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Mashup of the Day:

Moon Film made Iron Man even better by giving him Darth Vader’s voice in scenes from MCU movies:

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Dream Casting of the Day:

Mads Mikkelsen wants to play Doctor Doom, so BossLogic shows us what he could look like unmasked (below) and masked.

Mads Mikkelsen – DOCTOR DOOM – @noahhawley@20thcenturyfoxpic.twitter.com/8MZdROdqYk

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) August 1, 2017

Back Story of the Day:

The Film Theorists look at the true story behind Goodfellas (and My Blue Heaven) and how the real characters were adapted for the screen:

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Movie Trivia of the Day:

Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver is doing very well at the box office this summer, so ScreenCrush shares some trivia about the movie:

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Movie Takedown of the Day:

With Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit out in theaters this week, Honest Trailers reminds us why Point Break isn’t really a great movie:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Jason Momoa, who turns 38 today, masters the sea long before becoming Aquaman in a production photo for Baywatch: Hawaii sometime between 1999 and 2001:

Filmmaker in Focus:

Paul and Jessica Proulx created a nice little tribute montage highlighting the movies of Stanley Kubrick:

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Film History of the Day:

One Hundred Years of Cinema showcases the special effects of the original 1933 King Kong and what came before it:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Warwick Davis meets a little Leprechaun cosplayer at the MCM Comic-Con:

‘He wants his gold!’ This is the best #Leprechaun#Cosplay I’ve ever seen! Like looking in a mirror… Fantastic effort. pic.twitter.com/VRQkF6159H

— Warwick Davis (@WarwickADavis) August 1, 2017

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of Spawn. Watch the original trailer for the superhero movie below.

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Mashup Battle of the Day:

Using some special effects and clips from The Accountant, Stryder HD made a fan trailer for the dream DCEU/MCU crossover Batman v The Punisher:

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Mashup Hangout of the Day:

Star Wars meets Star Trek meets Guardians of the Galaxy when action figures of Darth Vader, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Groot get together in this Nerdist parody:

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Mashup Trailer of the Day:

Smart Aleck Comedy recut the trailer for An Inconvenient Sequel with footage from the old Captain Planet cartoon:

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Lego Build of the Day:

Watch a time-lapse video of official Lego master builders putting together a statue of Thor from Thor: Ragnarok (via Geek Tyrant):

The mighty Thor took LEGO Master Builders 290 hours to construct. See how they did it with this time lapse video. #LEGOSDCC #SDCC

A post shared by LEGO (@lego) on Jul 23, 2017 at 9:43am PDT

Supercut of the Day:

Burger Fiction teamed up with CatVideos.com for this supercut of the best cats in movies ever:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Michael Biehn, who turns 61 today, and Sigourney Weaver receive direction from James Cameron on the set of Aliens:

Filmmaker in Focus:

The symmetry and other geometric artistry of Nicholas Winding Refn’s movies is showcased in this supercut from Alessandro Tranchini:

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Film History of the Day:

Filmmaker IQ’s John Hess presents a history of the movie title sequence, including openings and post-credits scenes:

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Movie Trivia of the Day:

Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of The Lost Boys, so here’s CineFix with seven things you probably don’t know about the movie:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is also the 25th anniversary of the release of the Robert Zemeckis-helmed Death Becomes Her starring Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn. Watch the original trailer for the effects-driven comedy below.

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Need a quick recap on the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:

BIG NEWS

James Bond 25 frontrunners: In two years, we’ll be getting another James Bond movie, supposedly with Daniel Craig returning as 007. This week, we also heard about three filmmakers in the running to direct the movie. Read more here and here.

SURPRISING NEWS

James Cameron wants even more Terminator: Rather than just doing one more Terminator movie as previously announced, James Cameron reveals he wants to do a trilogy reinventing the property. Read more here.

AWARDS BUZZ

Wonder Woman for Best Picture?: Reportedly Warner Bros. is going to pushing hard for Oscar consideration for Wonder Woman, which is currently the year’s second highest-grossing movie in the US. Read more here.

EXCLUSIVE COMIC-CON COVERAGE

Comic-Con Buzz and Trailers: We survived another Comic-Con, and along the way we brought coverage on the MCU, DCEU, Ready Player One, Spawn and more. Read and see everything here and here and here and here.

MUST-WATCH TRAILERS

Suburbicon shows Clooney doing Coens: You’d never guess Suburbicon isn’t a total Coen Brothers effort. The duo did write the movie, which was actually directed by George Clooney. Watch the first trailer here:

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LBJ reveals a barely recognizable star: Can you tell who that is playing President Lyndon B. Johnson? Check out the trailer to find out here:

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It doubles down on dread and horror: A new trailer for Stephen King’s It has arrived and it looks pretty darn scary. Watch it below.

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Casting Rendering of the Day:

Jared Leto is playing the lead in the Bloodshot movie, so BossLogic shows us what he might look like for ComicBook.com:

BloodShot – @JaredLeto – fun piece to work on with @ComicBook now this news has me thinking what will happen to Joker if it happens? pic.twitter.com/bSBvVb05So

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) July 27, 2017

Movie Trivia of the Day:

Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk is now in theaters, so ScreenCrush presents a bunch of trivia about the movie:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Speaking of Nolan, here’s Couch Tomato with 24 reasons his Interstellar is the same movie as 2001: A Space Odyssey:

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Cosplay of the Day:

We’re not even close to done sharing Comic-Con cosplay, so here’s Sneaky Zebra’s video of the best, including costumes inspired by Dodgeball, Atomic Blonde, Doctor Strange, Disney’s Tarzan and Star Wars:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who turns 40 today, poses for a glamorous publicity shot with Ewan McGregor on the set of Velvet Goldmine in 1997:

Actor in the Spotlight:

No Small Parts showcases the work of Jason Momoa before he became Aquaman in the DCEU:

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Filmmaker in Focus:

Fandor celebrates the close-up shots in Quentin Tarantino movies in this video essay and supercut:

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Reworked Movie of the Day:

Deadpool is already unconventional enough, but Aldo Jones went ahead and made much of it downright weird:

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Movie Food of the Day:

For more silliness, here’s a video from Mashable showing how to make some of the food and beverages seen in the Star Wars movies:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

This weekend is the 45th anniversary of the release of Deliverance. Watch the original trailer for the classic movie below.

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Cosplay of the Day:

Lupita Nyong’o ran around Comic-Con in disguise as a Power Rangers cosplayer, and now we love her even more:

Did you see me at Comic Con?! #SDCC2017 pic.twitter.com/9Vnx4ss96d

— Lupita Nyong’o (@Lupita_Nyongo) July 26, 2017

Remade Trailer of the Day:

Darth Blender redid the new Justice League trailer from Comic-Con with footage from DC animated series:

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Reworked Trailer of the Day:

Speaking of Justice League, everybody’s joking about Henry Cavill having a mustache while filming reshoots so here’s a redo of the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer featuring a mustached Superman (via Geek Tyrant):

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

As if Wonder Woman didn’t already seem like the Captain America: The First Avengers of the DCEU, there’s this:

Never be a guy named Steve… pic.twitter.com/SHYpOvXUz0

— Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) July 26, 2017

Reworked Movie of the Day:

Mashable reimagines Face/Off as a spaghetti Western in this recut trailer for the John Woo action classic:

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Supercut of the Day:

In case you need a reminder that the color red means danger, here’s a supercut of the color in movies of Stanley Kubrick, Guillermo del Toro and more (via Film School Rejects):

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Jason Statham, who turns 50 today, is seen here in his early days as a competitive diver for England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games:

Let’s never forget that Jason Statham used to be an Olympic diver. pic.twitter.com/OpQsrl1BFY

— Ray Cartagena (@RCatagena) August 16, 2016

Cinema Studies Lesson of the Day:

The latest Nerdwriter video essay explains how to deconstruct Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood or any other movie:

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Film History Lesson of the Day:

Cracked presents a history of VHS sales and rentals and how Top Gun changed everything:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 15th anniversary of the release of Austin Powers in Goldmember. Watch the original trailer for the comedy sequel below.

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The best-selling Aboriginal musician in Australian history has died. Dr. G. Yunupingu had a sweet tenor voice and a gentle guitar style that took him far beyond his homeland. He was just 46 years old when he died on Tuesday in Darwin, Australia. His record label, Skinnyfish, announced his passing, but did not disclose its exact cause, citing only a “long battle with illness.”

When he first started touring internationally, Yunupingu toured under his first name only — Gurrumul. (Out of sensitivity to Aboriginal custom, most Australian media are dropping his given names when referring to him, and Skinnyfish and the artist’s family have requested that no photos of his face be used.) He was extremely shy and uncertain in English; profiled on All Things Considered in 2014, he preferred to have a friend, the bass player and producer Michael Hohnen, be interviewed on his behalf.

Musically, however, Yunupingu became a lion. His debut album, Gurrumul, went triple platinum in Australia and silver in the UK. He played for Queen Elizabeth and President Barack Obama — and when he made his U.S. debut at New York’s SubCulture club in 2015, it was in a concert co-presented by none other than Quincy Jones, who gave his imprimatur to the Australian artist.

Blind from birth, Yunupingu possessed a sweet tenor voice with which he sang primarily in his native language, Yolngu, and had a gentle guitar style, played left-handed and upside-down.

Mark Grose, the managing director of Yunupingu’s record label, Skinnyfish, told the New York Times that the artist’s death was related to longtime health issues rooted in a childhood illness — but also systemic lack of treatment and health care for Aboriginal people in Australia.

In April 2016, Grose asserted that Yunupingu was mistreated during a health crisis related to his liver problems. After being rushed to the emergency room at Royal Darwin Hospital in northern Australia, the same medical facility where the musician died on Tuesday, he was reportedly left without treatment for eight hours while he bled internally. Grose also claimed that hospital staff assumed Yunupingu was “a drinker” due to his race. (Instead, Grose said, Yunupingu’s health issue was the result of having suffered hepatitis B during childhood.)

One of Yunupingu’s physicians, a kidney specialist named Dr. Paul Lawton, told Australia’s ABC radio at the time that Grose’s racial-profiling allegations were “reasonable,” and added, “We know that racial profiling happens at RDH (Royal Darwin Hospital) because of nationally published data … We know it happens right around Australia.” Lawton also stated to ABC that the musician’s chronic problems were “wholly related” to hepatitis B, and not to alcohol abuse.

The hospital categorically denied all allegations of maltreatment, and told the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper that “care provided at RDH was timely and appropriate” and that “claims of poor treatment due to a patient’s race have never been raised at the hospital.”

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Mashup of the Day:

Ron Howard is finishing the Han Solo movie, so Nerdist added Howard’s Arrested Development narration to Star Wars and it’s perfect:

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Easter Eggs of the Day:

Comic-Con stuff is still permeating the internet, so here’s Mr. Sunday Movies with a look at the Easter eggs and other things you missed in the new Justice League trailer:

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Movie Parody of the Day:

Hulk and War Machine get animated and Hulk spoils a bunch of movies, including maybe Avengers: Infinity War, in this Comic-Con interview parody:

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Fan Art of the Day:

Here’s a pin mashing up Michael J. Fox’s Back to the Future and Teen Wolf characters our own Erik Davis got at Comic-Con:

Thanks @tracytubera for giving me a Future Wolf pin when I ran into you at the bar at our Comic-Con party. This thing is so rad pic.twitter.com/WvPeEIXUKv

— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) July 25, 2017

Cosplay of the Day:

The Los Angeles Times profiled a cosplaying teacher who went to Comic-Con as Nebula from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (via Karen Gillan):

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Supercut of the Day:

To further soothe your Comic-Con hangover, here’s a supercut of all the utterances of “spider” and “man” in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy:

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Vintage Behind the Scenes Clip of the Day:

For no real good reason except that it showed up on the internet this week, here’s a brief video from the set of Predator 2 in 1990:

Danny Glover dancing with the predators on the set of Predator 2. pic.twitter.com/gtQuzUGUbs

— This Is Not Porn (@thisisnotp0rn) July 22, 2017

Filmmaker in Focus:

Frame by Frame looks at editing and scene transitions in the movies of Steven Spielberg:

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Movie Takedown of the Day:

If you didn’t already think Ghost in the Shell was bad, Honest Trailers breaks it all down for you:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of Air Force One. Watch the original trailer for the classic action movie:

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Easter Eggs of the Day:

You’ve seen the hot new Thor: Ragnarok trailer from Comic-Con, and now Mr. Sunday Movies amusingly highlights all the Easter eggs and other things you might have missed:

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Reworked Poster of the Day:

Speaking of Thor: Ragnarok, Jeff Goldblum fanatics are really excited he’s in the movie, as evidenced in this poster fix:

Fixed the Thor Ragnarok poster pic.twitter.com/BJXNhVOTYe

— Brian Firenzi (@mrbrianfirenzi) July 23, 2017

Cosplay of the Day:

There was a lot of cosplay on display at Comic-Con, but IMDb highlights the cutest, including kids inspired by The Incredibles, Deadpool, Star Wars and more:

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Movie Reaction of the Day:

Nobody has a better response to Dunkirk than this 92-year-old man who survived the real events:

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Auditions of the Day:

Conan got their hands on (fake) audition tapes for the role of young Dumbledore in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel, including those of Aubrey Plaza, Nick Offerman and Patton Oswalt:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Anna Paquin, who turns 35 today, shows off the Oscar she won for The Piano backstage at the 1994 Academy Awards:

Custom Prop Replica of the Day:

The blacksmiths of Baltimore Knife and Sword make a replica of Prince Nuada’s sword from Hellboy II: The Golden Army in the latest edition of Man at Arms: Reforged:

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Video Essay of the Day:

Filmmaker Kentucker Audley delivers another video essay parody for Talkhouse, this one on “Ron Howard’s” Pleasantville:

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Video List of the Day:

Wolfcrow showcases the 10 most inspiring edits in film history in this video countdown (via Film School Rejects):

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of La Bamba. Watch the original trailer for the classic biopic below.

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After all the positive recent buzz generated by Disney’s D23 Expo, we wondered what more Marvel might have up its collective sleeve. We found out during their panel at Comic-Con.

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Paul Rudd and Michael Pena began by introducing the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a new video, along with new footage from Ant-Man and the Wasp.

Marvel panel opens w/ a great MCU recap by Paul Rudd and Michael Pena. Ant-Man and the Wasp footage screens, Michele Pheifer joins the cast pic.twitter.com/OTXXia4ahs

— Fandango (@Fandango) July 23, 2017

Big news was then shared: Michelle Pfeiffer has joined Ant-Man and the Wasp. She will play Janet Van Dyne, wife of Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and mother of Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), who becomes known as The Wasp.

Michele Pheifer will play Janet Van Dyne, plus some more cast announcements pic.twitter.com/TLHuGVMTzp

— Fandango (@Fandango) July 23, 2017

Ant-Man and the Wasp will open in theaters on July 6, 2018.

Captain Marvel

Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) was confirmed to be appearing in Captain Marvel and its place, time-wise, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was announced.

#CaptainMarvel concept art! Film takes place before Iron Man 1 – Nick Fury will have use of both eyes#sdcc2017@brielarsonpic.twitter.com/Jm9mutTMMX

— Fandango (@Fandango) July 23, 2017

Captain Marvel is due on March 8, 2019.

Thor: Ragnarok

The cast received a heroic welcome to the stage.

Here comes the #ThorRagnarok cast! @chrishemsworth, @TomHuddleston_ and more#sdcc2017pic.twitter.com/GPf3oclbxK

— Fandango (@Fandango) July 23, 2017

Chris Hemsworth talked about what happens to him during the movie.

“Thor gets his ass kicked in this film, mainly by the guy sitting two seats down from me.” – @chrishemsworth#sdcc2017#ThorRagnarokpic.twitter.com/H0bYVzTjxz

— Fandango (@Fandango) July 23, 2017

Tom Hiddleston hinted about what his character, Loki, might do.

Here’s Tom Hiddleston on where we pick up with Loki in #ThorRagnarok#SDCC2017pic.twitter.com/uh1LeJJQxe

— Fandango (@Fandango) July 23, 2017

Laurence Fishburne has also joined the cast, per The Hollywood Reporter. He will portray Bill Foster, a scientist who worked with Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and later became a superhero, known first as Black Goliath and then as Giant-Man.

Jeff Goldblum confirmed his character’s identity and what he does in the movie.

Jeff Goldblum’s character puts together the battle between Hulk & Thor in #ThorRagnarok. Meanwhile, Hemsworth & Ruffalo fake battle on stage pic.twitter.com/HkFJkyeT1s

— Fandango (@Fandango) July 23, 2017

Cate Blanchett explains how her children “dragged” her into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The amazing Cate Blanchett on how she wound up in a @MarvelStudios movie#sdcc2017#ThorRagnarokpic.twitter.com/eV0zPyZQKX

— Fandango (@Fandango) July 23, 2017

A brief scene was screened for the crowd.

Just watched a very vital THOR: RAGNAROK scene where an appreciative Goldblum sizes up Thor: “He’s wonderful. He is a he, right?”

— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) July 23, 2017

The trailer made its debut to wondrous enthusiasm.

WOW, the new #ThorRagnarok trailer just dropped in Hall H and it is out of this world incredible.#SDCC2017pic.twitter.com/pe8ovBNUWR

— Fandango (@Fandango) July 23, 2017

Watch the trailer below.

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A new poster also made its debut. (See top image.) Thor: Ragnarok hits theaters on November 3.

Black Panther

Thousands cheered for director Ryan Coogler and the stars of Black Panther.

And here comes the cast of #BlackPanther. This cast! ??????#sdcc2017pic.twitter.com/dpmFg1PSgB

— Fandango (@Fandango) July 23, 2017

Coogler explained why Black Panther means so much to him personally.

#BlackPanther director Ryan Coogler speaks so passionately about why this character and movie means so much#sdcc2017pic.twitter.com/lWGzEUYFTZ

— Fandango (@Fandango) July 23, 2017

Michael B. Jordan spoke about the motivations for his character.

Here’s @michaelb4jordan on his character’s motivations in #BlackPanther. “He wants the throne.”#SDCC2017pic.twitter.com/zTqKz1iilb

— Fandango (@Fandango) July 23, 2017

Speaking of enthusiasm, Lupita Nyong’o has enough for everybody.

.@Lupita_Nyongo is super stoked because she already spotted #BlackPanther cosplay here at Comic-Con#SDCC2017pic.twitter.com/QuZgad66O8

— Fandango (@Fandango) July 23, 2017

Everyone in Hall H then demonstrated their enthusiasm for a new scene and a new trailer.

Daaaamn! They just dropped a crazy #BlackPanther scene & new trailer & kinda dropped the mic on Hall H. Massive standing ovation#sdcc2017pic.twitter.com/X0gxWM20Z3

— Fandango (@Fandango) July 23, 2017

Black Panther will open in theaters on February 16, 2018.

Avengers: Infinity War

One more bit of goodness awaited fans in attendance..

The finale! The #AvengersInfinityWar trailer! Here it comes! #sdcc2017pic.twitter.com/mh2m55vATo

— Fandango (@Fandango) July 23, 2017

Avengers: Infinity War opens on May 4, 2018.

Our own Erik Davis wrapped up everything.

Marvel does it again. Always finds a way to drop the mic on Hall H. IMO Black Panther stole it, even with the Infinity War trailer#sdcc2017

— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) July 23, 2017

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Need a quick recap on the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:

BIG NEWS

Comic-Con brings big announcements and hot panels: Lots of superhero movie news and more started trickling out of San Diego this week, and we’ll be continuing to share and roundup Comic-Con goodies through the weekend. For what we’ve got so far on the DC Extended Universe, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Kingsman: The Golden Circle and more, read this and this and this.

GREAT NEWS

Spider-Man is sticking with Jon Watts: Given the stellar reviews and box office success of Spider-Man: Homecoming, it’s no surprise that director Jon Watts is apparently being wooed for the sequel. Read more here.

SURPRISING NEWS

Doctor Doom is getting his own movie: After the attempted Fantastic Four reboot flopped at hte box office, a solo Doctor Doom movie is the last thing we expected to hear announced at Comic-Con, but that’s what Fargo and Legion showrunner claims to be working on now. Read more here.

FIRST LOOKS

Disney new immersive Star Wars resort: Before Comic-Con, there was D23, and one of the things announced at the Disney fan convention was a groundbreaking immersive Star Wars hotel and resort. Read more and see concept art here.

EXCLUSIVE SCOOP

Christopher Nolan on the extreme lengths taken to make Dunkirk: We talked to Christopher Nolan about his new movie Dunkirk and what it took to bring the historical events of the Dunkirk evacuation during World War II to life. Read all about it here.

MUST-WATCH TRAILERS

Rebel in the Rye looks like a movie worth catching: Fandango exclusively debuted the first trailer for Rebel in the Rye, a biopic starring Nicholas Hoult as The Catcher in the Rye author J.D. Salinger. Watch it here:

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The Shape of Water has us hooked: The latest from Guillermo del Toro, an original movie about a fish man titled The Shape of Water, looks beautiful and fantastic. Check out the trailer here:

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The Disaster Artist recreates a bad movie: James Franco’s The Disaster Artist debuted a teaser featuring the actor/director portraying notorious filmmaker Tommy Wiseau during the making of The Room. Watch it below and see a comparison to the real thing here.

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