The Biggest Movies and TV Shows Missing From San Diego Comic-Con 2017
You were missed this year, Deadpool.
Deadpool 2 and the X-Men Movies
With the movie now in production and its director David Leitch and Cable actor Josh Brolin already coming to SDCC for separate movies, it was surprising to see Deadpool 2 completely absent from 20th Century Fox's movie presentation. (The studio exclusively showcased Kingsman: The Golden Circle instead.) And since Deadpool 2 has a June 1, 2018 release date that means the film won't have a presence at next July's annual SDCC either. There wasn't even a pre-recorded greeting from Ryan Reynolds, an installation of any kind, or even a viral video or teaser image released on social media.
Likewise, Fox's other two mutant movies slated for 2018 -- X-Men: Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants -- were also no-shows. New Mutants just began filming in Boston and the sight of seeing this new cast of movie mutants taking the stage -- even if just for a wave to the crowd -- seems like a missed opportunity. Like Deadpool 2, New Mutants has a release date (April 2018) well before SDCC 2018. X-Men: Dark Phoenix opens next November so it's possible Fox will bring that to SDCC 2018. In any case, it was definitely a big missed opportunity for Fox to not tout having three (!) X-Men-related movies opening next year.
Predator and Fox's Non-Mutant Movies
20th Century Fox has some other major, non-superhero genre movies in the works that skipped Comic-Con this year, with the biggest omission being Shane Black's Predator film. And after such a long production hiatus due to star Dylan O'Brien's injuries from an on-set accident, Comic-Con could've been Maze Runner: The Death Cure's big chance for some good news. (O'Brien is recovered and out doing press right now for a different movie, American Assassin.)
There was also nothing on Robert Rodriguez's Alita: Battle Angel or any mention of the long-in-development, but now gearing up for production Avatar sequels (although, given their release dates stretching through to 2025 there is more than enough Comic-Cons ahead for those sequels to make a splash at).
Marvel TV Series
Marvel TV was very specific with what they brought to SDCC this year, emphasizing titles that premiere in early fall. So there was no Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (which is returning to ABC midseason because of Inhumans) or Runaways, which is going to this summer's Television Critics Association press tour and debuts in November. Plus, there was no New Warriors or Cloak and Dagger, which is coming in 2018. It's entirely possible that those shows will be at New York Comic Con later this year instead.
What Happened to These DCEU Movies?
Warner Bros. made a big splash at this year's Comic-Con with their Justice League panel and with a sizzle reel that announced the titles of their upcoming DC Extended Universe films. These titles included (in the following order) Aquaman, Shazam!, Suicide Squad 2, The Batman, Justice League Dark, Batgirl, Green Lantern Corps, The Flash/Flashpoint, and Wonder Woman 2.
Notably missing from this lineup were the previously announced Black Adam film starring Dwayne Johnson, the Harley Quinn/Gotham City Sirens movie (which director David Ayer nevertheless spoke to us about at SDCC 2017), the Cyborg solo movie, a Justice League sequel, Nightwing, or another Superman solo film.
No Lara Croft, Grindelwald or Godzilla 2
While Warner Bros. did bring Blade Runner: 2049 and Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One, several of their other big, non-DC movies skipped the Con. The movie reboot of Tomb Raider, the Dwayne Johnson video game adaptation Rampage, the Jason Statham-starring shark thriller Meg, the disaster epic Geostorm, Andy Serkis' performance-capture pic Jungle Book: Origins, Fantastic Beasts 2, and the sequel to Godzilla were all no-shows at SDCC 2017.
Universal Pictures
While we knew for awhile now that Universal was skipping this year's SDCC, it was nevertheless a bummer that Pacific Rim 2 (starring John Boyega), Peter Jackson's Mortal Engines, and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, all of which are deep into production, were no-shows. And given the rocky box office start to their Dark Universe rebooting their classic monsters, it's probably not too surprising there was no mention whatsoever of The Bride of Frankenstein or any of Universal's other, previously announced Dark Universe films.
Lionsgate
After bringing Power Rangers to SDCC last year, Lionsgate skipped this year's Con despite having notable genre titles Jigsaw (a trailer was released in the lead-up to SDCC), Robin Hood (starring Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx), and Chaos Walking (starring Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland and from the director of Edge of Tomorrow) coming out this year and next.
Sony's Spidey-Verse
With Spider-Man: Homecoming a hit and several non-MCU spin-offs announced (Venom, Silver & Black), it was noteworthy that Sony didn't tout the web-slinger or their Marvel properties at all. Ditto their animated Spider-Man movie featuring Miles Morales. The Hall H crowd would have gone wild for even a hint of what the animated movie looks like. However, with the animated Spidey movie slated for a December 2018 release, one can assume Sony will tout it at next year's Comic-Con.
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