Chris Pratt's new character in The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part will parody roles Pratt has played in other films.

While Pratt reprises his role as Emmet from the first Lego Movie, his second role as Rex Dangervest is essentially a pastiche of previous Pratt roles, such as the raptor-training ex-Navy veteran Owen Grady from Jurassic World.

A clip from the upcoming LEGO Movie sequel shown exclusively at San Diego Comic-Con today showed Rex Dangervest surrounded by raptor pals. Dangervest also dons a jetpack, guns, and a costume that are clear nods to Star-Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy.

San Diego Comic-Con runs from July 19-22, and IGN will be on location to provide you with live coverage from the event. Check out our guide on how to watch Comic-Con 2018 live on IGN, and be sure to bookmark IGN's SDDC hub page, where you'll be able to keep up with all the big trailer reveals, panel reactions, and more.

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Speaking with IGN at Comic-Con today, Godzilla: King of the Monsters director Michael Dougherty revealed that “there’s more than four” monsters duking it out in the upcoming film.

The ones we know about so far are Godzilla (obviously), Rodan, Mothra, and Ghidorah, who is being referred to by the more classic name Monster Zero. We don’t know who else will be joining them yet, but Dougherty jokingly said “It’s a party.”

Silicon Valley star Thomas Middleditch also said “There’s a lot of monsters,” though Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown was actually surprised to hear there were more than four, which means the others could play more minor roles.

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Warner Bros. kicked off its Comic-Con panel in San Diego today with the cast of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and new footage showed Nicolas Flamel, famed alchemist, and friend of Dumbledore.

Aisha Tyler moderated the panel, which included Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Allison Sudol, Zoe Kravitz, Claudia Kim, and Jude Law, as well as Ezra Miller, who wore a Toadette costume. Following the trailer reveal, Johnny Depp showed up in full costume and hair as Grindelwald.

The trailer, which teases the appearance of Flamel and a showdown between Grindelwald and Scamander, can be seen below:

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Jeff Ward will be returning as Deke Shaw in Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, according to EW's exclusive studio interview at San Diego Comic-Con.

Ward's character, the grandson of Fitz (Iain de Caestecker) and Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) from a dystopian timeline in the future will become a series regular in Season 6.

We learned in May that Agents of SHIELD was renewed for a sixth season, but will not be returning until 2019. The newest season will run for 13 episodes, which is down from the usual 22-episode seasons ABC has ordered in the past.

IGN just released exclusive news that Clark Gregg will be directing the premiere episode of season 6. The Season 6 premiere, "Missing Pieces," is written by SHIELD showrunners Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen.

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Mega Man: Fully Charged, the upcoming cartoon starring the Blue Bomber, has received its first trailer.

Revealed during the Mega Man: Fully Charged panel at SDCC, the trailer (which you can watch here) features Mega Man, a whole lot of robot masters, and Mega Man's ensuing powers from defeating those masters.

It's unclear if these are new or old robot masters, though one looks awfully close to Drill Man, and Mega Man definitely references "Fire Man" when using his powers.

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Coulson might be dead when Marvel's Agents of SHIELD picks up in its Season 6 premiere, but Clark Gregg will definitely be making his presence felt. IGN can exclusively reveal that Gregg will be directing the Season 6 premiere episode, "Missing Pieces."

Check out the exclusive script reveal below:

The Season 6 premiere, "Missing Pieces," is written by SHIELD showrunners Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen.

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The 2018 Will Eisner Comic Book Industry Awards were announced at Comic-Con last night. Essentially the Oscars of the comic book world, these awards honor the best books, creators and retailers of the past year.

The most interesting development from this year's awards is that Tom King (Batman, Mister Miracle) and Marjorie Liu (Monstress) tied for Best Writer. King's Mister Miracle partner Mitch Gerads also won Best Penciller/Inker. In general, the Eisner voters seemed to have monsters on the brain this year. In addition to Liu's Best Writer win, the Image series Monstress took home awards for Best Continuing Series, Best Publication for Teens, Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (Sana Takeda) and Best Cover Artist (Takeda again). Meanwhile, Emil Ferris' My Favorite Thins Is Monsters won the awards for Best Graphic Album - New, Best Writer/Artist and Best Coloring.

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The Joker is a character bathed in mystery. The fact that we know so little about this villain and who he was before becoming Batman's greatest foe is a big part of his charm. But that hasn't stopped some Batman stories from trying to shed light on Joker's mysterious past. Even the upcoming Joker movie starring Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime and directed by Todd Phillips will try to put its own spin on Joker's origin, who reportedly will be named Arthur Fleck

Are you familiar with the many conflicting stories about Joker's past? If not, read on for some of the most notable explanations DC's comics and movies have given for the rise of Batman's greatest foe.

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Dave Bautista, Guardians of the Galaxy's Drax, has come to the defense of the franchise's writer and director, James Gunn, after he was fired from the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for controversial tweets that were recently resurfaced.

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