George Lucas’ Museum of Narrative Art
George Lucas made his first appearance, alongside Guillermo Del Toro and Queen Latifah, at San Diego Comic-Con, unveiling what will be displayed in the billion dollar museum. It is said to include many items related to visual storytelling and will hold Star Wars items like a Naboo star fighter and General Grievous’ wheel-bike, Indiana Jones concept art, and vintage comic books from both DC and Marvel. A Greek, Roman, and Egyptian mythology exhibit, along with two theaters, over thirty galleries, and a library, will be included in the museum, and Lucas is rounding it out with a display of Frida Kahlo paintings he owns as a nice, personal touch.
The museum is set to open in 2026 in Los Angeles after years of delay due to construction problems (rejections from Chicago/San Francisco) and the pandemic.
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‘Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord’ and ‘Ashoka’
The first photos for both series were released at the convention center. Maul is back (for what seems like the millionth time) for his own animated series following him as he rebuilds the crime syndicate and trains an apprentice during the time of the Galactic Empire. Dave Filoni created the series and will serve as an executive producer, while Sam Witwer will return to voice the infamous character.
Maul has been a consequential character in animated series like ‘The Clone Wars’ and ‘Rebels’ since his debut in ‘The Phantom Menace’. Most of his arcs throughout these series have been fascinating, so it will be interesting to see where Filoni takes him in this series.
Additionally, a still photo teasing Eman Esfandi as Ezra Bridger in season 2 of ‘Ashoka’ was released, and he looks just as good as the animated version (something that’s often rare in these live action adaptations). Filming began earlier this year with Filoni returning as show runner, having written all eight episodes scheduled to be released on Disney+.
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‘The Boys’ and ‘Gen V’
The final season of Amazon’s hit superhero satire series was teased, including footage of Homelander standing in the White House addressing a group of people (“this will be a safer, god fearing nation”) and then a montage with your typical blood, guts, and violence from the show.
New cast member Jared Padalecki had his character revealed, reuniting him with former ‘Supernatural’ cast members Jenson Ackles (Soldier Boy) and Misha Collins.
Additionally, a full length trailer for the second season of ‘Gen V’ was released (partially revealing that The Deep will be featured in this season). The main cast was in attendance, and the new season is scheduled to be released in mid-September on Prime Video.
‘It: Welcome to Derry’
The second trailer of the long awaited HBO series revealed some new material that will be seen in the series, including things like a peek at Bill Skarsgaard returning as Pennywise, the period piece costumes, and what to expect overall. The show (adapted from Stephen King’s famous novel) will serve as a prequel to the films ‘It’ (2017) and ‘It Chapter Two’, with director Andy Muschietti returning to develop and produce the project.
‘It: Welcome to Derry’ will be released in October 2025 and has nine episodes.
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‘The Long Walk’
2025 will be ushering in yet another Stephen King adaption, ‘The Long Walk’, based on his 1979 book of the same name (written under his pseudonym Richard Bachman). An extended trailer and the first twenty minutes of the film were shown at Comic-Con, with King himself introducing both.
Cooper Hoffman (‘Licorice Pizza’, ‘Saturday Night’) and David Jonsson (‘Alien: Romulus’) are playing the two main characters while Mark Hamill appears to be playing a villain (which he is frankly well suited for). It is set to be released by Lionsgate on September 12, 2025.
‘Rick and Morty’ Spin-Off
President Curtis from the long running Adult Swim series will be receiving his own show (named after himself), with Keith David returning to voice the President. Dan Harmon and James Siciliano co-created ‘President Curtis’ and will serve as executive producers on the series. This will mark the third spin off of the show of the comedy series following the anime and ‘The Vindicators’.
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‘Peacemaker Season 2’
James Gunn was joined on stage at Comic-Con by the cast of the popular DC series (including John Cena in costume as the titular character) to discuss what to expect in season 2 and beyond. Gunn announced that the new season will be set one month after the events that took place in ‘Superman’, and Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion) and Hawkgirl (Isabella Merced) will appear in the first episode.
Some pictures of parallel dimension Peacemaker have been revealed, so it will be interesting to see where Gunn takes the character, especially considering that the show was created before he took over DC studios. The opening credits sequence, that includes all of the characters dancing, will be even bigger than last season with different music, as well.
‘Coyote vs. Acme’
After Warner Bros. shelved the project for tax purposes, there was no telling whether ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ would see the light of day (even on a random streaming service). Luckily, a small indie distributor (Ketchup Entertainment) saved the day and the film, giving it a theatrical release scheduled for August of next year.
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At Comic-Con, there were some silly antics involving the cast and crew, bringing out a lawyer from the fictional Acme company who was trying to stop the release of footage since it was “anti-Acme”. This footage included still photos from the film such as John Cena choking out Tweety Bird, Will Forte setting things on fire in a court room, and Wile E. Coyote causing a car accident. This will be a must watch (in theaters) when it comes out, not only because of the crew going through hell and back to get this out into the world, but because there is a great chance of it being quite good.
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Aidan Reidy is a writer who’s currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in motion pictures screenwriting at the University of Miami. He is passionate about the entertainment industry and enjoys watching most genres. He is interested in every aspect of filmmaking ranging from technical aspects like editing and sound mixing to acting and directing styles. Hollywood Insider’s commitment to substance-filled articles rather than gossip columns attracted him to the website, creating an enjoyable environment for him to write in and aligning with his personal values, as well.
