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this time around, including man
of the moment Tom Hiddleston,
Oscar-winner Brie Larson,
Samuel L. Jackson (who is in
everything), and John Goodman.
Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts
spoke of the enormous
responsibility in continuing and upholding
Kong’s cinematic legacy, and the trailer hinted
at a more fast-paced affair than Peter Jackson’s
overlong remake.
We already knew Guy Ritchie
was reimagining the Arthur
legend, but we didn’t expect the
trailer for
King Arthur: Legend
of the Sword
to contain CGI
elephants, creatures, bloody
battles, and a hero out of time
who’s destined to wield Excalibur. But then this
is Guy Ritchie, so maybe we sort of did. Not
since
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
has a
King Arthur movie looked so atypical!
from Zack Snyder’s ensemble film uniting
Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash,
Cyborg and Aquaman. Needless to say, the
crowd went berserk.
Next came a more detailed look at the solo
Wonder Woman
movie, with director Patty
Jenkins joined by stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine
and Connie Nielsen. The first trailer was also
unveiled, which looks great but didn’t feature
the invisible jet, as far as we could see.
David Ayer and the cast of
Suicide Squad
were up next, with the director explaining how
he wanted to make a movie that looked like
a comic book, but also give the characters as
much focus as the visuals.
“This isn’t a movie about good versus evil,
it’s a movie about bad versus evil,” offered Will
Smith.
More Batman followed, albeit of the LEGO
variety, with director Chris McKay and voice
actor Will Arnett discussing
The LEGO Batman
Movie
and revealing an amusing new trailer
featuring a very naïve LEGO Robin (voiced by
Michael Cera).
With DC wrapped up, it was on to another
iconic movie character: King Kong, who
makes his return in the action-
adventure
Kong: Skull Island
.
There’s a pretty impressive
cast meeting the great gorilla
Comic-Con fact...
French journalists always
seem to ask the most stupid
question at a press roundtable
Comic-Con fact...
Both Captain America and
Wonder Woman celebrate their
75th anniversary this year – and
they still look great!