Keep up to date with all the news from San Diego Comic-Con 2020 with our guide to every breaking story. SDCC is traditionally one of the most important events of the year for the entertainment industry. Over 130,000 attendees flock from all over the world to experience Comic-Con, to watch trailers live as they're dropped, and to pick up exclusive merchandise. SDCC 2019 has, of course, been severely disrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic, meaning such large gatherings aren't safe right now. The annual convention canceled all in-person celebrations, but organizers quickly set up a new event titled Comic-Con@Home.

All panels are available free on the Comic-Con website, and participants can select panels of interest and create their own personal schedules. In addition, fans can watch all the star-studded events by subscribing to the official Comic-Con YouTube channel at no cost. There are even interactive elements to some of the panels, which promise to add a new dimension to the experience. With SDCC 2020 available to all, this is an opportunity for everybody to join in and enjoy an event they've usually only read about afterwards.

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It's true many heavy-hitters like Marvel Studios have chosen to skip 2020 - partly because marketing schedules are in chaos right now - but there are still over 350 panels. What's more, while some of these will stay online afterwards, only will be swiftly taken down. As a result, it's very easy for virtual attendees to miss some of the biggest news, especially when you factor in time differences. So here, for ease of reference, are all the biggest news stories from SDCC 2020. This article will be updated as SDCC unfolds.

SDCC Still Saw Some Major Trailer Drops

Anya Taylor-Joy as Magik in The New Mutants

Many film studios pulled out of SDCC 2020, but there were some exceptions, and a lot of panels focused in on TV shows as well. As a result, there were major trailer drops including:

Jurassic World 3 Will Feature More Animatronic Dinosaurs

The Jurassic World movies have relied on computer-generated animation and visual effects to create their dinosaurs, a controversial decision among fans. The original Jurassic Park movies, after all, were best known for their stunning animatronic work, which means the films have aged surprisingly well. Speaking at the "Directors on Directing" panel, Colin Trevorrow revealed animatronics will make a comeback in Jurassic World 3. “We’ve actually gone more practical with every Jurassic movie we’ve made since the first one, and we’ve made more animatronics in this one than we have in the previous two," he explained.

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The Future Of The Walking Dead Revealed

Daryl and Carol from The Walking Dead season 10 key art

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted production on most shows, but fortunately The Walking Dead: World Beyond had wrapped up production before the lockdown. The writers are currently working on the second season, with showrunner Matt Negrete stressing they're in the thick of writing the scripts right now. Meanwhile, The Walking Dead showrunner Angela Kang confirmed season 10 is getting an additional six episodes, tentatively scheduled to release in 2021. This is a smart way of dealing with the lockdown, which meant episodes haven't been filmed even though scripts are complete. It will hopefully ensure fans don't have to go without any Walking Dead content for a full calendar year. The situation is still dynamic, however, because production is dependent upon the real-world pandemic.

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His Dark Materials Season 2 Casts Terence Stamp & More

The first season of His Dark Materials was a hit for the BBC and HBO, and casting details for season 2 were revealed ahead of the show's dedicated Comic-Con@Home panel. Dafne Keen and James McAvoy will be joined by new actors including:

  • Terence Stamp (best known for playing a Superman villain in Smallville) will reportedly play Giacomo Paradisi, the bearer of the Subtle Knife who lives in the Tower of Angels.
  • Jade Anouka (Cleaning Up) will play Ruta Skadi, a witch queen who helps in the battle against the Magisterium.
  • Simone Kirby (Peaky Blinders) will play Dr. Mary Malone, head of the Dark Matter Research Team at Oxford University.

Stamp is a particularly interesting choice, because he was also involved in the BBC Radio 4 dramatization of His Dark Materials.

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The Boys Season 2 Will Feature A Very Different Butcher

The first season of The Boys came to a dramatic close when Karl Urban's Butcher discovered his wife was still alive. Butcher had always been suspicious about Becca's death, and those suspicions were ultimately proved correct. Speaking at The Boys' panel at SDCC, Urban revealed this will result in a dramatic change for his character. He will become more of a white knight, relentlessly focused on rescuing Becca. This may well be a major tease for The Boys season 2, because it hints Butcher will believe Becca to be a hostage of Homelander - whether that is true or not.

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The Boys Has Been Renewed For Season 3... With An Aftershow Too

The Boys season 1 was another success story, and Amazon is clearly confident of season 2 as well. During the dedicated panel, showrunner Eric Kripke revealed that Amazon has already renewed The Boys for season 3, and he hopes to begin production in early 2021. Kripke also announced an after-show hosted by Aisha Tyler called Prime Rewind: Inside the Boys. This will launch on August 28 and look back at season 1 before releasing alongside each new episode.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Has 10 Episodes Already Planned

Ethan Peck as Spock, Anson Mount as Pike as Rebecca Romijn as Number One in Star Trek Discovery

CBS recently announced a new live-action Star Trek TV series, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. This will spin off from Star Trek: Discovery season 2, starring Anson Mount as Captain Pike, Ethan Peck as Spock, and Rebecca Romijn as Number One. According to executive producer Alex Kurtzman, things are still in their earliest stages, but the writer's room is hard at work. "There are 10 stories broken," he confirmed, "which is very exciting, and they're just sort of at the beginning, but it was one of those shows that I think everybody came in with such enthusiasm, and so much love."

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CBS & Nikolodeon Announced Star Trek: Prodigy

Nickelodeon's Star Trek Prodigy Logo

Nikolodeon and CBS officially announced their upcoming Star Trek animated series, Star Trek: Prodigy. The series has been in development for over a year now, and will finally debut in 2021. According to the official synopsis, "The new original CG-animated series follows a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to search for adventure, meaning and salvation." This will be the first Star Trek animated series aimed at children.

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The Star Trek Panel Released Footage From Star Trek: Lower Decks

The Star Trek panel also released the opening scenes from Star Trek: Lower Decks, introducing the concept of "Second Contact." Where First Contact is the cautious, careful establishment of a relationship between the Federation and a new race, Second Contact is simply about filling in all the necessarily paperwork. The crew of the USS Cerritos are far more suited to Second Contact, however little they like to admit it; the clip shows two members of the crew preparing for Second Contact in their own ways, which involve copious amounts of (illegal) alcohol and an accident with a Klingon bat'leh.

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The Dragon Prince Has Been Renewed For FOUR More Seasons At Netflix

The Dragon Prince The Final Battle

Good news for the animated Netflix series The Dragon Prince, which has been renewed for four more seasons by Netflix. Created by Aaron Ehasz (Avatar: The Last Airbender) and Justin Richmond (Uncharted 3), The Dragon Prince tells the story of two young princes - Callum (Jack DeSena) and Ezran (Sasha Rojen) - who go on a quest with Moonshadow Elf Rayla (Paula Burrows) to reunite the dragon prince with his mother. The whole saga has now been officially picked up, meaning the creators will get to tell the whole story.

Star Wars Tie-Ins Are Set To Reveal The Secrets of Sith Immortality

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker left a lot of questions unanswered, particularly about Palpatine's return from the dead. Tie-ins have gradually been clearing up these mysteries, and at the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel fans learned an upcoming book would deal with the questions head-on. George Mann's upcoming book Star Wars: Dark Legends will feature an ancient Sith myth from the planet Exegol, with one of Palpatine's forerunners attempting to learn the secret of immortality.

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Greg Pak's Darth Vader Comic Will Have A Major Rise of Skywalker Connection

Marvel Comics writer Greg Pak is currently writer of the publisher's Darth Vader comic, and he confirmed the current arc will end at Darth Vader #5. In the sixth issue, Vader will return to his Master, and he will receive punishment for his failure to turn Luke Skywalker to the dark side in The Empire Strikes Back. "Vader is going to suffer a terrible punishment," Pak teased, "and undertake a new journey/quest, and there are key elements that will tie into Episode 9 in a huge way. There's some doors that have been thrown wide open." Clearly Pak is tying his story into Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Oscar Isaac Is Working On His Own Graphic Novel

Oscar Isaac's Head Wounds cover art cropped.

Oscar Isaac revealed he's working on a new graphic novelHead Wounds: Sparrow, which will be published next year. This supernatural noir story will feature a bad cop who suffers a head wound, losing all sense of empathy. Isaac is developing the story with two childhood friends - Bob Johnson, and John Alvey. He's just the latest actor to announce he's launching a new comic book series, perhaps indicating how mainstream the genre has become.

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