8 BIGGEST MOVIE & TV SHOW REVEALS FROM SDCC 2024

Screen Rant's extensive coverage at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 revealed some massive updates and announcements about dozens of highly anticipated upcoming movies and television series. As the first official day of SDCC 2024, Thursday, July 25 kicked off with an exclusive panel for Transformers One, the first theatrical animated Transformers film to be released in nearly four decades.

Thursday also included exciting panels such as the Disney+ original series Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the What We Do In The Shadows Farewell Tour Kick-Off, and Deadpool & Wolverine Celebration of Life in the iconic Hall H. Friday, July 26, 2024, and Saturday, July 27, 2024, are the biggest days of SDCC, with many outstanding panels and special appearances before the event concludes on Sunday, July 28, 2024.

New Transformers One Trailer Reveals More Details About Megatron's Origins As D-16

The film will chronicle the beginnings of the Autobots and the Decepticons

A new trailer for Transformers One premiered at SDCC 2024 that dives deeper into the origins of the initial friendship between Megatron and Optimus Prime before they became mortal enemies. The new Transformers One footage depicts Orion Pax and D-16 as close friends as they begin to learn how to transform after encountering Alpha Trion, who grants them this power. The trailer teases D-16's transformation into Megatron and Orion Pax's transformation into Optimus Prime, which would ultimately establish the iconic rival factions of the Transformers universe, the Autobots and the Decepticons. The panel included star Chris Hemsworth, director Josh Cooley, and animated film producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura​​​​​.

Transformers One: Steve Buscemi's Starscream Will Be The Main Villain

Buscemi has played several great villains before

Transformers One's panel at SDCC 2024 reveals that the Decepticon Starscream will be the film’s central villain and will be voiced by Emmy-winning actor Steve Buscemi. Starscream will appear as the primary Decepticon villain in the upcoming Transformers film. Some of Steve Buscemi's best movies include Fargo, Reservoir Dogs, and The Big Lebowski, He also starred in the celebrated HBO series Boardwalk Empire. Buscemi has played several villains before, including Randall Boggs in Monsters Inc. and Garland Greene in Con Air. The decision makes sense, as Starscream is already one of the most well-established villains in the Transformers universe.

Transformers One Will Take Place 3 Billion Years Before Previous Transformers Movies

The film is technically still not a direct prequel to other Transformers films

The Transformers One panel at SDCC 2024 revealed that the animated film will take place 3 billion years before any of the previous Transformers movies. It's not necessarily a prequel because it exists in a different universe than the Michael Bay-inspired live-action franchise, but it does take place way before those movies. Given the costs of pulling off a world set in an unfathomable time period, the panel also revealed that Transformers One would have been too expensive as a live-action film, with Lorenzo di Bonaventura estimating that it would have cost something like $500 million to make. Transformers One is not a part of the canon in the established Transformers franchise.

Spawn Movie Gets Enthusiastic Update From Todd McFarlane & Confirms R-Rating

Todd McFarlane confirms the script is completed and he's looking for a big-name director

Spawn creator Todd McFarlane revealed at SDCC 2024 that his upcoming movie will officially act as a reboot of the 1997 Spawn franchise. He added that the film will stay true to McFarlane's original comic book depiction of the character. Screen Rant reports from the Todd McFarlane panel that "there’s a completed first draft of the screenplay,” and that they are in search of a big-name director to handle the project appropriately and will expect the producers to "cut a check, get out of the way". Based on these promising updates, Spawn could soon become one of the most popular new anti-hero franchises in the same vein as Tom Hardy's Venom.

Mark Hamill Debuts New Voice Of The Flying Dutchman In Upcoming SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Hamill previously voiced The Moth in a 2007 guest appearance

Hamill was already the voice of The Moth in SpongeBob SquarePants season 5, episode 2, but now he will be taking on a much bigger role as the Flying Dutchman in the upcoming SpongeBob SquarePants movie, which was covered by Screen Rant at SDCC 2024. Hamill is replacing the original voice actor Brian Doyle-Murray, who played the character for 25 years. At the panel, Hamill revealed his Flying Dutchman voice at SDCC 2024, which was unsurprisingly exactly on point. Since the Flying Dutchman is one of the more central characters of the SpongeBob SquarePants universe, it's incredible that Hamill has a more official part in it.

James Wan's New Show Teacup Reveals First Look Images & Teaser

The new horror thriller will be released in October 2024

Screen Rant reports that new images and a teaser trailer for James Wan's latest project Teacup were revealed at SDCC 2024. The upcoming horror series is an adaptation of Robert McCammon's novel Stinger. Teacup focuses on a group of people in Georgia faced with a grave threat. The series will star Boris McGiver, Chaske Spencer, Emilie Bierre, Luciano Leroux, Scott Speedman, Kathy Baker, Alice Kremelberg, and Yvonne Strahovski. The first two episodes of the 8-part series Teacup will air on October 10, 2024, exclusively on Peacock. Wan is best known for his successful horror franchise films such as Saw, Insidious, and The Conjuring 2.

Percy Jackson Season 2 Casts Daniel Diemer As Tyson, Percys Cyclops Half-Brother

Diemer recently starred in The Half of It and Under the Bridge

Bestselling author Rick Riordan introduced the actor who will be playing Tyson, Percy's Cyclops half-brother who was introduced in the second novel, The Sea of Monsters. Daniel Diemer will take on the role of Tyson in season 2 of the popular Disney+ series, which will likely be released in 2025. Riordan announced at SDCC 2024, "Daniel's enthusiasm and talent bring a whole new dimension to Tyson, and it's going to be incredible to see him in the second season. I can't wait for you guys to meet him and welcome him to the Percy Jackson universe." Diemer added, "I can't wait to bring Tyson to life and share this journey with you all."

Paul Simms Teases The Return Of Jackie Daytona In What We Do in the Shadows Season 6

Jackie Daytona could also inspire the return of Mark Hamill's guest character

During the What We Do In The Shadows Farewell Tour Kick-Off panel on Thursday, season 6 showrunner Paul Simms teased the return of fan-favorite character Jackie Daytona in the upcoming final season. Jackie Daytona was the shortlived alter-ego of Matt Berry's Laszlo who only appeared in What We Do in the Shadows season 2, episode 6 titled "On the Run." That episode, of course, also featured a legendary guest appearance from none other than Mark Hamill, who plays Jim the Vampire. The return of Jackie Daytona could also see the return of Jim the Vampire, based on Simms' Comin-Con tease.

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