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Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman is the shining light of the slightly tarnished DCEU, so naturally, fans were eager to see her return in all her glory at SDCC - and she didn't disappoint. During the Warner Bros. panel, the studio screened an exclusive clip from the upcoming Wonder Woman 1984, and it drove those in attendance absolutely bananas.
On paper, Sony Pictures' Spider-Man-less Spidey-verse, comprised of supporting characters like Venom, Morbius and Silver & Black sounds like it shouldn't work. After all, it's a bit like being served a burger without the patty inside. But to their credit, they're making it work. I mean, from the reactions to that Comic-Con footage, they've really nailed the gory body horror of Venom, and what we're hearing about the Jared Leto-starring Morbius project sounds pretty promising.
Someone up there likes me. Just last week I was writing about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and said: "I just hope they find time for my favorites – Spider-Man: 2099 and Peter Porker, the Amazing Spider-Ham." Well, (aside from a background ad for the Alchemax corporation) there's no sign of Miguel O'Hara, but we do have cast iron confirmation that the upcoming animated feature will include a star turn from Spider-Ham and he's to be voiced by comedian John Mulaney. In addition, we're also going to see an appearance by Peni Parker, aka SP//dr, who'll be voiced by Orange Is The New Black star Kimiko Glenn.
I've always felt that M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable was way ahead of its time. Released just a few months after Bryan Singer's original X-Men, the film deconstructed the modern superhero movie before most of them came out. While it was greeted with mild positivity on its original release its reputation has been steadily growing over the years, making it a welcome surprise when Shyamalan's 2016 film Split was revealed to be in the same universe in the post-credits scene. That leads us neatly into next January's Glass, which is picking up quite a bit of buzz at this year's San Diego Comic-Con.
It's safe to say James Gunn is having a pretty crappy couple of days. The Guardians of the Galaxy director is notable as an outspoke prominent critic of Donald Trump and recently got a bitter argument with Pizza-Gate conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec, which kicked off a far-right internet campaign to scour his social media, take tasteless things he posted about a decade ago and endlessly retweet them at Disney in an effort to get him sacked. It worked.
Now that James Gunn has been given the boot from Disney, what does it mean for their Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 plans? Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige said last month that Gunn had delivered the first draft of his script and that Vol. 3 would commence full production in early 2019 to target a 1st May 2020 release date. With the creative mind behind it now not involved, all those plans may have to be reconsidered.
With James Gunn now persona non grata at the House of Mouse, fans have started pondering who could take over directing duties on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. And for once, there's general agreement, with almost everyone thinking that the obvious candidate by a mile is Thor: Ragnarok director Taiki Waititi. I agree, too, and it seems like a pretty clear-cut decision for Disney for a number of reasons.
Phase 4 of the MCU is a huge unknown quantity at the moment. After all, half of the most beloved characters recently collapsed into piles of dust and though we can be fairly sure they're coming back, we have no idea in what shape the universe will be post-Avengers 4. Well, almost no idea. It appears that Marvel Studios are exploring the prospect of making an Ironheart movie - having apparently commissioned a script from Jada Rodriguez that's picked up rave reactions from those that have read it. Here's the synopsis:
Season One of Star Trek: Discovery was a bit of a mixed bag. There were moments of genius and some interesting looks at traditional Star Trek material, but it didn't quite manage to achieve the mainstream TV re-invention of the franchise that the producers hoped for. That might all change when season 2 airs in January 2019, if this awesome looking trailer is anything to go by.