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This is apparently a compilation of all the trailers released at Comiccon, both films and streaming:

Shazam: Fury of the Gods : teens with an adult superhero form take on 'the Daughters of Atlas' (Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and  Rachel Zegler). Not sure the comedy elements worked for me, seems to be drawing a bit on Will Smith's Hancock.

John Wick 4: Nuff said!

Black Adam: Shazam spin-off, Earth needs a hero, instead it gets Vin Diesel's anti-hero.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever : Probably the most visibly stunning of all of these, cut to a haunting version of 'No Woman, No Cry'.

Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves : "We helped the wrong person steal the wrong thing. We didn't mean to unleash the greatest evil the world has ever known. But we're gonna fix it"

Clearly written by people who know their D&D. The party is a bard (Chris Pine - looking rather grizzled these days), a barbarian (Michelle Rodriguez), a paladin (Rege-Jean Page), a sorceror (Justice Smith) and a very cute tiefling druid (Sophia Lillis). Monsters visible in the trailer that I noticed - I undoubtedly missed some: dragons, a mimic, a gelatinous cube and an owlbear (actually the tiefling). As far as I can see Hugh Grant is the/a villain, though he's in the trailer so briefly it's difficult to be sure.

I can see the Christian Right whipping itself into a frenzy when they realise Tieflings originated from humans consorting with devils (the barbed tail may be a bit of a giveaway).

And the trailer's cut to fit Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lot of Love', which is about as anachronistic as 'We Will Rock You' was for 'A Knight's Tale', but works just as well.

Teen Wolf: The Movie : Seems a lot darker than the Michael J Fox version ;) - actually a sequel to the 2011 series, and prequel to a new one. The trailer's particularly good at evoking characters in peril.

House of the Dragon: Game of Thrones prequel focussing on the Tagaryens. Lots of ash-blondes stabbing each other in the back.

I Am Groot: Apparently five shorts. My reaction to this one was rolling my eyes, which probably wasn't the intended reaction..

Predator: Prey : A Predator hunts a Native American tribe during the 18th? century.  Actually two different trailers, with overlapping scenes. I've already seen a longer, better one which covers everything here, so not sure quite what the publicists are up to.

She Hulk: Attorney At Law : Okay, this one made me laugh. Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) is Bruce Banner's cousin and both an attorney specialising in superhumans (she's seen being assigned as Emil Blonsky's defence attorney), and the She Hulk. Expect lots of guest appearances, I guess.

The Rings of Power: Lord of the Rings prequel, looks spectacular. And writing new material means they can have prominent female characters.

Sandman : Sounds like it may be closely based on the comic books (particularly as Gaiman's writing). The Sandman escapes from a century of captivity and has to put his house in order. Looks spectacular, in a sort of American Gods on acid way.

See: Final series about a world where, almost, everyone is blind. Lots of Jason Momoa playing blind samurai.

Chucky: Chucky, seriously? Not a franchise I could ever take seriously. It's season 2, and he's back.

Surprised there was nothing for Avatar 2.


Standouts for me: Wakanda Forever, Honour Among Thieves, She Hulk, Rings of Power and Sandman.


 

 


 

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