The Batman-Superman Movie
Probably
the most surprising announcement of the conference was Warner Bros’ reveal that
there will be a Dark Knight/Man of Steel movie. We know nothing about the file
itself aside from the fact that director Zack Snyder will helm with David Goyer
writing the script. There are two options for the title Batman vs. Superman or
Superman vs. Batman (neither option has my preference). There’s already the
standard rumour mill running about, with Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling heading
most people’s piles for the next Batman. It’s widely expected that Henry Cavill
will reprise his role as Kryptons last son.
X-Men: Days of Future Past
When
the Days of Future Past panel came up with 14 members of the case on stage – at
once – the crowd almost mutated out of excitement. It seems there is no such
thing as too many mutants. They showed the audience a preview of the post-apolcalyptic/time-travel/sequel/prequel
film and gave us an indication of how the X-Men will interact with each other.
A cast with the likes of Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, Ian McKellen,
Patrick Stewart and Timothy Holt is enough to wet anyone’s appetite.
Guardians of the Galaxy
The
biggest – superhero – question mark was over the phases 2 Marvel movies
Guardians of the Galaxy. Even though the film had only just started shooting a
few weeks previous, the whole case (including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Michael
Rooker, Benicio Del Toro and – con favourite – Karen Gillan) made it over for
the Saturday section of the show. They gave the crowd footage from the space
epic and some initial character act which you can easily find on the web.
Amazingly,
and to the happiness of all Marvel fans, the reel that was shown was very
polished despite having just started shooting, but even more importantly, it
looks great. Funny, oddball, and very, very different from the other Marvel
films, Guardians looks like it's could take the studio's slate to a whole new
level. And yes, we got to see Rocket Raccoon and Groot.
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Marvel
has a someone disappointing outing this year, as they didn’t announce any of
the rumoured Docter Strange or Blank Panther films, but they didn’t leave us
empty handed. Joss Whedon took to the stage and showed the teaser for the
second Avengers movies. The title confirmed is ‘Age of Ultron’ and was shown
through a trailer that included quotes, armour and the villainous robot Ultron’s
head. It’s a great novel and hopefully the fantastic Mr Whedon will do the
whole thing justice. Now we just need to find out whether Hank Pym, the
original creator of Ultron, will make an appearance in the movie.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The
new Cap film was also shown on stage and pushed the boundaries for the Marvel
phase 2 outings. It’s a much darker, less superhero movie than anything that’s
come before and has a very 1970s triller vibe. Black Widow is also making an
appearance as confirmed in the trailer and the crowd also got a shot of the
Winter Soldier himself.
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Probably
the hottest TV property to be announced this year, S.H.I.E.L.D has been
lovingly created as homage to the universe that cinema-goers have come to love
over the last few years. The entire pilot was screen at the convention and has
been written up with rapturous applause.
We had
hoped that it might be the case when we saw the suspiciously long time given to
the panel, scheduled for an hour and 45 minutes.
The
shows seems to mix the delightfully clever humour and character interaction
that Whedon crafts into his shows and this was probably the highlight of the
entire weekend.
Doctor Who
This
year’s Doctor Who panel was bigger than ever before; with its worldwide success
really kicking in over the last 12 months. It was a bit of a sad conference
though with the exceptionally charismatic Matt Smith making his final SDCC
appearance for the show before departing for the next doctor (more on that
separately).
The
fans in attendance were given a very special treat, via the debut of a new
trailer for the big 50th anniversary special, which will team up Smith and
David Tennant. Suffice to say, the crowd went wild for this footage, showing
the two (regenerated) beloved Doctors of recent years working together.
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