San-Diego Comic Con
Tin-tin's Top Ten Movie Announcements
It was a big moment for every comic book geek this weekend with the annual San-Diego Comic Con taking center stage. The convention may have dilute it's Comic book roots, but theirs no denying fans have been enamored by the unveiling of the latest Geek movies on the horizon.
There's a certain mouth watering aspect brought about by announcements on certain movies and footage shown for others. I wish to go to SDCC one day but till then I can be satisfied with the current news on everything movie and everything geek.
This Comic Con may just live up to be huge with some awesome announcements regarding some upcoming projects.
See what was in the top ten...
10. Hail King Caesar!
What might just end up being the most overlooked movie franchise reboot/prequel of modern times.
Dawn of the Planet of The Apes looks to follow the success of unexpected 2011 box office hit Rise of The Planet of The Apes. The cast seems a mile high improvement with the involvement of talented thespians Gary Oldman and Jason Clarke alongside mo-cap genius Andy Serkis.
At the panel Andy Serkis came alongside cast members Jason Clarke and Keri Russell with director Matt Reeves to discuss the new film and provide one exclusive shot from the film. Reeves stated that it takes about 10 weeks for Weta digital to add in the effects to the film, hence the singular shot.
The best moment though comes from Reeves pouring his heart out, and stating his love for the original Charlton Heston film and wanting fans like himself to feel like one of the apes.
9. Diesel Fuels Riddick with Marvel Rumors
This year Vin Diesel returns to his much more superior franchise (in comparison to the Fast series IMO) with the third installment in the Riddick series titled...well umm...Riddick.
The big news however has been his constant meetings with Marvel studios and his hints towards his Vision's for his involvement with them in the future. He has stated fans to keep anticipating for a month more for the announcement.
Vin Diesel at Marvel HQ, behind him is the second issue of the Avengers...is he hinting his involvement in the sequel?
The update however has Kevin Feige (Head of Marvel Studios) praising Vin's cunning in using his meetings with the studio alongside promotion for Riddick. The news from Feige's side is that the project discussed with the F&F star, might take months to be announced and might not even be announced...something like a Luke Cage: Hero for Hire type thing!
8. Hugh Jackman Knows He Will Go Out With A BANG!
While he may not have reached the critical and commercial success with his franchise that the likes of Christian Bale (Dark Knight Trilogy) and Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) may have, but Hugh Jackman can be satisfied as being the actor having played one comic book character the most times, not to mention being the leading man for the resurgence of modern comic book movies with X-Men.
Jackman unlike Wolverine is mortal and isn't getting any younger, while he has enjoyed playing the feral mutant Jackman has stated that there will be a time to move on. With The Wolverine hitting theaters and providing the definite take on Wolverine and Jackman's performance of the character, now is the time to tip his hat off leaving the role for the Future Past (pun intended) to fill.
As the film hits the theaters, Jackman alongside director Manigold appeared at the Con to talk about the movie, reveal some hard hitting R-Rated footage and also their love for the Frank Miller/Chris Claremont Wolverine mini-series alongside comic book artist Len Wein.
7.War is Coming!
Not only was this some exciting news, but it was also unexpected and pleasing; a World of Warcraft movie is arriving.
While I'm not a big fan of the MMORPG, the exciting news for me was the attachment of director Duncan Jones to the film. Jones is an underrated and very able directors who gave us two modern sci-fi masterpieces in the last decade; the underrated and under-seen Moon and Source Code.
Comic Con attendees witnessed a small teaser trailer for the upcoming and yet to shoot film simply titled as Warcraft.
With stagnant members within the popular game, the movie might just be the boost to make Warcraft popular again.
6. Garfield's Still Got It
In 2011 prior to the release of Amazing Spider-Man, lead star Andrew Garfield did the unthinkable and pulled of a heart warming moment at the Con. He walked in as a Spider-Man cos-player and took to the mike before revealing himself to the adoring masses, he would go on then too earnestly speak about the webbed wonder inspiring him as a child.
That year would have been hard to top, but Garfield did it again. Prior to entering the Con for the fans, Garfield dressed as the titular hero tried entering into the SDCC going through the turmoils of a down and outs superhero, waiting in queues and what not. Finally Spider-Man answered some hero related questions soon heading off for urgent business to give way to Andrew Garfield and then electricity struck...as Jamie Foxx entered to a massive applause!
Fox played up the crowd, after confessing that his daughter felt Spider-Man would kick his ass. He also went all Django on Garfield, as Garfield stated how he loved Fox's work in Django Unchained to which Fox coldly replied;
"I like the way you die, boy."
Director Marc Webb squashed any qualms regarding multiple characters being an issue, he stated that Paul Giamatti playing the villainous Rhino is in an extended cameo for his own indulgence.
Plus Andrew Garfield put out his resume as Spider-Man, to urge Sony and Marvel that he wanted a part in the Avengers
5. Kneel Before Loki!
Possibly the most awesome fun moment from the Con this year, Tom Hiddleston entered the vaunted Hall H in full on Loki mode. Targeting Kevin Feige and chastising the audience, Loki made them scream his name like the rock-star he is.
It's hard to really describe it, so I would say just enjoy it;
4. Marvel Phase 2 Footage
Prior to some big unveiling, the major hype for comic con fans surrounded the promise of look at some new footage for the current Marvel Studios Phase 2 films.
Marvel didn't disappoint!
Whether it was the new trailer for Thor: The Dark World debunking the myth of Loki's redemption (there goes my prediction), Captain America's grey area thriller or the star wars/Indy hybrid in Guardians of The Galaxy and its major cast revelations.
The footage seemed to entice, but it wasn't the only highlight...
Karen Gillan of Doctor Who fame revealed her shaved head as her dedication in playing the villainous Nebula for GoTG.
There was also some major plot discussions for the films.
One point standing out as a student from my GTCB course, Scarlett Johansson discussed her main role alongside the sentinel of liberty in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. She discussed her co-lead status as well as why according to her female superheroes have failed and will fail, unlike how her The Avengers director Joss Whedon succeeded in making her character compelling enough.
3. X-Men United and Looking to the Future...Past?
After The Wolverine panel completed, fans were treated to a massive gathering of the next X-Film cast with returning director Bryan Singer at the helm.
Special moments include seeing both new additions Omar Sy and Peter Dinklage in the respective get-ups of Bishop and Boliviar Trask, the discussion regarding mutant Quicksilver (who will be played by Evan Peters) and his casting in both this and Avengers 2 (Kick-Ass actor Aaron Taylor Johnson is rumored for that one), Michael Fassbender's (Magneto) witty joke regarding Quicksilver's genes and...
The teaser trailer!
The film follows bits and pieces of the DOFP comic with Wolverine's future conscious being sent into the past (in the comic it was Kitty Pryde) by Professor X to convince his younger self to hope again for a better future unlike the post-apocalyptic one they live in.
The trailer features the menacing mutant hunting Sentinels, armor clad older mutants like Storm and Wolverine with some 70's influenced culture and a hippy Xavier.
While I haven't always like Wolverine taking center stage in all X-Films, this might just be the older cast's final hurrah's and as such Hugh Jackman can steal all the spotlight he wants.
One major prediction post X-Men First Class I had was that with the first focusing a lot on Fassbender's journey from Erik Lensherr to Magneto, the second would take James McAvoy's journey from Xavier to Professor X and this seems right with the infromation.
Wolverine might just be peripheral for some major character development for the paraplegic mutant, it's finally great to see the talented McAvoy get the spotlight (at least as far as the trailer description suggests).
2. Age of Ultron
If it weren't for number one, this could have just been the major swerve at the con.
Joss Whedon is bringing the Avengers most vaunted foe into play for the second and what he claims most emotionally wrenching film. The question is, without Hank Pym AKA Ant-Man how?
According to Whedon he has other ways the robotic mastermind could come into play. As Whedon made his surprising entry at Hall H, he also gave the fans a small teaser witnessing Ultron smash Iron Man's helmet.
Signs could be pointing towards Stark being responsible for Ultron's creation in film. Making sense since he handles robotics and AI, unlike Pym's biology background.
Major issues, Ultron's creation defines the original Ant-Man and it being possibly/most likely Stark's creation means Avengers 2 may just become Iron Man 3.5
Whic even with RDJ will not be fun, more like the X-Men franchise.
Still this is all speculation, but one thing confirmed is that this isn't based on the recently released same named mediocre mini-series (thank god!).
AND NUMBER ONE IS...
1. World's Finest
While Marvel won every battle in the film department against WB/DC at SDCC, Zack Snyder dropped the bomb regarding Box Office smash Man of Steel's sequel as...
Christian Bale denies any involvement in the new Justice League film, we're set to get a new Batman soon.
Yup, this will be bigger than the Avengers. The team up of the most iconic superheroes in the world, this will be
FREAKING AWESOME!!!
Only gyp?! Flash and Justice League were announced as films for 2016 and 2017 respectively, so no Wonder Woman film...really WB?!
'Nuff Said
Aneesh Raikundalia
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