SDCC 3: Worlds of DC is Here!

Welcome Back to another edition of Comic Relief! where we talk about all the goings on in the world of nerd!

Today was the big day for DC fans at SDCC as we got our first look at the future of DC films. With a shake up in leadership over at Warner Bros DC division, tonight was the launch of the 3rd cinematic rebrand: Worlds of DC, and what worlds we got to see. Tonight we got first glimpses at these worlds in trailers for two of their upcoming features.

Aquaman 

Possibly the most anticipated of these trailers, we finally got our first look at James Wan's Aquaman with Jason Momoa reprising his role as Arthur Curry, Amber Heard reprising Mera, and welcoming Patrick Wilson and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Orm/Ocean Master and Black Manta respectively. This first look does not disappoint, visually stunning and vibrant colors, Atlantis is next generation Pandora from Avatar. The trailer also promises some fantastical action sequences of sea monster cavalry charges and epic under water duels, and a Black Manta that might just steal the show. All in all a fantastic first step for redeeming the DC brand.

SHAZAM

After so much controversy on "suit padding," it came somewhat of a surprise that the best trailer DC put out this comic con was SHAZAM. Some of you may have remembered that a long time ago I wrote a piece on my hopes and expectations of SHAZAM. Well folks, if this trailer is anything to go by, it has superceded my expectations. This movie just looks great, but most of all it looks genuinely fun. Zachary Levi proves he was the perfect decision for this movie, and it's exactly as I said it should be, Harry Potter meets Big. While it looks like they are double downing far more on the Big aspect, the magic is still there in moments like the train sequence, and him calling down the power of SHAZAM. 

There were some other big announcements for DC's Hall H panel this year. Gal Gadot spoke a bit about Wonder Woman 1984 being it's own film, and not being a sequel. They announced that the next animated feature after Reign of the Supermen will be coming the summer of 2019 and will be the first ever adaptation of the iconic Batman story: Hush. This begs to question on whether this will finally confirm the existence of other Robin's in this New 52 slate of animated features as Jason Todd plays a substantial role to the Hush storyline. 

This has been another edition of Comic Relief! we will be finishing up the SDCC round up here today as the convention comes to a close! Hope you all have enjoyed!