‘Wonder Woman’, 'Snyder Cut' trailer unveiled at DC FanDome

'Wonder Woman 1984' is set to be next DC movie, due out in October

LOS ANGELES:

The virtual DC FanDome from Warner Bros comes after real-world extravaganzas beloved by comic-book fans - such as Comic-Con - were canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Saturday's all-day event premiered footage and panels for Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, and The Flash among others - despite uncertainty over release dates, with many US theaters closed.

Johnson - the world's top-paid movie star who is now making his first foray into the superhero "universe" - teased next year's Black Adam, in which he will play a 5,000-year-old rebel slave determined to mete out ruthless justice. "Things will never be the same. Because the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to change," the former wrestler warned rival stars in typically bombastic style.

 

 

 

 

View this post on Instagram

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A post shared by DC (@dccomics) on Aug 21, 2020 at 11:15am PDT

Out soon!

Details for The Flash movie - in which Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck are both set to reprise their former roles as Batman - were kept under wraps, except that its young hero will hop through time and space in the so-called "multiverse."

Kicking things off Saturday was Wonder Woman 1984 - penciled to be the next DC movie due out, in October, despite the pandemic. "I really think the movie is so great on the big screen," said director Patty Jenkins. "We believe in putting it in the cinema... I can't wait for it to come out soon!"

 

 

 

 

View this post on Instagram

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A post shared by DC (@dccomics) on Aug 22, 2020 at 10:33am PDT

The event comes as WarnerMedia - which owns the movie rights to DC comics - undergoes a massive restructuring, including the loss of hundreds of studio jobs. Parent company AT&T is refocusing on new streaming service HBO Max, which has delighted comic-book obsessives with plans for a new director's cut of ensemble superhero movie Justice League.

Director Zack Snyder stepped down from the 2017 original due to family tragedy, and fans disappointed by the end product have spent years campaigning for his vision to be restored.

Saturday's panel on the Snyder Cut sent geeks around the world into social media meltdown, with Snyder confirming it will feature four, hour-long episodes - twice the length of the studio-cut original.

Have something to add to the story? Share it in the comments below