After two years of Corona, Comic-Con 2022 in San Diego could find its way back to its old size. This year, the pop culture fair is serving as a stage for the publication of new pictures, trailers and information snippets for some top franchises. are there Marvel Studios returns for the first time since 2019and Warner/DC and numerous major projects have their own panels, including Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series, the Star Trek and The Walking Dead universes.
San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC for short) takes place from Thursday 21st to Sunday 24th July. Here in ticker we will be updating the highlights of the convention hourly.
Before we get started, take a look at 7 possible highlights of Comic-Con 2022.
1. Dungeons & Dragons might be Comic-Con’s secret gem
It became quiet around Paramount’s adaptation of the long-lived role-playing game, with the last flap falling in August 2021. That could change on Thursday evening. Then introduces the fantasy adventure Dungeons & Dragons starring Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez in San Diego.
When? Thursday, from 9 p.m. German time.
2. The lengthy trailer for Amazon’s billion-dollar Lord of the Rings series
Teasers for teasers, teasers for trailers and teasers as long as trailers have been released in recent weeks. But the first really long trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is expected to arrive at the Comic-Con panel on Friday night.
When? Friday, from 7:30 p.m.
3. The trailer for the series finale of The Walking Dead
The third part of The Walking Dead’s 11th season will end the series after 12 years. Since Comic-Con Friday traditionally belongs to the zombies, we expect a trailer release for the series finale, as we have in years past.
When? Friday, from 10:30 p.m.
4. DC presents Shazam 2 and Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam
We’ll have to do without Aquaman 2 and The Flash at this year’s Warner Bros./DC panel, but Dwayne Johnson has signed up to explain how his Black Adam is shaking the hierarchy of the DC universe. Colleague Zachary Levi will also be there, (hopefully) with the first trailer for Shazam 2: Fury of the Gods.
When? Saturday, from 7:15 p.m.
5. House of the Dragon returns to Westeros
Three years after the end of Game of Thrones, the new live-action series House of the Dragon returns to the world of Westeros. The series, set around 200 years before the adventures of Jon Snow, gets a large panel in Hall H, which gives hope for a presentation of the first long trailer.
When? Saturday, from 8:30 p.m.
6. Neil Gaiman’s Sandman conquers Hall H
Netflix’s main project at Comic-Con is Sandman, based on the comics by Neil Gaiman. The fantasy series starts at the beginning of August, but there hasn’t been a long trailer yet. San Diego might just be the place to premiere the long-awaited adaptation.
When? Saturday, from 11:30 p.m.
7. Marvel introduces the next MCU film, Black Panther 2
Black Panther was a milestone in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that received unusual critical and public acclaim. Since then, many have been wondering how Black Panther will continue to be told without the star Chadwick Boseman, who died much too young. A first trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever could indicate that.
When? Sunday, from 2:00 a.m. at night.
Podcast: 22 highly anticipated series highlights that will start in 2022
What’s Coming to Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ and More This Year? In the Moviepilot podcast, we are looking forward to the new series that await us in the second half of the year, apart from the big series blockbusters like Lord of the Rings and House of the Dragon:
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For you, this means a lot of streaming tips for your watch lists. There are sci-fi hits like Star Trek: Strange New World and Star Wars: Andor, new horror fodder that gives you goosebumps at midnight, and insider tips like 1883 and The Bear.