STACK #142 Aug 2016

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Comic-Con fact... Thankfully, the San Diego Convention Centre press workroom offers free coffee and snacks

did. Not since Monty Python and the Holy Grail has a King Arthur movie looked so atypical!

series that’s being reimagined for a new generation, and following the Ninja Turtles onto the big screen courtesy of Lionsgate. The five young stars – Dacre Montgomery, Becky G, Naomi Scott, Ludi Lin and RJ Cyler – were an affable and articulate bunch, and praised the new movie’s coming-of-age themes and multicultural casting. Power Rangers also stars Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Banks, and is currently still in production and aiming for a March 2017 release. Things began to wind down on Sunday, as the Con crept towards closing for another year at 5.00pm. Traditionally a more family-focused day, there were lots of LEGO panels and animation activities for the kids, and also the chance to explore a less crowded Exhibit Hall. And if you still hadn’t bought the Comic-Con exclusives you wanted by then, it’s off to eBay. Hall H still featured a couple of big panels; including Sunday staple Supernatural and Sherlock in the morning, with FOX’s ‘Action Showcase’ at lunchtime. This year, the network’s panels premiered footage from the Prison Break reboot and the Kiefer Sutherland-free 24: Legacy . Press conferences were also coming to an end, although STACK did grab some time with the Sherlock gang, including creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, and Benedict Cumberbatch (who gives a really good interview). Alas though, like last year, they had little to say about what’s in store for the legendary sleuth in the fourth series, leaving us to use our own powers of deduction on the first trailer. San Diego Comic-Con is a four-day rollercoaster ride for attendees and press alike. You begin the ascent on Thursday, with the first big drop coming on Friday, the 360-degree loop on Saturday, and the slow slope to disembark on Sunday. It’s a giddy and relentless

Star Charlie Hunnam revealed the film will feature lots of magic realism, as well as “cheeky loveable lads, fast talking, fast punching rogues that guide you through it.” As if there was any doubt? The WB presentation closed with a panel and new trailer for Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts andWhere to Find Them , which ostensibly resembles Potter meets Pokémon GO , when a horde of magical creatures is unleashed on Prohibition-era New York by Eddie Redmayne’s fantastically named wizard, Newt Scamander. It will be interesting to see if this does the same kind of business as the Harry Potter films, given it’s a period piece with an adult lead character. Redmayne brought magic to the panel, stopping the presentation to walk off stage and distribute wands to audience members (with the help of Warner staff), then commanding everyone to cast a Lumos Maxima spell. It was the perfect conclusion to the best studio presentation at the Con this year. Having skipped last year’s event, Marvel returned to Hall H with an equally massive release slate as it gears up for ‘Phase Three’. “We only want to come when we have a lot to show you,” said president Kevin Feige. “We actually have quite a bit today.” That included a new studio logo, the second trailer for Doctor Strange , clips from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Spider-Man: Homecoming (“a straight up high school movie” according to director Jon Watts), and a Thor mockumentary featuring Chris Hemsworth that filled in for a lack of footage from the still-shooting Thor: Ragnarok .

( Creed ) was on hand to discuss the world inhabited by T’Challa, whom we recently met in Captain America: Civil War. The star-studded panel also included Black Panther ’s Lupita N’yongo and Michael B. Jordan, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Tilda Swinton from Doctor Strange , and of course the good Doctor himself, Benedict Cumberbatch, who naturally received the loudest reception. STACK met with the new Power Rangers on Saturday night – yes, another ‘90s STACK did grab some time with the Sherlock gang, including creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, and Benedict Cumberbatch

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The biggest news was that Brie Larson will be joining the MCU as Captain Marvel (great casting!) and Kurt Russell is officially Star-Lord’s dad in the Guardians sequel (more great casting).

experience, but you love every minute of it, and can’t wait to line-up again for more in twelve months time.

Black Panther still doesn’t have a finished script as yet, but director Ryan Coogler

Huge thanks to 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Warner Bros., Roadshow, BBC Worldwide, Lionsgate, Starz, Sony Pictures and FOX Networks Group for their assistance during our trip

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