Infinity War Director Explains Thanos’ More ‘Casual’ Costume

Thanos looks a bit different in Avengers: Infinity War than viewers have seen during his previous Marvel Cinematic Universe appearances (note: his kicks), and director Joe Russo told IGN that is representative of a philosophical shift for the MCU Big Bad in the upcoming movie.

has a more casual approach in this film, and it's very philosophical for him," explained Russo at San Diego Comic-Con. "It's part of his character definition. It's a spiritual journey for him to collect the Stones, and one with which he doesn't need armor. Once he starts acquiring the Stones, he doesn't need armor in the same way he did when he was a war lord. It's a very symbolic costume."

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Dunkirk Rules the Weekend Box Office While Valerian Flops

Dunkirk had a strong opening weekend in domestic theaters, exceeding expectations with an estimated debut  of $50.5 million.

While Christopher Nolan's World War II drama performed slightly better than the director's prior film, Interstellar, which opened to $47.5 million in 2014, Dunkirk will need to maintain its current momentum to make back its approximate $150 million production budget and be considered a success.

Meanwhile, Girls Trip bucked the current trend of R-rated comedy flops and enjoyed a strong second place opening, earning an estimated $30.4 million in its domestic debut.

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How Can Marvel Studios Use the Skrulls?

Marvel Studios announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2017 that their upcoming Captain Marvel movie would introduce the villainous alien civilization known as the Skrulls to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The announcement was largely met with surprise and excitement by fans both online and in SDCC because, for a long time, it seemed that Marvel might not be able to use the Skrulls in the MCU. The Skrulls were introduced in the Fantastic Four comics and the screen rights to the Fantastic Four and to many of the villains and supporting characters who debuted in that series -- Galactus, Silver Surfer, Doctor Doom -- are held by 20th Century Fox, which also controls the X-Men movie rights.

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New Poster for Marvel’s Black Panther Revealed

This weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios released a new poster for Black Panther.

Check out the stunning art below, which shows T'Challa standing atop a panther statue as he looks out over Wakanda, along with the tagline: "Long live the king."

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Marvel screened brand-new footage from the film for Comic-Con attendees yesterday. Check out our overview of the Black Panther footage, which featured a sequence set in South Korea and showcased transforming costumes.

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The X-Files Audio Drama is a Different Take on the Characters

David Duchovny came to San Diego Comic-Con to promote a new audiobook, The X-Files: Cold Cases, available now from digital bookseller Audible.

Set soon after the 2008 feature film The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Cold Cases was adapted by Dirk Maggs from the IDW comic book series The X-Files: Season 10, written by Joe Harris. The story begins with Agents Mulder and Scully living together in the witness protection program and under assumed names. Drawn back into their work with the X-Files, they are soon reunited with old friends and foes, including Walter Skinner, Cigarette Smoking Man, and the Lone Gunmen. Although Duchovny was the only actor in attendance, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund and Bruce Harwood all portray their iconic characters for the project.

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Black Panther Footage Revealed Costume, Villain Details

Marvel Studios screened never-before-seen footage exclusively for San Diego Comic-Con attendees at their Black Panther presentation Saturday.

The footage shown was from a sequence set in South Korea. The whole thing had a very James Bond vibe to it as we saw T'Challa, along with Nakia and Okoye, in formal, but civilian attire at a casino shadowing arms dealer Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis, reprising his role from Avengers: Age of Ultron). Martin Freeman's Civil War character, government agent Everett K. Ross, is also there and has a scene with Klaue.

Ross teases Klaue for arriving with such a large group. “You’ve got quite the entourage. You got a mixed tape coming out?” There's a shadowy deal going down between Ross and Klaue, with the former trading diamonds for the vibranium the latter possesses. Klaue unzips his trousers and pulls out a parcel of it through his fly to the disgust of Ross.

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When Will Miracleman Return at Marvel?

For decades, fans have waited to see Neil Gaiman and artist Mark Buckingham finish the lost Miracleman storyline, “The Silver Age.” On the third day of Comic-Con, we finally got an update at Marvel's Cup O’ Joe panel.

When asked about the status of Miracleman, Marvel senior editor Nick Lowe said that Buckingham is redrawing the entire Silver Age story, and he described the pages as “Marvel meets Miyazaki.” Lowe added that he is still actively in touch with Buckingham and Gaiman, but right now Marvel is not ready to announce a release date. Several issues of The Silver Age were solicited for release last year but were later canceled.

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Here Are All the Trailers From San Diego Comic Con

San Diego Comic Con 2017 was a tremendous success, filled with all sorts of great announcements, teases, and of course, new trailers. From our first look at Ready Player One, to a new Justice League trailer, there's a lot to get excited about.

If you're interested in every trailer shown off at SDCC 2017, you're in the right place. We've tracked them all down and put them here for your enjoyment. So grab some popcorn, turn down the lights, and get ready to get excited for all the movies and shows coming up in the very near future.

What was your favorite Comic-Con 2017 trailer? Let us know in the comments!

Seth Macy is IGN's weekend web producer and just wants to be your friend. Follow him on Twitter @sethmacy, or subscribe to Seth Macy's YouTube channel.

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Frank Miller Announced Superman: Year One

Comic book luminary Frank Miller is keeping very busy these days. Not only is he back at work on his long-gestating 300 prequel graphic novel, he's also developing his own take on the origin of Superman.

That news came as Miller crashed DC's "Master Class" panel at SDCC tonight. Miller showed up to reveal that he's writing a mini-series called Superman: Year One. John Romita Jr. will provide the art for this series. Romita recently teamed with Miller on The Dark Knight Returns: The Last Crusade. Miller described the series as "the opportunity of a lifetime" and something he's been planning for many years.

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New Star Trek Discovery Trailer, Story Details Revealed

The cast and crew of Star Trek Discovery arrived at San Diego Comic-Con today ready to boldly go (come on, I had to) as the long-awaited revival of Trek on TV’s debut approaches this fall.

Series stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Jason Isaacs, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Mary Wiseman, Anthony Rapp and James Frain, along with executive-producers Alex Kurtzman, Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. Berg, Heather Kadin and Akiva Goldsman beamed in (yep, I did it again) to give fans their first in-depth look at the new CBS All Access show.

First up, a new Star Trek Discovery trailer was released, which you can check out right here.

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