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Avengers: Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo are set for a hero's welcome at Comic-Con, but could they be teasing a big announcement at their panel?
With Phase 3 of the MCU now finally complete, fans are eagerly looking forward to what's coming in Phase 4. Marvel Studios' plans for the next couple of years are widely expected to be outlined at next week's San Diego Comic-Con, with fresh information expected about Shang-Chi, The Eternals, Black Panther 2 and Doctor Strange 2. But all of those movies are some way off yet, with The Eternals arriving in summer 2020. This leaves only one currently-in-production movie that has a realistic chance of getting a trailer at the panel: Black Widow.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard is one of the most beloved characters in the long history of Star Trek. His tactical skills, bravery, diplomatic talents and iron determination have cemented him as the mode of what a starship captain should be. So how do you improve upon a character this well established and adored? You give him a cute as all hell dog, that's how. CBS has just released a new poster for Star Trek: Picard, showing Jean-Luc relaxing in the Picard vineyard alongside his new canine companion (who is sporting a delightful Federation delta marked '1' on his collar).
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is set to not only conclude Disney's popular sequel trilogy, but also the epic 'Skywalker Saga'. Within the films' chronology, it means the storyline began in The Phantom Menace will finally, finally reach its conclusion. So far signs are positive: the first trailer looked great and pretty much everything we've heard to date makes the film sound pretty special. With the San Diego Comic-Con about to begin in a week, many fans could be forgiven for assuming that we'll get a fresh look at the movie. Sadly, LucasFilm and Disney has confirmed there won't be a The Rise of Skywalker panel. But don't worry, all hope isn't lost as they've revealed a new character whose merchandise will be exclusively available at Comic-Con.
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge arrived on a wave of hype, promising to offer fans the opportunity to completely immerse themselves in a galaxy far, far away. Judging by the impressions of those who attended advance previews, they achieved this. In fact, for the first few weeks there were reports that Galaxy's Edge was the hottest ticket in town. But now that it's no longer the big new thing, it seems that it's not proving to be the blockbusting smash that Disney had prepared for.
It's officially summertime, and with the sun comes a plethora of tempting sales across all video game platforms. We're currently deep into the annual Steam Sale, with the PlayStation Store also offering a big range of discounts. But now we have a fresh new batch of deals, with Capcom titles seeing big price cuts across the board on PSN.
Whoever at Disney had the idea of adapting their animated classics to live-action deserves a big fat bonus. Beauty and the Beast and The Jungle Book were both barnstorming successes, and this year alone we've already seen Dumbo and Aladdin - with The Lion King set to follow on July 19th. Once that's out of the way, the next big film on the agenda is sure to be The Little Mermaid. The 1989 movie is considered to have heralded a new golden age for Disney's Animation Studios, and all eyes will be on director Rob Marshall's vision of life down where it's wetter: under the sea.
Tom Holland is one of the most likeable actors around. Not only is his Peter Parker ridiculously endearing and pleasantly sincere, but in every piece of promotional material he appears in, he comes across as a really good egg. I mean, there's not too many people who could take nearly being set on fire with this much panache.
Dedicated Fortnite players will know all too well the fun of trying to figure out where Epic have hidden their secret Battle Stars around the map. These only turn up every other week, with hints as to its exact location popping up in-game for eagle-eyed players to spot. This week's hint is dropped after players complete any nine full sets of challenges from the Battle Pass. Doing that will display a special loading screen, which has an image of a green car behind ropes in the corner.