Collage: Variety; Adobe Stock; Getty Images; From July 23-26, comic book aficionados, gamers, cosplayers and caped crusaders will descend on San Diego for Comic-Con. And as much as SDCC’s programmers focus on for superhero lovers and sci-fi nerds, this year’s lineup has a little something to satisfy every type of fandom — and create new bands of devotees. In addition to updates on the latest Marvel and DC projects, the major panels include first looks at eagerly awaited projects like “Lanterns,” “Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender” and “Spaceballs: The New One.” The event wouldn’t be complete without returning favorites (“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “Reacher,” “The Vampire Lestat,” “The Walking Dead: Dead City” and the “Star Trek” TV shows), as well as reunions of cult classics (“Super Troopers,” “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Grimm”).
Below are some of the buzziest titles expected at this year’s event.
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Avengers: Doomsday
Image Credit: Variety via Getty Images Saturday, July 25, 5:30 pm — Hall H
The last time Marvel hosted a Hall H presentation, the studio rocked the fandom with the reveal that Robert Downey Jr. would return to the MCU — not as Iron Man (he died in “Endgame,” after all) but as the über-villain Doctor Doom. Two years later, Marvel returns with the promised film, “Avengers: Doomsday,” directed by the Russo brothers. December’s clash of superheroes features Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, the Fantastic Four, warring factions led by Anthony Mackie’s Captain America and Florence Pugh’s New Avengers (aka the Thunderbolts), the MCU debut of the original X-Men and the shocking return of Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers. Before that, the studio (and Sony) must promote Tom Holland’s fourth solo Spider-Man outing, “Brand New Day,” which hits theaters on July 31. Both movies are potential blockbusters and hopeful indicators of the future as Marvel prepares for Phase 7, following December 2027’s “Avengers: Secret Wars.”
