The new Terminator movie and the TV version of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials will provide some of the big revelations at this year’s Comic-Con.
Thousands of fans will gather later at the annual blockbuster TV and movie convention in San Diego, California.
Marvel Studios is expected to give fans an idea where the franchise is heading following Avengers: Endgame.
And the cast of Game of Thrones will reunite for the first time since that divisive final series.
Here are some of the major moments we can expect from the 50th edition of Comic-Con:
It’s been 14 years since Sir Patrick Stewart’s last performance as the captain of the USS Enterprise, and details on his reprisal of the beloved character are scant.
A teaser trailer for the new Amazon Prime series Star Trek: Picard showed him seemingly on his family’s vineyard in France as he is quizzed on why he left Starfleet.
“Fifteen years ago today, you led us out of the darkness,” intones a woman’s voiceover. “You commanded the greatest rescue armada in history.
Then, the unimaginable. What did that cost you? Your faith? Your faith in us? Your faith in yourself?”
Speaking about his return, Sir Patrick – who was first cast in the role at the age of 47 and has just turned 79 – said it was a “difficult decision”.
He told Yahoo Entertainment: “I loved being Picard and being on that series for seven years. It was a great experience with a wonderful cast and production team, but there have been so many proposals to have me in my uniform, or on this comedy, or other show that I’ve always said, ‘No,
I’m done’.”
He admitted he only took the pitch meeting with Amazon to “seriously and respectfully explain to them why I was turning the project down”.
As Star Trek celebrates its 53rd birthday, Sir Patrick and fellow castmates Alison Pill, Santiago Cabrera and fellow Brit Harry Treadaway will attend Comic-Con to reveal more details.
