Marvel presented at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday evening and offered new looks at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and more.
“We only want to come to Hall H when we have a lot to show you,” teased Marvel’s Kevin Feige at the start of the panel. Indeed, they had a ton to offer — including news of a new Marvel theme park attraction!
Everything we’ve learned at Marvel’s SDCC panel
- Marvel kicked off their panel with a new logo and updated fanfare by composer Michael Giacchino.
Kevin Feige hitting the stage. #HallH #SDCC pic.twitter.com/ffDoGpyAGH
— Shawn M. @ SDCC (@ShawnEmMadden) July 24, 2016
- Black Panther had some casting news to share: Lupita N’yongo will be playing one of the guards at Wakanda named Nakia. Meanwhile, Michael B. Jordan will be playing Erik Killmonger. We also received brand new casting news: Danai Gurira has joined the movie — She’ll play Okoye, head of Dora Milaje! Finally, a new logo for the film was revealed:
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- Thor: Ragnarok unveiled a behind-the-scenes look at the new film which included a look at Cate Blanchett as Hela. They also showed a documentary-style clip (think The Office) explaining where Hulk and Thor were during the events of Captain America: Civil War! In it, Thor had a tiny bed for Mjolnir and a crime board that tried to connect the Infinity Stones and discover their purpose. There is also mugshot of Loki. Like Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok had a new logo to show off with a retro looking subtitle:
- Doctor Strange’s portion of the panel kicked off with a smoke and laser show to introduce Benedict Cumberbatch.
Cumberbatch takes the stage after an INCREDIBLE smoke and light show for #DOCTORSTRANGE #SDCC pic.twitter.com/47WiVwUb3N
— Joanna Robinson (@jowrotethis) July 24, 2016
Tilda Swinton was also at the panel and spoke about the Ancient One. “The truth is, anyone can be The Ancient One,” she said. A clip from Doctor Strange was also showed in which Steven Strange meets Tilda’s character (It won’t be online).
- Thankfully, a brand new and wholly epic Doctor Strange trailer was released. Watch below:
A new poster was also unveiled:
- Next up was Spider-Man: Homecoming. Director Jon Watts described the film as a high school movie about a 15-year-old Peter Parker who’s in the 10th grade. A new clip was unveiled and had a strong John Hughes vibe — Peter Parker is just your average high schooler trying to get through the day. There was also this great moment:
Peter Parker literally is watching the Giant-Man Spider-Man battle on YouTube while at school. So perfect.
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) July 24, 2016
- Next up: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which kicks off a few months after the first movie. The entire cast was there to introduce a new scene in which a very adorable Baby Groot helps Yondu and Rocket break out of prison. Baby Groot even has a little outfit! Adorably, the Ravengers — who captured Yondu and Rocket — refuse to hurt Baby Groot because of how cute he is.
Pratt says that Star-Lord is now famous. Trying to stay out of trouble, but not doing the best job. #GotGVol2 #MarvelSDCC
— Ryan Penagos (@AgentM) July 24, 2016
It's happening. #HallH #SDCC2016 #ComicCon #GotG Kurt Russell losing it is my favorite thing ever. pic.twitter.com/jv0GNNHZn5
— Scott Porter (@ScottPorter) July 24, 2016
This movie got a new logo as well.
- Speaking of Marvel’s space dramedy, the studio also confirmed rumors of a Guardians of the Galaxy theme park attraction. It’s called Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! and debuts Summer 2017 at Disneyland’s California Adventure theme park. Sadly, it’s replacing the classic Tower of Terror ride. Check out a behind the scenes video of the attraction:
#GuardiansBREAKOUT is coming to Disney California Adventure Park in summer 2017! Read more: https://t.co/90d3ICVmbEhttps://t.co/xYMETXrChb
— Disneyland Resort (@Disneyland) July 24, 2016
- Marvel ended their panel by confirming that Brie Larson will play Captain Marvel, as was previously rumored. She took the stage to say hi to the adoring audience, and participated in a giant Marvel selfie:
Brie Larson officially joins the MCU as #CaptainMarvel by adorably running in for the Marvel family photo #SDCC2016 pic.twitter.com/iZvWztrqAl
— jen yamato (@jenyamato) July 24, 2016
All in all, Marvel had a ton to share. What do you think of all the developments?
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