It's that time of year again, guys! The geekfest that is San Diego Comic-Con has come, and with it, new content on upcoming films has been shown. Yesterday a load of trailers were released online. Unfortunately not as many trailers released compared to the last year's Hall H presentations. However, I was still able to find 5 trailers which really were the highlight of Comic-Con 2017.
No.5: Bright
This is one of the most intriguing films that is set to come out this year. Looking a lot like End Of Watch (2017) and The Lord Of The Rings (2001). Where magical creatures have been living in our world for a while. It follows a beat cop, played by Will Smith (Independence Day, Suicide Squad) who is partnered with an Orc, played by Joel Edgerton (Warrior, Zero Dark Thirty), who must protect a magic wand, a weapon that people would kill for in order to obtain. The trailer shows some very good visuals, a fascinating aesthetic for the world the film is based in, and some pretty interesting characters. David Ayer (End Of Watch, Suicide Squad) is the director and I'd say he's made this film look visually interesting, despite Suicide Squad's (2016) many flaws it did have very good visuals. And with the screenplay written by Max Landis (Chronicle, American Ultra), this film looks to be a pretty big hit for Netflix.
No.4: Stranger Things Season 2
After the sensational first season of Stranger Things (2016) was released on Netflix last year fans began their long wait for Season 2. The trailer released at Comic-Con and the show is bringing back everything fans loved from the first season. 80's pop culture references, horror elements and the four kids that stole the show. This season appears to put Will (Noah Schnapp) in the spotlight, which is good since audiences didn't really get a chance to know him in season 1. Also, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) is set to return, and the reunion between her and Mike (Finn Wolfhard) is going to be emotional! This season is set to come out in October, around Halloween time, which is a good idea due to the horror elements of this show. I cannot wait for this season.
No.3: Ready Player One
Based off of the books by Ernest Cline, Steven Spielberg (E.T, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind) brings to life this fan-favourite novel. following the protagonist Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) who lives in a dystopian world where people escape into an MMO game called the OASIS. I will be honest, I watched this trailer knowing nothing about this story. So I was hugely surprised to see things like the Iron Giant and the Delorean from Back To The Future (1985). I think this film looks incredible, from this trailer. With the visuals that look like something out of Tron or an over-the-top video game. I'm very excited to see this film when it comes out next year.
No.2: Justice League
It was difficult to decide between the 1 & 2 spots for this list. But, ultimately I decided to put Justice League at Number 2. This trailer is phenomenal! revealing Steppenwolf (Ciarán Hinds), returning to Themyscira and showing off the power of the mother-box. Not to mention the incredible fight scenes displayed by all of the league members. Every hero here has a moment to shine in this trailer. Flash's (Grant Gustin) speed and humour, Wonder Woman's (Gal Gadot) kick ass fight scene at the start, Aquaman (Jason Momoa) riding a Parademon through a building, Cyborg (Ray Fisher) taking control of the Nightcrawler, and Batman (Ben Affleck) in the Batmobile. Also some nods to other parts of the DCEU such as Steppenwolf mentioning the Green Lantern Corps and the bit at the end where Alfred talks to a mysterious figure. Most likely a resurrected Superman (Henry Cavill), BUT WHO KNOWS?! This looks like it'll be DC heaven. I cannot wait any longer!
No.1: Thor Ragnarok
Arguably the trailer that won Marvel Comic-Con. Anyone who reads this blog will know that I ranked Thor Ragnarok at the bottom of my list of Superhero films of 2017. However, that was before any promotional material for the film had come out and now I would rank this film a lot higher on that list! The Thor films have been pretty weak in my opinion. But this film appears to be taking a different direction than the previous films. Dropping the watered-down Game Of Thrones (2011) aesthetic and swapping it for a more of a He-Man (1983)/ Death-Metal Album cover art design, which looks incredible! The battle between Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) looks interesting, Hela (Cate Blanchett) looks like she'll be Marvel's best villain and the visuals for the fight scenes, particularly the scene between Hela and the Valkyries. I am now more excited for this film than I was when it was first announced. Shaping up to be the best Thor film ever!
So that's the list of the Top 5 trailers that have come out of Comic-Con. Are there any that you believe should have been on this list? If so then please comment. Thank you for reading and if you liked this then please subscribe for more content. :)
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