STACK NZ Aug #76

COMIC-CON EXTRAS

Comic-Con fact... Both Captain America and Wonder Woman celebrate their 75th anniversary this year – and they still look great!

EXTRAS

We already knew Guy Ritchie was reimagining the Arthur legend, but we didn’t expect the trailer for King Arthur: Legend

from Zack Snyder’s ensemble film uniting Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Cyborg and Aquaman. Needless to say, the crowd went berserk. Next came a more detailed look at the solo Wonder Woman movie, with director Patty Jenkins joined by stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine and Connie Nielsen. The first trailer was also unveiled, which looks great but didn’t feature the invisible jet, as far as we could see. David Ayer and the cast of Suicide Squad were up next, with the director explaining how he wanted to make a movie that looked like a comic book, but also give the characters as much focus as the visuals. “This isn’t a movie about good versus evil, it’s a movie about bad versus evil,” offered Will Smith. More Batman followed, albeit of the LEGO variety, with director Chris McKay and voice actor Will Arnett discussing The LEGO Batman Movie and revealing an amusing new trailer featuring a very naïve LEGO Robin (voiced by Michael Cera). With DC wrapped up, it was on to another iconic movie character: King Kong, who

this time around, including man of the moment Tom Hiddleston, Oscar-winner Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson (who is in everything), and John Goodman. Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts spoke of the enormous responsibility in continuing and upholding Kong’s cinematic legacy, and the trailer hinted at a more fast-paced affair than Peter Jackson’s overlong remake.

of the Sword to contain CGI elephants, creatures, bloody battles, and a hero out of time

who’s destined to wield Excalibur. But then this is Guy Ritchie, so maybe we sort of did. Not since Monty Python and the Holy Grail has a King Arthur movie looked so atypical!

makes his return in the action- adventure Kong: Skull Island . There’s a pretty impressive cast meeting the great gorilla

Comic-Con fact... French journalists always seem to ask the most stupid question at a press roundtable

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