SDCC: X-Men: Days of Future Past wows at Comic-Con

Apparently this is the panel that got the first standing ovation in Hall H.

Along with The Wolverine and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, 20th Century Fox brought X-Men: Days of Future Past to Comic-Con and had a gigantic panel consisting of old and new X-Men actors. In attendance was Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Halle Berry, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Evan Peters, Shawn Ashmore, Hugh Jackman, Peter Dinklage, Nicholas Hoult, Omar Sy, Ian McKellan, Patrick Stewart, writer Simon Kinberg, and producers Lauren Shuler Donner and Hutch Parker. Also joining was director Bryan Singer.

Here is a nice group shot of everyone:

What we learned from the panel is limited but enough:

1. Days of Future Past is in 3D.
2. A majority of the effects are still unfinished, but there was some footage screened. A description is listed below.
3. Omar Sy is indeed playing Bishop.
4. Deadpool is not in Days of Future Past at all, so we can all hang our heads in disappointment.


Here is a description of the footage screened from Collider:

"So many mutants but the core is that we see Xavier, Magneto, Storm, and Wolverine in the future.  Xavier says they need to send Logan’s mind back to his younger body and convince young Xavier and young Magneto to avert the disastrous future.  In the future, we see the cast members from the first three movies in dark, futuristic-looking clothing but not cheesy.  It’s austere, and so is the landscape, not the ragged, post-apocalypse from the comics.

When Wolverine goes back, we see the First Class members, and young Xavier looks absolutely beaten and tired.  We then go through a big montage of almost all the characters.  Memorable moments include Beast trying to drown young Magneto, and a young Magneto using his power to drag a helpless Mystique towards him.  The trailer finishes out with young Xavier shouting, 'I don’t want your future!'  We then go to a two-shot with young Xavier and old Xavier facing each other.  Old Xavier tells his younger self, 'Please.  We need you to hope again.'"



In other words... X-Men: Days of Future Past looks like it will surpass First Class and be pretty damn cool. 

Comic-Con schedule for Friday, July 19th

San Diego Comic-Con has released the full schedule for Friday. It looks like a majority of Friday's panels will revolve around television, so my guess is the big movie panels will be taking place on Saturday.


Friday, July 19th:

Inside The Big Bang Theory's Writers' Room - Ballroom 20 (10am - 11am)

The World's End: Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost Reunited - Hall H (10am - 11am)

Defiance - Room 6A (10:30am - 11:30am)

Cartoon Network: Adventure Time - Indigo Ballroom (11am - 12pm)

Nickelodeon's The Legend of Korra Returns! - Ballroom 20 (11:15am - 12:15pm)

Veronica Mars Video Presentation and Q&A - Hall H (11:15am - 12:15pm)

Nikita Video Presentation and Q&A - Room 6BCF (11:30am - 12:30pm)

Kick-Ass 2 and Riddick - Hall H (12:15pm - 1:15pm)

Bones - Ballroom 20 (12:30pm - 1:30pm)

[adult swim]: Children's Hospital - Indigo Ballroom (1pm - 1:45pm)

AMC's The Walking Dead - Hall H (1:35pm - 2:30pm)

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Ballroom 20 (1:45pm - 3pm)

Game of Thrones Panel and Q&A - Hall H (2:50pm - 3:45pm)

The Following Video Presentation and Q&A - Ballroom 20 (3:15pm - 4pm)

[adult swim]: Robot Chicken - Indigo Ballroom (3:15pm - 4pm)

Sleepy Hollow - Room 6A (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Almost Human Pilot Screening and Q&A - Ballroom 20 (4pm - 5pm)

Bob's Burgers - Indigo Ballroom (4pm - 5pm)

Sony & Screen Gems: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, RoboCop, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - Hall H (4:05pm - 6:15pm)

Archer Screening and Q&A - Indigo Ballroom (5pm - 6pm)

Dark Horse: Joss Whedon - Ballroom 20 (6:15pm - 7:15pm)

At the Drive-In feat. Metallica - Hall H (6:30pm - 7pm)

BBC America's Orphan Black - Room 7AB (7pm - 8pm)

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox - Ballroom 20 (7:30pm - 9:30pm)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 headed to Comic-Con

Hall H is starting to get pretty full. We now have confirmation that Sony is presenting The Amazing Spider-Man 2 at San Diego Comic-Con. There will be a panel consisting of Andrew Garfield, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, director Marc Webb, and producers Avi Arad and Matt Tolmec.
Back in 2011 while promoting the first Amazing Spider-Man film, Andrew Garfield shocked the audience when he appeared dressed as Spider-Man and gave a speech about his love for the character.

Other news regarding Sony's plans for Comic-Con include a detailed peek and panel for Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 along with a panel for the upcoming remake of Robocop. The panel for the animated film will feature Anna Faris, Terry Crews, and directors Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn. The panel for Robocop will feature Joel Kinnaman, Abbie Cornish, and Samuel L. Jackson.

Thor and Captain America confirmed for Comic-Con

[UPDATE] Thor and Captain America will be in Hall H on Saturday, July 20th at 6pm. Here is the schedule for Saturday.

Marvel's choices for the big Hall H panels for this year's San Diego Comic-Con have been announced. Marvel will bring Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier to Hall H, and along with both panels there will be a deeper look into the ever expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Some are guessing that with Marvel announcing release dates for untitled films set for 2016 and 2017 that this special presentation will be a full Phase Three lineup that will accompany Ant-Man. Edgar Wright teased test footage for Ant-Man at last year's Comic-Con and will be present for a panel for The World's End, but there is no word yet on if he will participate in what Marvel has planned.
We also have had Kevin Feige confirm that a Doctor Strange film is next up after Ant-Man, so there could be some sort of announcement regarding that one. This could also be confirmation that The Avengers 3 will cap off Phase Three like The Avengers capped off Phase One and The Avengers 2 is rounding out Phase Two.

We shall see! No panelists have been announced for the panels but it's pretty safe to assume the cast members will show up. If I remember correctly the panel for Thor in 2011 had Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, and Kat Dennings present. I would expect this time around to be similar. Same goes for Captain America.