Now that Comic Con has now finished, and I'm able to pull myself away from my Twitter feed for longer than 30 minutes, it's time to see what SDCC has served up for us.
All of my attention was, without doubt, focused on what Marvel brought to the table. To be expected, Robert Downey Jr. made waves during the Iron Man 3 panel. From what I have read and seen, there was a beautifully orchestrated piece of theatre. With Downey Jr. making a typically Stark-esque entrance, before making the introduction to the show reel. Complete with Iron Man hand.
So as well as looking forward to the show reel footage making it's way into the public domain over the coming months, Marvel has unveiled a power house line up for the next 2 years. With some titles we knew about, and some rumoured titles being confirmed:
Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor we knew were on the way, with shooting having started on the later 2 already. Whilst Ant Man has very much been unveiled, with Edgar Wright showing his test reel, Marvel studios have only said it will happen, rather than when. Guardians of the Galaxy is the much rumoured title that has been confirmed and given a release date. Whilst Marvel is no stranger to the more mystical side of it's comic book universe on the big screen with the outing of Thor (I also can't wait to see how they tackle The Mandarin), I think The Guardians of the Galaxy presents an altogether different challenge. I don't think the subject matter will lend itself to the more classical feel of Branagh's Thor. So far, no details about who is involved have surfaced. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
I remain most excited about Iron Man 3, and only hope that they go all out with the Extremis story arc. Although I'm not ready to see the back of Downey Jr. and Tony Stark, so let's hope they don't leave it too long before announcing a sequel to Avengers Assemble.
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