Comic-Con 2018: All The Exclusive Footage We Saw Friv 0

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San Diego Comic-Con is a weekend loaded with new movie trailers, exciting celebrity appearances, and so much cosplay. Every single year, though, thousands line up for hours hoping to experience the holy grail of Comic-Con: exclusive footage.

With each Con, Hall H fills up with some of the world's biggest nerds as they gather in hopes of seeing something that the rest of the world will not be privy to. Whether it's the first trailer for Avengers: Infinity War at 2017's Con or the reveal of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice at the 2013 installment of the event, there's something special about being the very first audience to see something you're a fan of.

the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con was no different. In fact, even though Marvel Studios and HBO sat out for this year's event, there was a ton of exclusive content to be seen throughout the convention. Whether it was extra clips from Bumblebee and Halloween, or bonus footage from Aquaman and the first sneak peek at Wonder Woman 1984, there was plenty to be excited about.

What about those who were unable to attend Comic-Con, though? Unfortunately, a lot of this footage won't be officially released for some time to come. Thankfully, GameSpot made a point of being in the room where it happens to bring the best descriptions possible to you. It won't quite make up for missing out on the footage in person, but there are plenty of secrets and teases about major upcoming projects found in these descriptions.

San Diego Comic-Con 2018 Coverage

Alita: Battle Angel

Inside a theater on the 5th floor of a labyrinthian outdoor mall in San Diego, director Robert Rodriguez and producer Jon Landau showed off 18 minutes of exclusive footage of Alita: Battle Angel, all of which was in 3D. For those who were fans of the OVW--like myself--or of the manga, we saw pretty pivotal moments tied to Alita's journey, from her being Ido's found object art project to her transformation into a badass Hunter Warrior. Included were two fight sequences that looked really clean for CG but were hard to follow for the same reasons. Additionally, we saw the scene in which Alita gets her second body. It diverges from the source material, but it works.

3D movies are typically not something I enjoy, and many using this tech fall flat. And while there are some "gotcha" moments for the crowd, I haven't seen 3D this good since James Cameron's Avatar, and what do you know? Cameron is the producer of Alita and wrote the first script. I still can't get over how weird the CG faces look pasted on some of these cyborgs, though.

The best thing I can say about the footage was that it got me interested in reading the manga, which has been fantastic so far. After reading some of it, you can see how much Rodriguez and company are trying to fit into this movie. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing, I don't know, but I am hoping the completed film doesn't move at a breakneck speed by trying to fit in too many plot points. - Mat Elfring

Halloween

Upon taking the stage at San Diego Comic-Con, Halloween star Jamie Lee Curtis identified what made Michael Myers so scary in the first film: his killing was random. The movies that followed changed that, with Michael becoming Laurie's (Curtis) brother, but the newest film is undoing all of that. What's more, the footage shown during the panel proves Halloween is getting back to its roots--a psychopath with a knife is on a killing spree.

A new scene was screened for the Hall H crowd that is one single take, in which an escaped Myers is haunting the streets of Haddonfield on Halloween night. After grabbing a hammer, he simply walks into a house and kills a woman preparing dinner for her family. From there, he takes the knife she was using to carve up a ham and heads off to find his next victim.

That person is a woman handing out candy to trick-or-treaters. As she goes to close her curtains for the evening, Myers suddenly appears behind her, moving forward and plunging the knife into her back. The blade slices through the front of her throat in a ridiculously graphic moment.

The footage goes to show that Blumhouse is pulling no punches with its take on the Halloween franchise. Fans or the original should be very excited. If, however, you're more of a fan of the Halloween movie with Busta Rhymes, this might not be the film for you. - Chris E. Hayner

Bumblebee

Quite a bit of Bumblebee footage was shown in Hall H. The first clip features Bumblebee on the run from the government, led by John Cena's character, when he comes face-to-face with Blitzwing--the movie's primary robot antagonist. Blitz claims that Bumblebee is a criminal he's hunting. In the ensuing battle, Blitzwing completely dominated Bumblebee before kicking the Autobot off a cliff, presumably to his death. Instead, Bee scans a nearby Volkswagen Beetle, showing viewers how he first took that shape.

Another clip showed Hailee Steinfeld's Charlie giving Bee his name, while yet another saw Decepticons Shatter and Dropkick speak with Cena's Agent Burns as the evil bots attempt to work with the military to capture Bumblebee. There's also a shot of an Optimus Prime hologram. Instead of being the Prime from the previous movies, though, his design is heavily inspired by the first generation design of the toy and cartoon character.

The major takeaway from these scenes is how cohesive they were. While it's easy to be confused by Michael Bay's Transformers movies due to the amount of action happening in any given shot, Bumblebee is keeping things simple by having just a few robots and balancing the action with a heartfelt story between Bee and Charlie. - Chris E. Hayner

Supernatural

The Supernatural panel began with a long recap video of Season 13 that ended with the Archangel Michael taking over Dean's body. Then the new footage began, showing one of the only seasons filmed for the new season thus far. In it, Michael is still very in-control of Dean's body and that's a bad thing. In the clip, he found a religious believer and explained who he is, before asking the man what he wants in the world.

Michael's goal, it seems, is to find out what humans want from the world. "Love and peace," the man told him. That, of course, leads to Michael listing the man's sins and misdeeds, proving that's not what he truly wants. "He's curious as to what humans want out of this," executive producer Brad Buckner teased.

If this short look at Season 14 tells us anything, it's that Michael isn't going anywhere. - Chris E. Hayner

Preacher

The trailer for the second half of Preacher Season 3 that debuted during Comic-Con showed glimpses of Grandma's meeting with Satan, Cassidy's run-in with the Children of the Blood, and, of course, the Allfather. But during the show's Hall H panel, SDCC attendees got to see a little bit more: an exclusive look at an upcoming episode's fight scene between Jesse and Tulip, and TC and Jody.

The fight takes place after TC and Jody discover Cassidy has escaped. It turns into an all-out brawl, with Jesse and Jody slamming each other with pro wrestling moves while Tulip and TC attack one another with "found object bathroom weaponry." Yes, that includes a flamethrower made from a hairdryer and a toilet paper roll. Of course, if you watched Sunday's episode, you saw all this--but Hall H attendees saw it a couple of days early.

That wasn't the only great thing in the Preacher panel--that would probably go to Seth Rogen's Subway joke (who's worse--Hitler or Jared?), or the moment when Dominic Cooper revealed he'd actually been shut in a coffin and dunked underwater while filming. For a more in-depth breakdown of everything we saw during the panel, check out Mike and Ryan's video. - Mike Rougeau

Aquaman

The exclusive Aquaman footage was a 10-minute extended trailer featuring a few protracted moments from the wide release cut. It kicked off with Arthur and Mera trekking through the desert (probably immediately after the scene where they jump without parachutes in the trailer) to find an old Atlantean ruin that looked like it had been abandoned centuries ago. Arthur struggles to wrap his head around Atlanteans being this far inland for obvious reasons but Mera seems totally nonplused.

They find what looks like a throne room with an ancient device but aren't able to get it to work. Mera realizes it's the lack of water causing the problem and uses her power to draw several beads of sweat away from Arthur's body to activate the machine. Finally up and running, the machine projects a hologram of an old Atlantean king explaining the power of the trident to unite the warring kingdoms of land and sea.

From there things get a little jumpy. We see more of Orm and Arthur fighting like gladiators, more of the large-scale fights between different underwater armies, and a long chase scene where Arthur and Mera flee from Black Manta (who uses the full extent of his suit's powers--yes, even the eye beams) and his henchmen. Finally, we get a nice close-up shot of Arthur arriving in the classic gold and green Aquaman costume right before the footage cuts to black. - Meg Downey

Wonder Woman 1984

Even though Wonder Woman 1984 just started filming, director Patty Jenkins was kind enough to bring a very brief clip of the work they've finished so far exclusively for Hall H. Clocking in at around a minute or so, we first see a montage of Diana sprinting into action, running down populated streets towards somewhere unknown. Things then cut to a meatier moment where we see Diana interrupting a heist in a very '80s-flavored mall. Three armed gunman in broad daylight attempt to hold up a store before she springs into action, first saving a little girl by sliding her across the flood into the plush embrace of some giant storefront teddy bears, then using her lasso to round up the criminals. We get a nice, pointed shot of Diana breaking their guns with her bare hands before she sets off. - Meg Downey

Venom

In the exclusive Venom clip shown during Sony Pictures' Hall H panel, Tom Hardy's character Eddie Brock struggles to get the Symbiote under his control. He tries meditating, but there's footage of more violent scenes interspersed as he attempts to clear his mind. "You cannot change the past. But in the present moment, you are in total control," a voiceover says, but clearly, that's not the case.

The footage showed Riz Ahmed's character, Dr. Carlton Drake, demonstrating the Symbiote's effect on an unwilling patient/victim. He's intent on forcing humanity to evolve. In another scene, Eddie races down the street on a motorcycle while the Symbiote erupts from his body, attacking nearby cars. Eddie speaks to the Symbiote, which can project words directly into Eddie's mind, or appear as a CG Venom head protruding from Eddie's body. In another scene, the two appear to have melded and reached some sort of balance; the Symbiote face peels partially away from Eddie's, and the two proclaim together, "We are Venom."

The footage looked OK, but the real highlight of the panel was moderator Jessica Chobot asking Hardy and director Ruben Fleischer when Spider-Man will enter the Venom universe. "I have to think that the studio's thinking the same way and that at some point down the road they're going to run into each other's paths," Fleischer said.

"What, me? Go toe-to-toe with Tom Holland? I'll have a go, yeah," Hardy added. "He's an awesome actor and I'd love to work with him, and I love Spider-Man. Who knows?" - Mike Rougeau

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Our exclusive look at Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse started with a look at Miles Morales in his world where, sadly, Peter Parker is no more. It's not made clear just what killed him, but his grave is a public site surrounded by mourners. As the public copes with the loss of their hero, Miles struggles with his newly emerging powers, including inadvertently getting his hand stuck in a classmate's hair during school.

Confused and forlorn, Miles visits Peter's grave only to find he's not alone. A disheveled, "disguised" Peter is there with him--which would be impossible, considering the circumstances. Panicked, Miles attempts to chase after him but inadvertently knocks Peter out in the process. What follows is a Weekend at Bernie's-style montage of Miles clinging to the unconscious Peter, trying to use his web shooters, and getting hilariously dragged all over the city by trains and cars.

When things finally calm down we see Miles with Peter tied up as Pete regains consciousness. They talk, Miles quickly putting two and two together and figuring that this Peter is from an alternate reality, Peter is already extremely over the whole situation. Miles wants training; Peter wants to be left alone.

From there, things pick up the pace and we see a bit more of the "training" montages from previous trailers, including an extended look at Spider-Gwen and later the arrival of even more Spider-Verse heroes: Spider-Man Noir (done in rain-slicked Sin City style animation), Penny Parker (done in anime style) and Spider-Ham (animated like a Looney Toon, of course). - Meg Downey

Predator

The Predator panel was reportedly one of the most exciting of the entire convention. Over at our sister site Comicbook.com, they broke down the two exclusive clips shown to Hall H guests. The first doesn't sound too exciting--it's mostly the characters sitting around a motel room arguing about Olivia Munn, apparently--but the second is a different story. As they described it:

"Holbrook and Munn try to hide with a young kid as a Predator approaches. They're looking at it through a window but one comes up behind them. After it grabs Holbrook, something rips it through a window. An unmasked Predator reveals itself in front of the armed cast. They look at one another with heat vision. The much larger, apparently friendly Predator, fights the smaller one and tosses it around with ease while the humans flee into an RV. The larger Predator takes the other's mask off, punches it, and rips its head off. Green blood falls. It tosses its head. "What are they hunting each other now? Munn asks."

That was followed by a sizzle reel full of "violence" and "quick cuts." Now, who's excited about The Predator? - Mike Rougeau

Lego Movie 2

The unfinished, exclusive LEGO Movie 2 footage shown during Warner Bros. panel in Hall H gave attendees a new glimpse at the now-apocalyptic LEGO world--basically, it's Mad Max with LEGOs. "Everything was awesome. Now, everything is bleak," Wyldstyle says. Of course, Emmet quickly breaks the mood by cheerily showing up with coffee.

In the footage, the movie's new villain, General Mayhem, kidnaps Wyldstyle. LEGO Harley Quinn points out that rescuing her is a "suicide mission," a tongue-in-cheek reference to Suicide Squad. Naturally, Emmet goes after her anyway--but he has help.

Most importantly, the clip introduced us to Rex Dangervest, a new character also voiced by Chris Pratt, who among his many jobs is a "raptor trainer," a cute little Jurassic World joke. The two characters show the dual sides of Pratt, who, as the actor pointed out during the panel, started his career as the hapless Andy on Parks and Rec and is now a superhero and action movie star. - Mike Rougeau