Welcome to the 18th Official Last Resort Films Comic-Con! This season, we have exclusive news and behind-the-scenes information on five upcoming LRF releases for Season 34....
Round 1 - Sgt. Rock
Season 34 is set to begin with Sgt. Rock - a film based on the DC Comics World War II hero. As the first film of the new season, the cast and crew for the film have already all been announced - with the key names being director Jalmari Helander (Sisu, Big Game), stars Alan Ritchson ("Reacher", He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Sword of Power) and Emma Mackey (Broadway Joe, Thorne), and writers APJ (Marvin the Martian, Joker vs. Deadshot) and Jimmy Ellis (Cleveland, The Essence). For the Comic-Con panel today, the studio has supplied the first look at the final poster for the soon-to-be-released project.
Round 4 - X-Men: Age of Apocalypse
Fans already know the core team of X-Men actors by now, but with a title like Age of Apocalypse, the biggest question coming into LRF Comic-Con was who would take on the mantle of the ancient mutant tyrant himself. That question was answered when Peter Macon (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, The Orville) took the stage to confirm he’s playing Apocalypse - and made it clear he's ready to make life a living hell for the X-Men. Macon joins a slate of returning cast members, and director Miguel Sapochnik (X-Men: Hellfire, Skyrim) is also back, marking his second outing after taking over directing duties from Alex Garland on the previous film.
Round 5 - Blade
To the shock of the crowd, famed filmmaker Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman, Victims) takes the stage to confirm that he's directing the studio's upcoming brand-new take on the Marvel Comics vampire hunter Blade. The panel also debuts an early look at the film's poster, which reveals that Damson Idris (At Night All Blood Is Black, F1) is in the lead role. Idris has secretly been attached to the project for several seasons now - even before his breakout, award-winning performance in at Night All Blood Is Black. The film has been penned by Dawson Edwards (Metroid, The Legend of Zelda) - marking his first work for the studio's Marvel Universe.
Round 8 - The Crow: Yomi
Another major announcement rocks LRF Comic-Con as Mike Faist (Revival, Challengers) is officially revealed as the next incarnation of The Crow in The Crow: Yomi. This version follows Jamie Osterberg, an American graduate student in Japan who is brutally killed and resurrected, seeking vengeance in a dark, ultra-violent landscape influenced heavily by Japanese folklore and aesthetics. The film is loosely based on the Death and Rebirth miniseries. As always with The Crow, music plays a central role, and the panel reveals that singer Zola Jesus will contribute two of her songs to the soundtrack - including the haunting track “Bound."
Round 10 - Superman: Doomsday
Aidan Turner (Justice League War, Judas Iscariot) and Dakota Johnson (The Champ, Superman: Exile) - now firmly established as this generation’s Clark Kent and Lois Lane - take the stage at LRF Comic-Con to present early artwork from their fourth Superman film for the studio, Superman: Doomsday. Once again directed by Jeff Nichols (Superman: Exile, Judas Iscariot) and written by longtime series scribe John Malone (Lucifer, Starship Troopers), the upcoming installment promises to be the darkest and most destructive yet. The artwork shown features images of a ravaged Metropolis, the film’s title logo, and a terrifying first glimpse of Doomsday, the monstrous villain set to push Superman to his absolute limit.
That's a wrap on the latest Comic-Con festivities. Season 34 will kick off on September 15th!
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