FOX TV has completed its panel for new X-Men universe series The Gifted. As with most of the TV and film panels at Comic Con an extended trailer was shown and that trailer has now made its way online. Showing off more new footage from the series we get to see the Strucker family joining forces with Blink, Thunderbird and Polaris to escape the clutches of a shadowy, anti-mutant government agency. The trailer also features a little X-related namedrop. But reports from fans at the panel on twitter say it was discussed how The Gifted will exist in a separate…
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Neil Vagg
Neil is the Editor-in-Chief at GYCO. He has a BA in Film & TV and an MA in Scriptwriting; he currently works 9-5 in an office and 5-9 as a reviewer. He has been reading comics for as long as he can remember and is never far away from any book which has the word Bat in the title.
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It wasn’t only The Defenders making their presence known at SDCC last night. Netflix also showed off the first footage from their hotly anticipated ‘The Punisher’ series. Spinning off from the second season of Daredevil the series stars Jon Bernthal in the lead role. Though the clip hasn’t been released online we’ve got a description of the footage courtesy of Mashable: “The clip opened with a shot of Frank Castle in happier times, teaching his young daughter to play guitar. In the present, he’s strumming the guitar all alone and looking very, very sad about it. Cut to some of Frank’s recent…
Last night fans at San Diego Comic Con were treated to a screening of the first episode of ‘The Defenders’. Marvel and Netflix master plan to bring together Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist has been met with positive reaction. Whilst those of us not at the convention have to wait until August 18th for the series to land on Netflix we do have a new trailer. This extended look at the series gives us a much better idea of the series storyline and villains. There’s also glimpses of the huge supporting cast from each of the individual…
Whilst last years all female reboot didn’t quite set the franchise alight it seems all is not lost for Ghostbusters. Screenrant is reporting that original series director Ivan Reitman touched on the subject of a new film during an SDCC panel. At the Ghostbusters themed panel set to discuss all things film, cartoon and comic for the franchise the 35th anniversary of the first film came up and Reitman had this to say: “Well, the studio is working on some really nice things. First of all, I can’t believe the movie is still playing and being watched so assiduously… and…
Interesting comics news from SDCC today as Batman writer Tom King met with select member of the press to discuss what’s next for The Dark Knight. The series is currently in the middle of “The War of Jokes and Riddles” flashback story. Prior to that we were left on a cliffhanger with Bruce’s proposal of marriage to Selina. That story will be picked up in Batman #33 due later this year. The issue will begin a new arc for Batman entitled “A Dream of Me” which will feature art by Joelle Jones. King discussed the arc but refused to answer whether…
Back in November it was revealed that Young Justice would be returning to screens for a third season. Then we learned it would be returning via a new DC Comics streaming platform and would be teamed with a live action Titans series. Since that news things have been a little quiet in the Young Justice camp. Until today that is. Today at SDCC fans were shown a sizzle reel for the upcoming third season which as unveiled the new team. Shortly after the reveal a new cast picture was released online (and below). Seen in the new cast photo are:…
Suicide Squad director David Ayer is at Comic Con this weekend to promote his new Netflix movie Bright. Whilst doing the rounds of press there has naturally been questions about his first entry in the DCEU but also his next one… Gotham City Sirens. Speaking with IGN Ayer discussed the reasons why he chose to work on Gotham City Sirens and not a Suicide Squad sequel. “It’s a story about three fantastic women who’re trying to find their way in the world, and realise that they have more power together than they do individually.” He added, “I have daughters, and…
Last night the cast and crew of hit FX series Legion descended on SDCC for a panel hyping up the shows second season. All the principal cast members including Dan Stevens, Aubrey Plaza, Rachel Keller, Jean Smart, Bill Irwin, Jeremie Harris, and Amber Midthunde were in attendance. The shock of the evening was the announcement that Wonder Woman star Saïd Taghmaoui will be joining the cast in season 2 as Shadow King. Legion had skipped the convention last year at its first season did not begin airing until early 2017. During the panel it was revealed that season 2 will consist of 10 episodes…
There’s nothing quite like San Diego Comic Con to give you an unexpected surprise! After the disaster of Josh Trank’s 2015 F4ntastic the cinematic future of Marvel’s first family seemed in peril. With Kevin Feige and the Marvel team not overly interested in regaining the property it seemed they may remain in development hell for the foreseeable future. However a little light appeared at the end of the tunnel last night in the shape of Noah Hawley. Creator of the Marvel TV series Legion and also the hit series Fargo. As last nights panel for Legion season 2 was winding…
It’s fair to say that Inhumans has polarised fans of the genre. From casting choices, to costumes and even the first trailer. With SDCC slowly cranking up to high gear a new trailer for the series has premiered which may give some a little (very little) more hope. Whilst the CGI still looks a little under polished there is a lot more action sequences in this version of the trailer. We get our first look at Medusa using her powers and begin to understand a little more of the series overall plotting. Hit play on the video below to checkout the…