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15 Things We're Looking Forward To At Comic-Con 2012

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By Sam Ashurst published 11 July 2012

Django Unchained, Man Of Steel, Pacific Rim and much, much more...

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Pacific Rim

Pacific Rim

Why We’re Excited: We adore Guillermo del Toro at Total Film , and we’re ridiculously excited about his monsters vs mech-suits movie.

From what we’ve heard, it’ll make Transformers: Dark Of The Moon look like Robot Jox .

Guillermo will be unveiling footage from Pacific Rim at Comic-Con 2012 . Expect the Internet to explode with glee shortly afterwards.

What We’re Hoping To Get: As many scrap scenes as possible, and some glorious concept art that reveals the various creature designs.

Read more on Pacific Rim

Keep checking www.totalfilm.com/comic-con for all the latest news and announcements

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Godzilla

Godzilla

Why We’re Excited : Just the sight of the classic Godzilla design is enough to get us giddy, and we’re really hoping this latest instalment in the franchise gets Gojira right.

With Total Film ’s pal Gareth Edwards at the helm, we have high hopes.

What We’re Hoping To Get: We want to feel giant footsteps thundering through Hall H, before hearing Godzilla’s distinctive roar bellowing out. Then, after the goosebumps have settled back down, we want footage. Lots and lots of footage.

Read more on Godzilla

Keep checking www.totalfilm.com/comic-con for all the latest news and announcements

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Django Unchained

Django Unchained

Why We’re Excited: Quentin Tarantino will be bringing his cast, and exclusive footage from Django Unchained to Comic-Con .

As long as QT is his usual fast-talking super-knowledgeable self, the panel will be dawesome (the d is silent).

Expect much discussion about Lucio Fulci’s brief foray into the western genre, Sergio Corbucci’s use of snow in The Great Silence , and the advantages of using ‘70s funk to soundtrack six-gun shoot-outs.

What We’re Hoping To Get: As much new footage of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Calvin Candie as we can get - from the trailer glimpses, he looks like a fascinating villain. We want to see more. A bit of dialogue from Sam Jackson's Stephen would probably bring the house down.

Read more on Django Unchained

Keep checking www.totalfilm.com/comic-con for all the latest news and announcements

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Man Of Steel

Man Of Steel

Why We’re Excited: We know footage of Man Of Steel exists, but no-one outside of a VFX conference has seen it.

That will change this weekend.

With The Dark Knight Rises hype-machine winding down, we’re expecting Warner Brothers to unveil a jaw-dropping presentation, complete with footage that’ll have everyone in attendance hitting their favourite social network to turn #manofsteel into a universe-wide trending topic.

What We’re Hoping To Get: Superman, Zod, and Lois to get their own stand-out moments in an extensive footage presentation. A full trailer, ready to go into cinemas before The Dark Knight Rises , would be a nice surprise.

Read more on Man Of Steel

Keep checking www.totalfilm.com/comic-con for all the latest news and announcements

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Looper

Looper

Why We’re Excited: We have a very good feeling about Looper .

It’s been slightly lost amongst the more recognisable blockbuster brands hitting cinemas this year, but we’ve taken a quick trip into the future, and we can comfortably report back that it’s one of the few 2012 films people are still talking about decades later.

Okay, so we might have made that last bit up. But keep your eyes on this one, we have it on good authority that Looper is very special indeed.

We’re looking forward to seeing more at Comic-Con .

What We’re Hoping To Get: Footage, footage and more footage. The film’s completely in the can, so we’d expect nothing less. Expect the buzz to build rapidly almost as soon as it’s revealed this Friday.

Read more on Looper

Keep checking www.totalfilm.com/comic-con for all the latest news and announcements

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Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

Why We’re Excited: Post the disappointment of Iron Man 2 , post the excitement of The Avengers , post the threequel redefinement of The Dark Knight Rises , Iron Man 3 will be carrying a large weight of expectation on its metal shoulders.

We’ll find out how it plans to handle that pressure this weekend.

What We’re Hoping To Get: It’s been shooting for a while, so some triumphant footage shouldn’t be out of the question.

If we don’t get it, only Robert Downey Jr charming the pants off Hall H will do.

Read more on Iron Man 3

Keep checking www.totalfilm.com/comic-con for all the latest news and announcements

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Elysium

Elysium

Why We’re Excited: We’re huge fans of District 9 , so all of our attention will be on Neil Blomkamp’s next SF social-metaphor at the Sony presentation.

Matt Damon and Jodie Foster will be on-hand to introduce the first footage from Elysium – their presence turns this sneak-peek into a fairly major event.

What We’re Hoping To Get: A trailer is probably too much to hope for, but a sizzle-reel of Matt Damon in action mixed with stunning dystopian / utopian imagery will be enough for us.

Read more on Elysium

Keep checking www.totalfilm.com/comic-con for all the latest news and announcements

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Guardians Of The Galaxy

Guardians Of The Galaxy

Why We’re Excited: It’s the announcement of a new Marvel franchise and given their track record, that’s cause for extreme exhilaration.

Marvel honcho Kevin Feige has already started vaguely talking about the project, we expect to hear more about it at Comic-Con .

It’s very early days for Guardians Of The Galaxy , but the comic fans in the office tell us a big-screen version will have to be as spectacular as The Avengers to do it justice.

Apparently, it involves a gun-wielding racoon, which is always nice.

As long as it’s absolutely nothing like Green Lantern , we’ll be happy.

What We’re Hoping To Get: Guardians is scheduled for UK release on August 14 2014, so it's a long way off. Still, a writer / director announcement isn't out of the question.

We're hoping the announcement is so exciting, it'll have us buying back-issues afterwards.

Read more on Guardians Of The Galaxy

Keep checking www.totalfilm.com/comic-con for all the latest news and announcements

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The Expendables 2

The Expendables 2

Why We’re Excited: It’s all about the panel with The Expendables 2 . Sylvester Stallone, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme and… Arnold Schwarzenegger.

That’s right, Arnie will be engaging with the army of geeks on Comic-Con 's biggest floor. It’s his first major appearance in a movie context since he left political office. Expect quips.

What We’re Hoping To Get: Banter, basically. The dynamic between Stallone, Van Damme and Arnie should be worth the price of admission alone.

Read more on The Expendables 2

Keep checking www.totalfilm.com/comic-con for all the latest news and announcements

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Ant-Man

Ant-Man

Why We’re Excited: Edgar Wright recently shot some Ant-Man test footage, and if the rumours are to be believed, he’s bringing it to Comic-Con .

Wright’s had several successful Cons in the past, but nothing would compare to the triumph of bringing his long-awaited Marvel project to the place it’ll truly be appreciated.

Expect very loud cheers, even if he just shows up as a guest at Marvel’s panel.

What We’re Hoping To Get: We’d love to see that test footage, but in the absence of that, announcing the identity of our Hank Pym would be absolutely lovely.

Read more on Ant-Man

Keep checking www.totalfilm.com/comic-con for all the latest news and announcements

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The Hobbit

The Hobbit

Why We’re Excited: The Hobbit 's Comic-Con exclusive poster has just been released, but we’re fairly sure it’s just the tip of Mount Doom in terms of what we can expect to see this weekend.

Peter Jackson and pals will be out in force in San Diego. We can’t wait to experience what they’re bringing with them.

What We’re Hoping To Get: New footage, ideally in the form of complete scenes.

Read more on The Hobbit

Keep checking www.totalfilm.com/comic-con for all the latest news and announcements

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Total Recall

Total Recall

Why We’re Excited: Director Len Wiseman will join stars Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Bryan Cranston on stage at Comic-Con .

Internet opinion is divided on whether the Total Recall remake should even exist, we’re looking forward to seeing the cast make their case.

What We’re Hoping To Get: If ever there was a place to unleash fan-pleasing clips of the 2012 Recall paying homage to the original, it’s Comic-Con . We’re expecting to see the full three-boobed mutant scene, if not a large metal object coming out of Quaid's nose.

Read more on Total Recall

Keep checking www.totalfilm.com/comic-con for all the latest news and announcements

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Oz: The Great & Powerful

Oz: The Great & Powerful

Why We’re Excited: Sam Raimi’s Wizard Of Oz prequel has intrigue written all over it.

Will Oz: The Great & Powerful be his Lord Of The Rings , or Alice In Wonderland ? We’ll start to get a good idea this weekend.

What We’re Hoping To Get: Raimi’s rumoured to be including black and white footage, in homage to the original Oz – we’d pay fairly good money to see some of it.

Failing that, confirmation of Bruce Campbell’s “pivotal” cameo will do.

Read more on Oz: The Great & Powerful

Keep checking www.totalfilm.com/comic-con for all the latest news and announcements

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The Cosplayers

The Cosplayers

Why We’re Excited: Comic-Con wouldn’t be Comic-Con without fans dressing up in preposterously detailed costumes in tribute to their heroes.

We can’t wait to see what they come up with.

What We’re Hoping To Get: This year, we’re hoping the cosplayers get organised – with all the Captain Americas, Hulks, Black Widows, Iron Men, Thors, Hawkeyes, Nick Furys, Agent Coulsons and Agent Hills gathering together for the ultimate Avengers costravaganza. If that happens, we feel sorry for all the Lokis.

Oh, and we also wouldn’t mind seeing a few Banes and Catwomans scattered the place.

See the 40 Sexiest Movie Cosplay Costumes

Keep checking www.totalfilm.com/comic-con for all the latest news and announcements

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The Surprises

The Surprises

Why We’re Excited: Every year, Comic-Con unleashes several unpredictable moments – whether it’s Andrew Garfield in a home-made Spidey outfit, surprise panels for films we’ve never heard of, or seeing all of the Avengers together for the first time.

What We’re Hoping To Get: Well, if we knew that it wouldn’t be a surprise!

Keep checking www.totalfilm.com/comic-con for all the latest news and announcements

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