The trailers you absolutely can’t miss from this year’s Comic-Con
Including the bonkers Suicide Squad trailer in sweet HD
San Diego Comic-Con – the event that every geek has marked down in his or her calendar.
It’s four days of no-holds-barred, non-judgmental geeking out over movies, TV series, and comics. And given the hordes of devotees that descend upon San Diego at this time every year, it’s no wonder studios choose SDCC as the platform to show off the latest trailers.
There’s plenty to get excited about in the coming months. Here are our top picks.
Suicide Squad
Supervillains are the new superheroes, if the new star-studded Suicide Squad trailer is anything to go on. Set to the haunting cover of the Bee Gees classic "I Started a Joke", the dark trailer shows the gathering of the antiheroes, a lot of badass strutting and even more action. Don’t miss the killer shot of the Joker at the end. Could 2016 be the year we see DC Comics dethrone the long-reigning Marvel? We’ll just have to wait and see in antsy anticipation.
On screens: 5 August, 2016
Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice
Move over, Marvel – there’s another superhero showdown set to take centre stage. In this battle of good versus good, the question of who is better is what’s more important. Ben Affleck plays the Caped Crusader who fears the Man of Steel’s potential to turn evil (played once more by Henry Cavill). And while they’re busy duking it out over who’s better for mankind, a new threat surfaces… (no, not Wonder Woman).
On screens: 25 March, 2016
The Walking Dead Season 6
Rick Grimes and company are still struggling to survive in this post-apocalyptic, zombie-infested world. You’d think a safe house would be easy to seek out, but that isn’t all that simple when the humans are scarier than the undead. New additions to the Alexandria community, a meeting with an old friend, and where morals are questioned time after time make this horror drama still worth watching six seasons on.
On screens: 12 October, 2015
Fear the Walking Dead
If you can’t get enough of zombie action, you’ll be glad to know that the spin-off Fear the Walking Dead is finally coming to your TV sets. While The Walking Dead takes place in a zone where being undead is the status quo, Fear the Walking Dead is set at the beginning of the end, so you get to witness civilisation fall to pieces around the main characters. Whoopie.
On screens: 23 August, 2015
Heroes Reborn
Fans of Heroes, rejoice! The 2006 series’ creator Tim Kring will make sure this new series doesn’t venture too far from its original roots. Aside from the old heroes like Hiro Nakamura and Mohinder Suresh, there’ll be an all-new cast of superpowers emerging. Whatever their abilities, they all have one admirable goal in common – to save the world.
On screens: 24 September, 2015
Doctor Who Season 9
The good Doctor is back for another season of time travel. Peter Capaldi returns for his second season as the alien Time Lord, saving lives as he traverses time and space in his TARDIS. Capaldi isn’t the only familiar face you’ll be seeing, there’ll be another Doctor Who regular in the form of Jenna Coleman.
P.S: Maisie Williams, better known as Game of Thrones‘ Arya Stark, will also be guesting.
On screens: 19 September, 2015
Bonus: Star Wars: The Force Awakens reel
Technically, it’s not a trailer, but who’s complaining, right? This behind-the-scenes look at Star Wars Episode 7 is just icing on the Jabba the Hutt cake to us. Plus, we appreciate a gander at the tech that’s capturing all that big-screen magic, as well as a closer look at the finer details. Watch the video – you won’t be disappointed.
On screens: 17 December, 2015
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