way. They have the 4 most highly-anticipated comic-book shows on TV, 3 of which are new. They have a budding film franchise. So what should they do? I expect a Wonder Woman costume reveal, a picture of Batman and Superman or the Trinity together, and just the briefest of a teaser trailer. Nothing to revealing, but enough to make the crowd lose their mind. Maybe announce the physical villain in the 'Batman v Superman'. Then the big hit would be announcing 'Justice League' and bringing the whole cast and director out. They don't have to announce anything besides that, and they would instantly win Comic-Con this year.
Marvel will likely show 'The Avengers: Age of Ultron' footage, Paul Rudd in 'Ant-Man' costume, announce Doctor Strange, and reveal their Phase 3 plans. As for 'Star Wars', just show a synopsis, a logo, or a picture of something important in the movie.
If even 2/3s of everything above happened, this would be one of the best Comic-Cons ever. I wish the studios would drum up more excitement for their comic book properties, but because of the times we live in, I feel like this is how Comic-Con will start out every year. But then every year, we will freak out with geek joy when the studios announce their movie plans. Do you agree with what I said? What do you think will be at SDCC this year?
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