SAN DIEGO (AP) – Marvel Studios took a year off from Comic-Con, but it came back with a pow on Saturday with a spectacle and star-filled presentation offering exclusive looks at “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” ”Doctor Strange” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.”
“We only want to come when we have a lot of stuff to show you,” Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige said. Feige didn’t disappoint the 6,500 person crowd inside the convention hall with the nearly two-hour presentation.
They kicked things off with “Black Panther,” which doesn’t start shooting until January for a release in 2018. While there weren’t any assets to tease, they did bring out the cast, including star Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B. Jordan, the just-announced Danai Gurira, best known for “The Walking Dead,” and director Ryan Coogler.
Coogler, who directed “Creed” and “Fruitvale Station,” said that it was a very emotional experience being at Comic-Con. He actually came as a fan in 2009 and remembered sitting in the very back of Hall H.
“It’s absolutely crazy to be looking at my people from this view,” Coogler said.