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Godzilla is back, and so are a few of his fellow MUTOs in the Comic-Con trailer​ for Godzilla: King of the Monsters. The trailer sets up the premise of a veritable panoply of larger-than-life monsters all emerging from deep beneath the earth to let us puny members of humanity know the score.

Aquaman has arrived. After first appearing as a supporting player in ​​Batman v. Superman and ​Justice League​, Jason Momoa's Aquaman is finally getting his chance to shine in a solo movie, proving himself to be a capable hero of the land, air, and sea. And yes, he can still talk to fish.

There are plenty of places Dr. Seuss's famous eggs-and-ham-hating character won't eat a meal, but there are hardly any locations Diana Prince considers off-limits for fights. New footage from Wonder Woman 1984 released at San Diego Comic-Con features Gal Gadot's hero taking down baddies in a mall.

Bullies beware — Shazam is here. Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for its upcoming DC extended universe movie Shazam!, following the adventures, triumphs, and revenge fantasies of young Billy Batson as he attains the powers — and the build — of a grown-up superhero.

Jeff Ward will be a bigger part of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s story moving forward. Marvel Entertainment announced during San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday that Ward, who plays Deke Shaw, has been promoted to series regular status for the upcoming sixth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Jon Schnepp, a writer, director, animator and editor who worked on multiple Adult Swim​ series, died on July 19 from complications of a stroke he suffered just last week. He was 51. Schnepp's work as a creator included Metalocalypse, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and Space Ghost: Coast to Coast.

Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista, known on the big screen as Drax the Destroyer, is breaking his silence on the recent firing of franchise director James Gunn. On Friday, July 20, Disney elected to fire Gunn after a collection of the filmmaker's controversial past tweets came to light.

New season, new cast member. During San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, Amazon announced that Noomi Rapace will join the second season of its Jack Ryan series. Rapace will join John Krasinski as Jack Ryan, Wendell Pierce as James Greer, and Abbie Cornish as Cathy Muller for the upcoming show.

Now we know where in the world Netflix's Carmen Sandiego is. The project is in the hands of Game Night scribe Mark Perez, who was just tapped as the film's screenwriter. Gina Rodriguez, best known for her role in the CW comedy-drama series Jane the Virgin, will star as Carmen Sandiego in the pic.

When Bumblebee buzzed its way through Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, it brought with it two things no one would think to pair together but now can't imagine ever being mutually exclusive: John Cena's military leader character and a holographic Optimus Prime.

The future lineup of the DC Universe service is continuing to expand with a live-action Stargirl series on the way from writer Geoff Johns. The 13-episode series will follow the character of Courtney Whitmore in a light-toned series about the founding of the Justice Society of America.

On Friday evening, Venom director Ruben Fleischer and actor Tom Hardy, took the Hall H stage at San Diego Comic-Con as part of Sony Pictures' film slate presentation. There, the pair unleashed new footage from Venom that revealed another symbiote will play a major role in the movie.

Joss Whedon is taking us back to Sunnydale with a new, updated version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The cult favorite supernatural series is officially being revived by 20th Century Fox Television, with the new version to be written by Midnight, Texas creator Monica Owusu-Breen.

Marvel's Cloak & Dagger isn't getting shrouded or stabbed like its title might suggest. No, the superhero series starring Aubrey Johnson and Olivia Holt is here to stay, having scored a second season at Freeform. The network made the announcement during San Diego Comic-Con on Friday.

​Humans and zombies are equally lousy neighbors in the supersized first trailer​ for ​The Walking Dead​ season nine.

It was Halloween in July at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday.

​After 18 years, Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson are finally back to finish what they started in ​Unbreakable​, joining up with ​Split​'s James McAvoy for a superhero showdown ​in Glass​​. The 13th film from writer-director M. Night Shyamalan, the crossover will be out in theaters on January 18.

Star Trek: Discovery will live long and prosper. CBS All Access announced at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday evening that a spinoff of Star Trek: Discovery is in the works, aiming to launch on small screens later this year.

Jennifer Connelly is about to take flight. The minds behind Top Gun: Maverick have tapped Connelly as the film's female lead. Connelly is set to join Tom Cruise as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell as well as Val Kilmer as Tom "Iceman" Kazansky and Miles Teller as the son of Nick "Goose" Bradshaw.

James Gunn, the director and writer of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has been fired as the director of the series' third movie. The firing comes in response to the circulation of old tweets from the filmmaker in which he joked about controversial topics.

Now more than ever before, the worlds of Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad are beginning to converge. As part of the continuing smorgasbord of content coming out of San Diego Comic-Con, AMC has released a full trailer​ for the upcoming fourth season of ​Better Call Saul​.

Would a Joker by any other name sound as sweet? That Hashtag Show has dropped a pretty big bombshell regarding the upcoming Joaquin Phoenix-starring Joker film: his real name. Phoenix will reportedly be joined by Deadpool 2 actress Zazie Beetz for the gritty origin story pic.

Sony Pictures is expected to make announcements about its impending film Morbius, which stars Jared Leto as the eponymous blood-sucker, at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday evening. Thanks to a new report by That Hashtag Show, we have some juicy Morbius-related information ahead of time.

As San Diego Comic-Con-goers have been drooling trailer drops and revival reveals, FX made its own exciting announcement. Taking to both Twitter and Instagram, the network released two posters for American Horror Story season 8 that confirm its official subtitle.