Day 2 of San Diego Comic-Con was jam-packed with surprises as fans were given access to brand-new teasers, trailers and announcements from star-studded panels discussing their favourite shows and films. Here are the highlights.
John Wick: Chapter 4
Keanu Reeves surprised his fans on the second day of San Diego Comic-Con 2022 with a fresh look at his titular action hero character in the John Wick films. The trailer for the upcoming action drama John Wick: Chapter 4 was released on Day 2.
The 57-year-old actor also talked about BRZRKR, his comic book from Boom! Studios. Written by Reeves and Ron Garney, the story is about a half-god/half-man who battles through the ages. Netflix is working on the film adaptation that Reeves will star in and produce.
Directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad, the John Wick franchise has elevated the scale of action movies to a whole new level with their neo-noir exploration of the genre.
Winston Scott, Lance Reddick and Laurence Fishburne will reprise their roles in Chapter 4. New additions to the cast are Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgard, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, and Japanese-British singer Rina Sawayama, making her feature film debut.
Earlier this week, the first-look poster of John Wick: Chapter 4 was unveiled by the makers on Twitter. “And so it begins... #JW4,” they tweeted.
The trailer finds John Wick doing what he does best — enacting revenge via any weapon he can get his hands on. The newest instalment of this all-action franchise is sure to include as much skull-bashing and ‘gun-fu’ as its previous chapters.
John Wick 4 is set to hit theatres on March 24, 2023.
The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power
Famous JRR Tolkien fanboy and notable late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert hosted a 9o-minute introduction to Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for a crowd of eager fans at the Comic-Con. The streaming service has also released a new trailer for the upcoming series.
Showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay, and executive producer Lindsey Weber were also present on the panel.
The new series is a prequel to The Hobbits and The Lord of the Rings and is an adaptation of Tolkien’s fabled Second Age of Middle-earth.
The three-minute trailer centres on Galadriel (played by Morfydd Clark) and her struggle against the enemy that is still lurking in the shadows.
Marvel Studios animated series
Marvel Studios’ first-ever animation-only panel unveiled some of its upcoming projects at Comic-Con and treated the audience to the official trailer of I Am Groot.
Vin Diesel returns once again to voice the titular character, and Bradley Cooper will make at least one appearance as Rocket. Written, directed and executive produced by Kirsten Lepore, I Am Groot will premiere on Disney+ on August 10.
The studio also revealed that What if…? will return for the third season. Season 2 of the acclaimed animated series is yet to premiere on Disney+.
They also teased the upcoming Marvel Zombies series. The series will be based on the zombie reality shown in Season 1 of the What If…? episode of the same name.
Writer Beau DeMayo offered many details on X-Men ’97. As a revival of the 1990s FOX X-Men animated series, it sees the iconic 1990s team facing new challenges. The original theme song will be used in the series.
Executive producer and head writer Jeff Trammel announced the new Spider-Man animated series Spider-Man: Freshman Year. It was also revealed that Charlie Cox will lend his voice to Daredevil in the show.
The Walking Dead
During the final panel for AMC’s apocalyptic drama The Walking Dead, Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira made the surprise announcement that their fan-favourite characters, Rick Grimes and Michonne, will reunite in a new spinoff series, which will continue to expand the growing The Walking Dead universe.
The panel also discussed the remaining episodes of the final season while celebrating its decade-long association with fans.
