A couple of new trailers were released this weekend at New York Comic Con, the first of which was for the upcoming Star Trek: Picard series on CBS All Access...
It's looking really good and, as much as I've fought it, I may have to get CBS All Access when this starts airing on January 23rd.
They also released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming third season of Star Trek: Discovery...
I still haven't seen the second season, but this new season won't start until sometime next year (likely after Picard), so I'll watch both of them after that as well.
With Comic-Con in full swing over the weekend, a LOT of film and TV properties took that opportunity to release new trailers. Here is the new one for Justice League...
It's a pretty awesome trailer and appears to feature a bit more Wonder Woman than the first trailer (which makes sense, considering how well Wonder Woman is doing at the box office).
It's still a bit more CGI-y than I would like at this point, but we'll see how the film looks when it opens on November 17th.
Also, we got a full trailer for the second season of Stranger Things....
I loved the first season and this one looks like even more of the same, which is a VERY good thing.
We'll see how well the kids get through this when it starts airing on Netflix on October 27th.
Comic Con 2015 just ended and, with it, came the release of a few unexpected movie promotions. First off...the first full length Batman v Superman trailer, with our first look at Wonder Woman.
It looks pretty awesome and it was great to see Wonder Woman in action.
I couldn't be more there opening weekend (March 25, 2016).
Then the Star Wars team released a behind-the-scenes overview on the making of The Force Awakens, emphasizing the use of practical sets and creatures (rather than all CGI)...
It was very cool to see so many of the original cast members and locations after so many years. If this sneak peek is any indication, the movie could be amazing.
Then, after a bad pirated version was released last night online, the studio behind The Suicide Squad decided to just release a clean copy today.
I don't know much about this comic book series, but I do know that Jared Leto'screepy Joker and Ben Affleck's Batman are also in it....so that should be interesting and worth checking out.
Yes...those are the Wonder Twins, Zan and Janya, action figures that arrived today at my house.
Squeeeee!
I had no idea that any were ever made, but came across an article this week about a limited edition set from DC that were only available for the kids who went to Comic-Con in 2009. So, naturally...I had to find a set.
Unfortunately, their odd sidekick, Gleek, was not part of this set. He was sold separately that day, so I'll eventually track him down.
They come in a cool box and, when you bring the two figures together in the box...you hear them say "Wonder Twin Powers, activate!" and such. Here is a video someone did to demonstrate that...
"Let's save those kids!"
I've often wished there was there was an eagle carrying a bucket of water nearby to "save" (ie: drop on) some rowdy kids...usually when I'm at the grocery store or in a movie theater.
Peter Jackson was at Comic-Con this year and shared some clips and footage from the upcoming Hobbit movie. So, he added all of that and more to his latest video blog, which covers the final days of shooting the film and lots of cool behind-the-scenes stuff and cast appearances.
I am really looking forward to the new Superman movie next year. The folks at Comic Con that saw a trailer said it has more of a Batman Begins look and feel to it, which would be great.
Which reminds me....Dark Knight Rises opens in four more days!
Entertainment Weekly is about to release their Comic-Con preview issue which features a great cover, some new photos, and a visit to the set of the upcoming Hobbit movie.
There is a new documentary by Morgan Spurlock (he directed Supersize Me) coming out later this year that is all about the crazy world of Comic-Con, which is held each year in San Diego.
Here is a little bit about it:
Have you ever imagined a place where Vulcans and vampires get along? Where wizards and wookies can be themselves? Welcome to Comic-Con San Diego. What started as a fringe comic book convention for 500 fans has grown into the pop culture event of the year that influences every form of entertainment, now attended by over 140,000 strong. COMIC-CON EPISODE IV: A FAN'S HOPE- a film by Morgan Spurlock explores this amazing cultural phenomenon by following the lives of five attendees as they descend upon the ultimate geek mecca at San Diego Comic-Con 2010.
Seems that even the Galactic Empire is having a tough time in this economy. Darth Vader was spotted robbing a bank in Long Island yesterday...
The costumed man, with a mask and cape, entered a Chase bank Thursday morning and demanded cash. Although he didn't have a lightsaber, his gun was more than enough to persuade the teller to hand over the money. The caped criminal then fled east through the bank's parking lot.
He quickly left Long Island...
Then headed directly into Manhattan, where he was spotted on a subway train trying to shake down Princess Leia again...
He quickly asked a couple girls nearby to give him directions from their archaic audio communications device...
Then hijacked a getaway pedi-cab near Central Park...
Then headed West, stopping only to perform "Bad Romance" at a Lady Gaga concert in Madison, Wisconsin...
Made a quick "pit-stop" outside the venue...
Stole a motorcycle from a local Rotary Club fish fry just down the road...
Then, sped across the country, stopping quickly to congratulate Oakland Raiders owner, Al Davis (left), for winning Sports Illustrated's "Worst Owner in the NFL" title...
He then drove straight down to San Diego, hoping to blend in with all of the other Vaders at Comic Con this weekend.
Darth's Jewish grandmother and Mary Kay Galactic Empire representative, Darth Vera, was interviewed by the San Diego Reader this morning and only had this to say about the whole incident:
"What a shanda (Yiddish for "shame"). He was always such a nice boy."
He is still on the lam.
So, if there is a knock on your door tonight and you hear unusually heavy electronic breathing outside...don't open the door.
