Polygonflipped into Gaming1 hour agoIsles of Sea and Sky taught me it’s okay to move onPolygon - Grayson MorleySometimes, turning a linear game into an open world just makes sense. Whether it’s Elden Ring or Breath of the Wild, plenty of franchises have found that their core gameplay loops map well to an open world iteration. With Elden Ring, you can disperse the intense FromSoft difficulty across a map that …
Polygonflipped into Marvel11 hours agoMarvel finally shows the Thunderbolts*, the MCU’s Suicide Squad, in action at SDCCPolygon - Tasha RobinsonWhen Marvel Studios first announced Thunderbolts* at 2022’s San Diego Comic-Con as part of its ambitious lineup for Phase 5 and 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, the movie didn’t yet have that odd asterisk in the title. It didn’t come with many details, either, apart from a July 26, 2024 …
Polygonflipped into Marvel12 hours agoEverything announced at Marvel’s SDCC 2024 panelPolygon - Austen GoslinThe Marvel Cinematic Universe is under more pressure than ever before to get it right. After years of uncontested box office dominance and broad critical approval, the tides have started to turn against the once-unassailable theatrical juggernaut, with a big drop in box-office performance, a …
Polygonflipped into News12 hours agoAvengers 5 now called Doomsday, will introduce Doctor Doom to the MCU, Marvel announced at SDCCPolygon - Matt PatchesTwo years after announcing Avengers 5 aka The Kang Dynasty at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige took the Hall H stage at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 to announce a different take on the project. It’s now called Avengers: Doomsday. The reveal ends months of speculation that …
Polygonflipped into MarvelJul 12Giancarlo Esposito will play Sidewinder in Captain America: Brave New WorldPolygon - Susana PoloGiancarlo Esposito showing up in a movie may not be good news for the main characters, but it’s great for audiences. The actor has earned a name for portraying implacably charismatic villains, and the first trailer for Captain America: Brave New World raised the question: Which villain is he playing …
Polygonflipped into News12 hours agoRobert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU as Doctor DoomPolygon - Pete VolkWell, that’s a shocker: Robert Downey Jr. will be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to play Victor Von Doom in Avengers: Doomsday, the next Avengers movie. The Russo brothers made the announcement at Marvel’s San Diego Comic-Con panel on Saturday night, shortly after being announced as the …
Polygonflipped into Movies12 hours agoFantastic Four: First Steps shows off Galactus in SDCC’s Hall HPolygon - Susana PoloThe cast of Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four took Hall H stage at San Diego Comic-Con today to preview the MCU’s first Fantastic Four movie, now known as The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Cast members Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn …
Polygonflipped into Marvel12 hours agoRusso Brothers officially return to Marvel to direct new Avengers movies Doomsday and Secret WarsPolygon - Matt PatchesJoe and Anthony Russo, the brothers who directed Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame, haven’t finished their work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe just yet. Marvel Studios announced at its 2024 San Diego Comic-Con panel on …
Polygonflipped into NewsJul 12Captain America: Brave New World may finally give us some Eternals closure — and another step toward X-MenPolygon - Michael McWhertorCaptain America: Brave New World has a lot going on. In addition to relatively new Captain America Sam Wilson, we’re going to get a new Falcon, a new Hulk, a new Black Widow, and all manner of super spies and ex-SHIELD agents making their MCU debut. The fourth Captain America movie may also give us …
Polygonflipped into TV shows13 hours agoThe Penguin’s SDCC panels hints at how the series is handling the BatmanPolygon - Toussaint EganWe’re a little more than a month out from the premiere of The Penguin, HBO’s live-action crime drama set in the universe of Matt Reeves’ 2022 film The Batman. Showrunner Lauren LeFranc, executive producer Dylan Clark, and Reeves attended San Diego Comic-Con and took to the stage on Saturday alongside …
Polygonflipped into TV shows14 hours agoSDCC gives us our first look at Silo’s season 2 silos, and a release datePolygon - Zosha MillmanWhen we last left Juliette Nichols (Rebecca Ferguson) in Silo season 1, she was uncovering a truth she had fought long and hard for — though it was not the truth she expected. And now, based on the glimpse of season 2 we got at San Diego Comic-Con, it seems the whole world is wider than she ever …
Polygonflipped into TV shows16 hours agoMichelle Yeoh boldly goes off in the Star Trek: Section 31 SDCC trailerPolygon - Matt PatchesStar Trek: Discovery’s place in history will be debated forever, but here’s one fact: It kicked off a promising new era of Trek spin-offs, complete with a loopy star vehicle for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Everything Everywhere All At Once star Michelle Yeoh. The Oscar-winning actor stepped …