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30-07-2025
- Entertainment
Photos from Comic-Con 2025, where superheroes, sci-fi and fantasy rule
SAN DIEGO -- Tens of thousands of fans — many in costumes — attended Comic-Con 2025, a four-day pop culture spectacle packed with celebrities and interactive attractions. Comic-Con International, held annually at the San Diego Convention Center, brings together fans who celebrate their favorite comic books, movies, television and video games and learn about what's next for their heroes and villains. This year's convention, which ran through Sunday and drew an estimated 135,000 attendees, included the first look at 'Project Hail Mary,' the new Andy Weir novel adaptation starring Ryan Gosling, George Lucas' first visit to Comic-Con, John Cena promoting 'Peacemaker' Season 2 in character and updates on a new 'Alien' series and 'Predator film.'
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
Ryan Gosling and faceless alien named Rocky wow crowd at 'Project Hail Mary' Comic-Con panel
SAN DIEGO -- SAN DIEGO (AP) — Comic-Con got a lot of Ryan and a little bit of Rocky at a panel on 'Project: Hail Mary,' the forthcoming film that's equal parts space adventure, real-science deep-dive, broad comedy and relationship drama. 'What's up Hall H!' a giddy Ryan Gosling in a trucker hat and flannel shirt shouted to the crowd of more than 6,000 at Comic-Con's biggest venue. Amazon MGM Studios showed the opening five minutes and several other slightly unfinished scenes from the first third of the film, seven months before its planned release. (Spoilers for that section follow). It included an extended glimpse at Rocky, the stone-shaped and faceless alien who becomes Gosling's mission partner as they attempt to save the universe from ecological disaster. Phil Lord, who codirected the film with Chris Miller, said the relationship between the two beings stuck alone together in space represents the central theme. 'If the universe depended on it,' Miller said, 'can adult men make friends?' Rocky is already a cult favorite for readers of Andy Weir's novel, and is sure to be a future staple of Comic-Con cosplay. Asked where Rocky might rank among his great screen relationships, Gosling declined to answer, saying it's too soon to know. Weir, who was part of the panel, chimed in: 'From Emma Stone, to person of stone.' The film is adapted by screenwriter Drew Goddard, who also wrote the script for the 2015 Matt Damon movie 'The Martian,' based on Weir's first novel. Gosling said he got on board the ship immediately after reading 'Project Hail Mary' in manuscript form, and was only partly kidding when he called Weir, who was sitting next to him, 'the greatest sci-fi mind of our time.' 'I knew it would be brilliant, because it's Andy, but nothing could prepare me,' Gosling said. 'It took me places I'd never been, it showed me things I'd never seen, it was as heartbreaking as it was funny.' Gosling plays Ryland Grace, a middle school teacher and underachiever drafted for the mission. 'I connect to his reluctance," Gosling said. 'Aside from he fact that he has a doctorate in molecular biology he's quite an ordinary person. He reacts to a lot of things that I might or a lot of us might. He's terrified — appropriately — of the task at hand.' The opening five minutes show a gloppy, long-bearded, amnesiac Gosling as he awakes in a pod. He climbs out, confused. He finds other people in pods who are clearly dead. Then he finds a window and learns he's in space. He gives a mealymouthed scream of 'Where am ?!' When the lights came up in the room, Gosling said that he'd looked in the scene like a 'space caveman' in a 'placenta onesie.' The movie represents the return to directing, and return to space, of Lord and Miller for the first time since they were fired and replaced by Ron Howard by Disney and Lucasfilm from 2018's 'Solo.' Like, 'The Martian,' the movie goes heavy on the science — Weir, also a producer, said he spent hours going over every equation one very white board. But it takes the messy, kitchen-sink, everything-is-comedy approach Lord and Miller used in films like 'The Lego Movie.' 'This movie is not a Mac, it's a PC,' Lord said. 'It can be beautiful, it just can't be pretty."
USA Today
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
The biggest news out of Comic-Con, from 'South Park' to 'Peacemaker'
Love movies? Live for TV? USA TODAY's Watch Party newsletter has all the best recommendations, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up now and be one of the cool kids. No Marvel? No problem. The Avengers and their cinematic universe skipped Comic-Con this year – they're off fighting Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom in the UK or something. But John Cena was there, dressed as his DC superhero Peacemaker. Ryan Gosling was there, giving us a taste of his alien bestie Rocky in "Project Hail Mary." Even "South Park" guys Trey Parker and Matt Stone were there, a day after lampooning the sitting president of the United States. The San Diego pop-culture fest didn't have the same heat as last year or in previous editions. The grand stage of Hall H was full but not crazy-packed, and without any big "event" panels, many movies and TV series were able to show their newest wares to their own fandoms but also to newcomers giving things a try. I'm not an "NCIS" guy by any means, yet it was cool to see how into "Tony & Ziva" their die-hards are. With my 14th Comic-Con officially in the books, here are my favorite things from this year's iteration: 'South Park' creators play it cool with mainstream controversy It didn't take too long during their appearance at Comic-Con for "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to weigh in on the kerfuffle of their Season 27 premiere, which drew ire from the White House. (Depicting President Donald Trump nude with Satan will do that.) Their response was true to form: "We're terribly sorry," Parker said, tongue fully in cheek. But that animation panel, which also featured "Beavis and Butthead" honcho Mike Judge and "Digman!" creator Andy Samberg, was a fascinating mutual admiration society. Parker and Stone told Judge how much his show meant to them in college, and the "South Park" guys were very honest about having to now compete with talented kids on TikTok when it comes to topical comedy. "We have a great gig but I'm jealous," Stone said. Superman who? John Cena's 'Peacemaker' takes DC's superhero baton James Gunn got a victory lap of sorts at Comic-Con, getting a standing ovation for how much of a hit the new "Superman" has been. But if you dig that movie, then gird your loins for "Peacemaker." The second season hits Aug. 21, and a new Comic-Con trailer gave us a look at the show's humor, insanity and, yes, even some emotion – all set to a lot of catchy sleaze metal. What makes the show special is John Cena's portrayal of a complex antihero with a traumatic past who can save the day (barely) but can't get out of his own way. It's the one role that has really let Cena's talents shine. When Gunn says Cena's performance in the new season is "really something to see," best believe him. Ryan Gosling's astronaut Everyman fuels 'Project Hail Mary' The best thing about the long wait until Ryan Gosling's sci-fi epic "Project Hail Mary"? You have some time to read Andy Weir's brilliant book before going on this epic space adventure. With so many franchises taking up space at Comic-Con, the "Hail Mary" panel delivered refreshing humor and stunning visuals to a psyched Hall H crowd. Gosling plays a middle-school teacher launched into space – very reluctantly – in a last-ditch effort to find a new home for mankind. Everything they've shown so far is top notch, including the first five minutes where Gosling's character is an amnesiac mess who gradually figures out he's alone in the middle of space. He does find a friend, and a first look at the alien Rocky, just showing his little rock hands, was the most adorable thing outside of the Hello Kitty booth. Get ready, because "Project Hail Mary" is going to be a thing in 2026. 'It: Welcome to Derry' is a best bet to be your Halloween obsession It's a huge year for Stephen King movies and TV shows, and the freakiest of the bunch looks to be "It: Welcome to Derry." A prequel to the hit "It" movies, the series mines more of King's seminal horror novel and its first season is set in 1962. Jovan Adepo and Taylour Paige star as a couple who've moved their family to the cursed Maine town of Derry and soon learn that things ain't right. At all. Bill Skarsgård is back as Pennywise, which is scary enough, but a Comic-Con peek at the opening of "Derry" hints at so much more chilling stuff than just an evil clown who comes back every 27 years. A woman giving birth in a car, rather graphically, to a demon baby with wings and two heads who then goes bat-nuts crazy in said vehicle? October can't come soon enough. Even more Comic-Con goodness to check out! Got thoughts, questions, ideas, concerns, compliments or maybe even some recs for me? Email btruitt@ and follow me on the socials: I'm @briantruitt on Bluesky, Instagram and Threads.
Express Tribune
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Ryan Gosling previews Project Hail Mary at Comic-Con with first look at alien bond
At San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Ryan Gosling presented early footage from Project Hail Mary, Amazon MGM's upcoming space survival epic based on the novel by Andy Weir. Gosling was joined by directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, screenwriter Drew Goddard, and Weir himself. The preview began with Gosling's character, Ryland Grace, waking from cryogenic sleep aboard a deserted spacecraft. Alone and disoriented, Grace's journey soon takes a dramatic turn when he encounters Rocky, a spider-like alien rendered through a blend of puppetry and digital animation. Their unlikely bond forms the emotional core of the film. Gosling, who also serves as a producer, spoke about his connection to the material, describing it as 'funny, heartbreaking, and hopeful.' He credited Weir's storytelling for blending emotion and science in a way that felt both personal and cinematic. The film also stars Sandra Hüller, Milana Vayntrub, Lionel Boyce, and Ken Leung. For Lord and Miller, Project Hail Mary marks their return to feature directing after more than a decade. The movie is slated for theatrical release on March 20, 2026, and aims to blend intelligent science fiction with deeply human storytelling.
Business Recorder
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Recorder
England's success at Euro 2025 is keeping tattoo artist busy
BASEL: England defender Lucy Bronze has been in high demand at Honey Studio London since she smashed home what turned out to be the winning penalty in the Lionesses' nail-biting quarter-final shootout victory over Sweden at Euro 2025 last week. Grace Mills, a hand poke tattoo artist who works out of Honey Studio, estimates she has done a half dozen tattoos of the veteran England player in her number two shirt, pumping her fists in celebration, since that memorable night. With England set to face world champions Spain in the final on Sunday in Basel, Mills said – win or lose – her books are filling up for more Lionesses tattoos next week. 'Football, especially women's football, really celebrates community and people's different ways of showing their style, whether it be fashion or tattoos, and celebrating community through individualism,' Mills told Reuters. 'And so, I think it's a really big crossover between people who love football and also love tattoos.' The Australian, herself a 'massive football fan', has also done tattoos in commemoration of Arsenal winning the women's Champions League earlier this year and England's victory at the 2022 Euros. 'I just always loved designing tattoos that are around things people are super passionate about, and designing them in a way where people who want something a bit more simple or subtle or more feminine, and celebrate sport as well,' she said. 'Project Hail Mary' sends Ryan Gosling, and Comic-Con, into outer space Mills' Euro 2025 tattoos are in collaboration with the Lionesses and creative agency This Fan Girl. An England supporter made headlines after he got an early 'Euro 2024 Winners' tattoo before the men's final last year. England ended up losing to Spain.
