Walking Dead S8 Promo: Is This a Fantasy or a Time-Jump?
AMC released a new trailer for the forthcoming eighth season of The Walking Dead today at their San Diego Comic-Con panel.
While the trailer itself showcased a lot of action ahead in Season 8, it was the vignette at the very end of the SDCC trailer -- starting at around the 4:40 mark here -- that got our gears turning and might hint at a major time-jump for the characters that also happened in the comics. Or, for the show, maybe it's all just a fantasy.
SPOILERS ahead for both Walking Dead the show and the comic!
There's a shot of the handle of a cane followed by a shot of flowers in a vase in the foreground with a blurry man resting in the background. The third and final shot is a close-up of a bare-chested Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) waking up in bed.
Captain America Hits the Road After Secret Empire
Today at Comic-Con International, Marvel writer Mark Waid announced his return to Captain America alongside artist Chris Samnee.
The news broke near the end of Marvel’s Secret Empire panel, and Waid was very reluctant to share specifics. However, he did say that Steve Rogers is Captain America again, and his costume appeared to be the classic Cap outfit. Waid noted that Steve Rogers has been the “couch-surfer of the Marvel Universe,” and he’s hitting the road for a trip across America to reconnect with the public after the events of Secret Empire.
Captain America art by Chris Samnee. (Marvel Comics)
The X-Men Are ‘Gone’ in New Series The Gifted
Marvel and Fox’s mutants continue their invasion of television. First there was the FX series Legion, and now coming to FOX in September is The Gifted, a new show which ties into the X-Men world… and which bamfed into San Diego Comic-Con today!
The pilot episode was directed by Bryan Singer, helmer of the first and several subsequent X-Men movies, and was written by Matt Nix. Nix, Lauren Shuler Donner, Jeph Loeb is an executive producer, and the series stars Stephen Moyer (Reed Strucker), Amy Acker (Kate Strucker), Sean Teale (Eclipse), Jamie Chung (Blink), Coby Bell (Jace), Emma Dumont (Lorna/Polaris), Blair Redford (Thunderbird), Natalie Alyn Lind (Lauren), and Percy Hynes White (Andy) in the tale of a family that must go on the run when they realize their children have mutant abilities.
Fox to Reassess Future of Alien Franchise
Fox will reportedly reevaluate the future of the Alien franchise following Covenant's showing at the box office.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, while director Ridley Scott had plans for two more Alien sequels after Covenant, this will be reassessed due to Covenant's $232 million worldwide gross.
The film debuted to an estimated $36 million in its opening weekend domestically, which was lower than Prometheus' $51.1 million opening in 2012. Despite performing below some prior expectations, Covenant still had one of the Alien franchise's strongest debuts, unadjusted for inflation.
Game of Thrones and Twin Peaks Will No Longer Overlap
Twin Peaks will no longer air on Sunday nights at 9pm ET starting August 6, shifting instead to the 8pm ET time slot an hour earlier. Now that it no longer overlaps with Game of Thrones, fans of both shows won't need to worry about which one to watch first.
The news was announced during the Twin Peaks panel at San Diego Comic-Con earlier today. A number of Twin Peaks cast members from older seasons and the return joined the panel, including Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Dana Ashbrook, Kimmy Robertson, Matthew Lillard, Everett McGill, James Marshall, and Don Murray, with Lost co-creator and showrunner Damon Lindelof moderating.
Ghostbusters Producer Talks Potential New Live-Action Film
While reports suggest the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot lost Sony money at the box office, but, according to producer Ivan Reitman, there are still new films in the franchise in the works.
While at San Diego Comic-Con, Reitman, who directed the first two Ghostbusters films and produced the reboot, discussed the franchise's future on a Ghostbusters panel. According to Den of Geek, Reitman said "I think we have wonderful plans, both for an animated feature that we’re deep in design on already and a really great story...And of course a new live-action film."
Hodor Moderated the Game of Thrones Panel!
Game of Thrones is a San Diego Comic-Con staple at this point, but this year is different as their big panel in the convention’s giant Hall H arena actually took place during a current season for a change. That meant the possibility of some hints about Season 7, which just debuted last week, though the cast members in attendance did their best to stay mum.
On hand were series stars Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), Jacob Anderson (Grey Worm), John Bradley (Samwell Tarly), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei) and Conleth Hill (Varys), as well as Hodor himself, actor Kristian Nairn, who moderated the panel! (Also, Alfie Allen brought his puppy Abbie up on stage with him, eliciting thousands of oohs and aahs from the audience.)
Shazam Won’t Feature Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam
Warner Bros.' long-awaited Shazam! movie won't feature Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam.
DC chief creative officer Geoff Johns confirmed to Yahoo! Movies that while Johnson is still on board to star in Black Adam, he won't appear as the supervillain in Shazam.
"We haven’t announced any casting yet," Johns told the outlet. "But Dwayne isn’t going to be in this movie. He's still doing Black Adam, but he won't be in Shazam!"
Last year, Shazam! was divided into two films, with Johnson's Black Adam getting his own standalone DC film that's being developed alongside the Shazam! movie.
The Walking Dead Creator ‘Working Towards’ the Comic’s Ending
Robert Kirkman is working toward the end of The Walking Dead comic series, he revealed during The Walking Dead panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
Though he hasn't communicated a specific end date for the series after its 14-year span, he has confirmed he has an ending in mind and is actively working toward it.
As reported by A.V. Club, Kirkman said, "I think about two or three years ago, I had a pretty good idea for a definitive ending. I have known that since then and been working towards that, so I know exactly where I’m going and what’s going to happen when I get there.”
Spawn Movie Announced, Todd McFarlane to Direct
After discussing the possibility of the project in recent months, Todd McFarlane has officially confirmed a new Spawn movie is in development and that he will be on to direct.
McFarlane, the creator of Spawn, made the announcement via his Facebook page while at San Diego Comic-Con following a panel with director Kevin Smith. The film will be produced by Jason Blum and Blumhouse Productions, the studio behind recent hits like Get Out, Split, and the Paranormal Activity franchise.
McFarlane wrote the script for the movie, as he mentioned last year when discussing the then-prospective film, which will be his directorial debut. No other details, including cast or release date, have yet been announced.