Venom: We Saw More of the Symbiote’s Brutality in Action

Sony Pictures showed a few more scenes of the symbiote itself in action during their Venom presentation at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday. The footage didn’t feature finished visual effects but it did show off the creature’s size, ferocity, and his interactions with Eddie Brock as well as his dark wit.

The footage began with Eddie meditating while listening to self-help audio, which instructed him that while he couldn’t change what happened in the past, he can be in total control in the present. We then see the effects of the symbiote taking him over, some of which we’ve already seen in the trailers where he complains of feeling sick.

We saw more footage of symbiote tentacles shooting out of Eddie’s body in his apartment as its voice speaks inside Eddie’s head. But our first real good Venom shot was an outdoor scene of the Venom symbiote’s head protruding from Eddie’s body in order to speak to him.

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New Venom Footage Teases More Symbiotes

Director Ruben Flesicher confirmed the symbiote Riot will appear in Venom, and there may be more villains to come in the Sony Marvel film.

During the San Diego Comic-Con Hall H Sony panel this year, new footage showcased another symbiote in the mix for the film. Fleischer confirmed on the panel that this is indeed the symbiote Riot, one of The Five Symbiotes. According to IGN editors who saw the footage, the footage also possible teased the symbiote Scream, as a yellow symbiote was also seen. The identity was not confirmed, however.

As for further confirmation, Fleischer did confirm that Michelle Williams is playing Anne Weying following previous reports, who is Eddie Brock’s (Tom Hardy) ex-girlfriend in the film. This is a slight alteration of the comic, as Anne is Eddie’s ex-wife there. In the comics, Anne also takes on the identity of She-Venom, however no mention of that particular symbiote was made at the panel.

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Comic-Con 2018: Best Cosplay From SDCC Day 2 — Skyrim, X-Men, Captain Marvel, More

San Diego Comic-Con 2018 rolls on, with Day 2 bringing even more news about everything from The Walking Dead and Star Trek: Discovery to Venom and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. And, as with the first day, there remains a ton of great cosplay, as fans of various movies, shows, and games wander the San Diego Convention Center.

With Comic-Con representing such a wide array of franchises and types of media, there’s a huge amount of diversity in the cosplay to see. On Thursday, we spotted a variety of characters from Game of Thrones, Star Wars, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, among others. Those were again represented on Friday, but we also spotted some others, including Skyrim’s Dragonborn, Captain Marvel, It‘s Pennywise, and Black Panther.

SDCC’s second day brought with it word that The Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln will officially leave the program after Season 9. We also got new trailers for both that and Season 4 of Fear the Walking Dead, while Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 got a trailer and new details. But it wasn’t at SDCC itself that the biggest entertainment news of the day was revealed.

James Gunn, director and writer of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, was fired by Disney and will not be involved with the upcoming third film. The move was made in response to old tweets of Gunn’s that surfaced online in which he discussed various controversial subjects. Gunn doesn’t deny having written them, but did attempt to explain and apologize for them. Nevertheless, Disney and Marvel are done with Gunn. As a result of the news coming out, we didn’t see the director make an appearance during the Sony Pictures panel as expected. He was believed to be there to reveal a new movie project, possibly a horror film we heard about last year.

We’ll continue to report all of the biggest news from Comic-Con, so stay tuned to GameSpot. You can also expect plenty more cosplay from the event as it continues.

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Captain Marvel

Cosplay by @cassidy_kahler

Last Dragonborn

Casey Jones

Jean Grey & Wolverine

Cosplay by @meshellwaffleo & @jt_otero

Daphne

Black Panther

Cosplay by @alexisvictorious

Pennywise

Marvel Group

McCree

Cosplay by @game_over_gurl

Iden Versio

Cosplay by @rei.kennex.cosplay

Quicksilver & Magneto

Marvel Group

Turbo Man

Tracer

Cosplay by @d.va.peaches

Fallout

Mugman & Cuphead

Black Panther Group

Cosplay by @rex_armstrong_props & @usualrangers5

Peridot

No-Face

Soldier-76 & Mercy

Vulture

Cosplay by @bamsbocce

Mystique

Marvel Group

Magneto

Doctor Doom

Cosplay by @cabinsintheair

Captain America

Cosplay by @acraftyhobbit

Spider-Man

White Walker

Cosplay by @whitewalkercosplay

DC Group

Catwoman

DC Group

Batman & Joker

Miguel

Robin & Batman

Sasha Banks & Finn Balor

Beetlejuice

Fairy Godmother

Juggernaut

Cosplay by Roan

Rita Repulsa & Green Ranger

McThor

Venom Debuts New Footage, Teases Spider-Man Crossover At Comic-Con 2018

A Venom movie without Spider-Man seems like a dicy gamble, but the footage Sony debuted exclusively during Comic-Con 2018 had fans excited nonetheless. It didn’t hurt that they teased an eventual crossover with Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, although it didn’t sound like something that will happen any time soon.

In the clip, Tom Hardy’s character Eddie Brock struggles to get the Symbiote under his control. He tries meditating, but there’s footage of more violent scenes interspersed as he attempts to clear his mind. “You cannot change the past. But in the present moment, you are in total control,” a voiceover says, but clearly that’s not the case.

The footage showed Riz Ahmed’s character, Dr. Carlton Drake, demonstrating the Symbiote’s effect on an unwilling patient/victim. He’s intent on forcing humanity to evolve. In another scene, Eddie races down the street on a motorcycle while the Symbiote erupts from his body, attacking nearby cars. Eddie speaks to the Symbiote, which can project words directly into Eddie’s mind, or appear as a CG Venom head protruding from Eddie’s body. In another scene, the two appear to have melded and reached some sort of balance; the Symbiote face peels partially away from Eddie’s, and the two proclaim together, “We are Venom.”

During the Sony movies panel in San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H, Tom Hardy said Venom will stick closely to the storyline in the Lethal Protector comics. “[Eddie] is an anti-hero, so he’ll figure on a goal, and he’ll do whatever he has to do to get to that goal,” he said. Earlier at SDCC, Hardy revealed why he took the role.

Ahmed said during the panel that Carlton Drake is a “genius billionaire inventor” who is trying to answer the question of “what does the future of humanity look like” with the Earth on the brink of ecological collapse.

Another Symbiote appeared in the footage as well, and director Ruben Fleischer explained afterward that as fans suspected, it was Riot–an adversary of Venom’s who is a “stronger and more powerful” Symbiote. He also has the ability to jump between hosts. “In our movie, you never know quite where Riot’s going to turn up,” Fleischer said.

Fans were expecting a little bit more, but Fleischer only teased that “there may or may not be other villains in the movie,” saying he didn’t want to give too much away.

However, moderator Jessica Chobot got one more small tease for fans, asking Fleischer and Hardy whether this cinematic incarnation will ever face off with Spider-Man, knowing that’s what fans really want.

“I have to think that the studio’s thinking the same way and that at some point down the road they’re going to run into each other’s paths,” Fleischer said.

“What, me? Go toe-to-toe with Tom Holland? I’ll have a go, yeah,” Hardy added. “He’s an awesome actor and I’d love to work with him, and I love Spider-Man. Who knows?”

Venom hits theaters October 5.

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The Batman Who Laughs Returns in November

The recent Dark Nights: Metal crossover introduced a fearsome new villain in the form of The Batman Who Laughs, a twisted version of Batman who becomes the Joker. Now that villain will be returning to the spotlight in the form of a new miniseries from writer Scott Snyder and artist Jock.

The Batman Who Laughs art by Jock. (DC Entertainment) The Batman Who Laughs art by Jock. (DC Entertainment)

That was the biggest news to hit at DC’s Justice League panel at Comic-Con this afternoon. The Batman Who Laughs is a horror-oriented series that again pits Batman against his twisted mirror image. But this time the Batman Who Laughs will have a new partner. The series will introduce another Dark Knight from the Dark Multiverse, one who’s become obsessed with guns ever since shooting Joe Chill as a child.

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How Green Lantern Corps Will Be Different from the First Green Lantern Movie

Speaking with IGN during our Comic-Con 2018 live show, DC’s Geoff Johns said the upcoming Green Lantern Corps movie will “reinvent” the character’s movie presence.

“It’s a complete re-imagining, just like I did Green Lantern: Rebirth in the comics,” Johns said. He explained that the big differences were more than just the fact that it will star John Stewart alongside Hal Jordan.

You can watch the full interview here:

Johns likened it to Green Lantern: Rebirth more than once, so it could be that it will follow some of that run’s plot points as well. He even said “if you’ve read my Green Lantern run… it’s very much in line with some stuff we did in there.”

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Three New Spider-People Introduced in New Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Footage

Sony has had a challenge figuring out how to capitalize on its Spider-Man license in recent years outside of the MCU, but they seem to be on the right track now with not only a solo Venom movie on the way but also the fun-looking Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse animated film. Into the Spider-Verse doesn’t just (finally) give us the fan favorite Miles Morales version of Spidey, but it also introduces Spider-Gwen alongside a bunch of other Spider-People. And yes, Peter Parker’s there too!

Voice actors Shameik Moore (Miles Morales), Jake Johnson (Peter Parker), Hailee Steinfeld (Spider-Gwen) and producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord (The LEGO Movie, 21 Jump Street, etc.) took the stage at San Diego Comic-Con today to talk about Into the Spider-Verse and how it introduces a whole new world for fans of Spider-Man on the big screen.

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Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Footage Debuts At Comic-Con 2018

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has a huge amount of buzz thanks to its unique art style and starring role for the beloved Miles Morales. At San Diego Comic-Con 2018, Sony showed off some exclusive footage that went beyond the trailers we’ve already seen.

In the footage, Miles has apparently just gotten his powers, and seems mostly confused by them. At school, he gets his hand tangled in Gwen Stacy’s hair, and wonders whether his strange new abilities are the result of finally hitting puberty. Later, the clip revealed that in Miles’ universe, Peter Parker is dead. Miles is visiting Parker’s grave in a makeshift Spider-Man outfit when he’s approached from behind by an older Peter Parker, voiced by Jake Johnson. Miles quickly figures out that the other Peter is from an alternate dimension, and requests that he teach him how to be Spider-Man.

Finally, the footage showed Spider-Gwen, who introduces herself to the other two as “from another, another dimension.” And three more Spider-Mans debuted: Spider-Man Noir, voiced by Nick Cage; Penny Parker, with her mech-like robot SPDR, voiced by Kimiko Glenn; and Spider-Ham, a cartoonish, costumed pig voiced by comedian John Mulaney.

Sony showed the footage during the studio’s panel in Hall H, SDCC’s largest venue. Moderated by Jessica Chobot, the panel included actors Shameik Moore (Miles Morales), Jake Johnson (Peter Parker), and Hailee Steinfeld (Gwen Stacy), directors Rodney Rothman, Peter Ramsey, and Bob Persichetti, and producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller.

“He’s a black Spider-Man, black and Mexican, I think that that’s very powerful and iconic,” Moore said of his character Miles Morales.

In the movie, Morales intersects with Spider-Men from alternate universes, including an older, jaded Peter Parker.

“It’s Peter Parker at 40, it’s Peter Parker with a bad back..and who’s not sure if he still wants to be Spider-Man, and what it means to be Spider-Man after the excitement of being Spider-Man,” Johnson said during the panel. “That just got really heavy, folks. But that’s Peter Parker. It’s chubby Peter Parker.”

Hailee Steinfeld, who plays Gwen Stacy, said she’s excited to play a female superhero.

“I get to play a female superhero, which was pretty cool–and not just any female superhero, but the first Spider-Woman,” she said. “That was so exciting to me, and the fact that she really is the toughest and the coolest and the smartest and the most capable one in the room, and she knows it.”

Lord and Miller said they insisted on a Miles story when Sony approached them to make an animated Spider-Man movie. “This story’s been told a lot of times. We love Miles Morales,” Lord said. “We thought this was an amazing way to tell the Spider-Man story.”

“The thought of this movie was, ‘What if these different stories intersected? What would it do, how would it shake them up, and what would happen if these people met?'” Lord said.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse hits theaters December 14.

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SDCC 2018 Trailers: Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Walking Dead, More

We’re in the midst of San Diego Comic-Con 2018, and there’s a ton of new trailers for some of the most highly-anticipated movies and TV shows. Some of the biggest standouts have been new films and shows, like Glass and DC’s Titans, as well as the surprise return of classic shows, like Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Young Justice: Outsiders.

There were also new trailers for other big shows, like The Walking Dead, Better Call Saul, and Star Trek: Discovery. Check out all of the new trailers below, and be sure to check back often as we update this feature with more. For all of the top updates from the event, be sure to check out our extensive SDCC 2018 coverage throughout the weekend.

Better Call Saul Season 4

Better Call Saul‘s next season deals with some heavier themes that previous seasons. Both Saul and Mike must struggle through even bigger challenges as this Breaking Bad spin-off series moves even further into the timeline.

Doctor Who Series 11

The latest Doctor Who stars the first female Doctor in the series three-decade long history. Actress Jodie Whittaker is playing the 13th incarnation of the Doctor, and takes over from previous Doctor actor, Peter Capaldi. She will be accompanied by three companions this time–Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yasmin (Mandip Gill), and Graham (Bradley Walsh).

Dragon Ball Super: Broly

The new Dragon Ball Super film pits Goku and Vegeta against the infamous series villain, Broly. And this time around he has a completely new appearance.

Fear the Walking Dead

The new Fear the Walking Dead trailer showcases new plotlines, but also offers a look at a familiar face that fans will recognize from the main series.

Glass

Glass bridges the Unbreakable and Split, bringing their casts together for what looks to be perhaps the most unique superhero–or villain–tale ever seen on the big screen.

Impulse Season 2

The critically acclaimed series returns for its second season, available only on YouTube Premium.

Marvel’s Iron Fist Season 2

Marvel’s Iron Fist is getting a follow-up season that promises to expand upon the character, while upping the game on the quality of storytelling and fight choreography.

Mayans M.C.

Mayans M.C. is the highly-anticipated spin-off of the popular biker drama, Sons of Anarchy.

Nightflyers

The TV series adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s novella Nightflyers finally got a debut trailer. It follows a group of scientists as they embark on a mission to find a race of alien nomads. The group gets on the Nightflyer spaceship, ready to explore, unaware that the man who captains their ship is murderously insane.

Star Trek: Discovery

The latest Star Trek: Discovery trailer features new character Captain Christopher Pike, who has taken command of the ship under orders from Starfleet.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

In a surprise announcement, Star Wars: The Clone Wars Animated Series was confirmed to be returning. The trailer below offers a look at an older Anakin making contact with the fan-favorite Ashoka.

Titans

The first trailer for the DC Universe original series Titans–a live-action take on Teen Titans–takes on a darker tone most fans weren’t expecting.

Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Rise of the Teeange Mutant Ninja Turtles is the latest series in the long-running franchise. It takes on a far more stylized and cartoonish art style than its predecessors.

Voltron Season 7

The latest Voltron season sees the Paladins on a course for Earth. Unfortunately, after a long and perilous journey, they discover that their home planet is not how they left it.

The Walking Dead Season 9

The latest season continues Rick and the gang’s fight for survival with them forging a truth among the communities of survivors. However, it’s an uneasy one that’s liable to break before they know it.

Young Justice: Outsiders

After three years away, Young Justice is returning for a third season. It picks up from the tragedy at the end of the previous season, showcasing the traumatic effects it has on the team as they face yet another villainous threat.

For all of our coverage on San Diego Comic-Con 2018, be sure to click from the links below. Check back often to keep up to date on all the latest announcements and trailers from the show.

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Halloween’s Jamie Lee Curtis Tells the Nicest Story About John Carpenter

Jamie Lee Curtis swung by IGN Live at Comic-Con 2018 today to promote her upcoming film Halloween, a direct follow-up to the 1978 horror classic that launched her to stardom, during which time she paid tribute to that film’s director, John Carpenter, by telling us a sweet anecdote about what kind of a man he is.

“I’m going to tell you something about John, which is interesting because it just popped in my mind. Sp the first of shooting the original movie in 1978, the phone rang at the apartment i was living in with my friend Tina, at the end of that first day. And she said, ‘Jamie, it’s John Carpenter.’ And I was like (gasps). I thought I was going to be fired because I’d worked a day and that happens a lot.”

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