SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON UNVEILS 2017 PROGRAM LINE-UP!
Articled by Adam Mast
San Diego Comic-Con is essentially Christmas in July for fanboys (and fangirls) around the globe. This iconic annual get together prides itself on the latest and greatest in comic books, games, and television. Of course, the big draw for team Cinemast are the film presentations in the convention center’s legendary Hall H.
Unfortunately for us film fans, there’s been a slight turning of the tide at the Con in the past few years. Television has become the dominant force in Hall H and this is even more evident when looking at the recently released 2017 program lineup.
Sitting 2017 out are Lucasfilm, Paramount, Universal, Sony, and a handful of the other major studios and while it’s a tad disappointing this year’s Con won’t be giving fans a look at the likes of THE LAST JEDI and JURASSIC WORLD: FORGOTTEN KINGDOM there is plenty to get excited about!
Included; Warner Brothers’ look at READY PLAYER ONE (with Steven Spielberg in the house), BLADE RUNNER 2049, JUSTICE LEAGUE, and AQUAMAN!
20th Century Fox will be on hand with a look at the KINGSMAN sequel. With any luck, they’ll also give us a peek at DEADPOOL 2 and Shane Black’s THE PREDATOR as well.
And no Comic-Con adventure would be complete without an epic Marvel Studios presentation. This year, the popular studio will be celebrating its 10th anniversary. No doubt, they’ll be sharing exclusive footage from THOR: RAGNAROK, BLACK PANTHER, and the next installment of THE AVENGERS.
On the television front, you can expect returning favorites like AMC’s “The Walking Dead” and HBO’s “Game of Thrones” but the big addition this year is Netflix. The increasingly popular streaming service will be on hand to profile “The Defenders” and “Stranger Things Season 2.”
Perhaps one of this year’s most eagerly anticipated panels will be “Twin Peaks.” That’s right, folks! It looks like legendary surrealist David Lynch will be making the trek to the Con this year.
If t.v. and film isn’t your bag, there’s plenty of other greatness to behold at the convention.
Watch for our “Must-See 2017 Comic-Con Presentations” article next week.
It should also be noted that Christian Navarrete, Dan Bringhurst, John Pugh and I will be delivering daily updates throughout San Diego Comic-Con 2017, so be sure to keep checking back.
In the meantime, here’s a look at some of the bigger Hall H Con panels followed by a link to the entire program lineup.
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